Last month we decided Mr. A would begin using his business credit card for gasoline purchases, so we came in just under my estimate for gasoline for my vehicle.  Mr. A’s truck is used almost exclusively for his business so we shouldn’t really count the money we pay for gasoline as personal expenses.

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I promised last month that I was getting back to monthly reports, so here are the numbers for July.

We were under budget on some items, but over budget on others. I need to find some way to budget gas so that it doesn’t include Mr. A’s business usage. $413 went for my [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

I’m going to get back to making monthly reports.  I have got to get back to tracking our finances more carefully.

Mr. A was saying he would be willing to start writing checks if that would help, because swiping the plastic just seems to lessen the effect of money being spent.

We were [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

When I started this blog in September 2007, our lives were quite a bit different than it is now. Mr. A was “working for the man” making a steady $15 an hour, forty hours a week. We had around $10,000 in debt, which had been accumulated within one year due to circumstances beyond our [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

To the $52 spent to upgrade to a more modern computer, add $43.31 since only God knows where my Quicken 2001 disc is located. I had to upgrade to Quicken Deluxe 2008. It was on sale at Best Buy, $20 off the normal price of $60. I think I could have gotten it for [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

We’re still struggling a bit financially. It’s hard to think about posting when I’m busy concentrating on not worrying. Money is coming in, a payment arrived yesterday. Another client has been billed. I have been trying very hard to stay calm about our financial situation since the purchase of the equipment that cost $1450. [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

April was a rough month. I had some bad news about our goats, coupled with Mr. A’s business driving me bonkers with anxiety and worry over bounced checks, and people not getting back to us so I thought they were mad and ignoring us, I just about had a nervous breakdown for a few [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

I cut our credit card payments down to $150 each this month. We are in hoard mode due to Mr. A’s new business getting off the ground. Word of mouth is traveling and so far he’s keeping busy.

We spent over our budget on gasoline, but we are still working out the details on [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]