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 vehicle, while Mr. A used $432. Last month I said, “We're going to try to crack down on this budget. And I need to make some credit… Read the rest

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 under budget on some items, but overbudget on others. We're going to try to crack down on this budget.  And I need to make some credit card… Read the rest

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 control. From what I could see on paper, we should have money to throw at the debt, but we weren't making much progress. I was inspired… Read the rest