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Budget Doing Great

February 14th, 2011 at 01:21 am

Well, I budgeted really well for this pay cycle. Because of how DH works, 3 weeks on (well 22 days straight), 3 weeks off (20 days, really), he ends up getting paid 4 weeks in a row, followed by two weeks of no pay. In the past it has been a challenge to run a monthly budget this way, but I've finally got it sorted as to how much money needs to be left over at the end of the four paid weeks to go through the unpaid two weeks.

There are five days until payday and I have $345 left. There are two things that will come due, one a cell bill of $140 (family plan, we have no landline, and this company is the only one that has reliable service in the arctic circle so we're kind of stuck with it being that high. Well, we could drop unlimited texting, but we have a teenager, and it's made my life easier, so, no, as long as we can afford it), and the other a payment for physical therapy tomorrow of $90.

I will need to buy 2 gallons of organic milk tomorrow, so that will be $12 (or $11 if I remember to print out the coupon). That leaves me with $103 left over, so barring any unforeseen money things cropping up, that money is extra for the pay cycle. I'm going to put it into the EF fund on Friday when we get paid.

We all slept in really late today. We're all dealing with the tale end of colds, and no one really wanted breakfast. I made taco salad for lunch. I used the whole pound of hamburger (the cheap sale stuff!) and there is extra leftover.

Lunch:
Homemade taco seasoning (.50)
Ground beef ($1.73)
Lettuce (.50)
Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese ($1)
Kids had tortilla chips, but I didn't. (.50)
Milk for kids ($1)
Total: $5.23

Snack for kids:
Air popped popcorn with all natural cheese powder (.25)
Apple (.30) (from fruit sale)
Orange (.30)(from fruit sale)
Total: $0.85

Dinner:
Beef pot roast($5.89)(there will be leftovers)
Leftover baked potatoes (free)
Homemade gravy made with milk (.50)
Broccoli ($1)
Leftover green beans (free)
Milk ($1.50)
Banana (me only)(.50)
Total $9.39

Food Total: $15.47

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