Budgets #2
Iβm good.Β No, really Iβm good.Β I am fighting these urges and discomforts pretty well.Β As long as I donβt dwell on them too long.Β I am facing these challenges and feel capable...mostly.
Choices:
I had $100, really $25, the other $75 was supposed to be my reward money.Β However, I was informed that I wouldnβt be receiving any funds for the week.Β None for food, clothing, household supplies, all my envelopes.Β I was immediately frustrated.Β Bad decisions are complicating our plans.Β I felt the itch to blow it all, to go and make myself feel good and forget my troubles.Β I know that sounds so idiotic and childish but that has been me from time to time.Β Β
I soon calmed down and began to figure out how to solve the problem.Β I thought it was important to continue my envelopes.Β Of course I couldnβt fill them all up, I would need $355.Β So I decided to do the following:Β donation, savings, house and a very small amount on food.Β Β
Itβs a very small amount going to savings.Β I wanted to keep my momentum going.Β Β
We need toilet paper and dish soap no doubt so house had to stay.
Grateful to the way I food shop and the current sales, I could spend less than $25 on food four our family of 8.
The donation is a new thing really. Giving to God is always the first to go on my budget normally.Β I know that sounds horrible doesnβt it.Β My budget is so small, I just never feel like I have enough for necessities or I feel as if the measly amount of money I could afford to give doesnβt really matter.Β But I have been convicted that this is important.Β So it remained in the budget.
I was left with $1.Β I wonβt be taking my kids to Star Wars tomorrow.Β But I will sleep better knowing I made good decisions that will keep us afloat for the week and beyond.
