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Paying the Bills

November 9th, 2012 at 10:59 pm

Today is payday and for once I got to sit down early and do everything. As of today the only bill that hasn't been paid for the month is the internet bill. I don't think it has come yet. That means the vast majority of next week's paycheck can be split between credit card debt and Christmas. It feels nice going into the holidays without having to scramble this year.

DH's boss called him yesterday to let him know that he will be working an extra week on his next hitch. They still don't know about January. They'll have a better idea of that after he works the extra week. But one guaranteed extra paycheck is great. Especially if he has the three weeks off. I can just save it for that time period and if there is anything leftover put it toward debt.

I hadn't paid the car payment yet, so I'm including it here, but the money for that was from last week's payday. Here's what went out today:

$1700.00 to BoA credit card
_757.82 to car loan
_300.00 for glasses (3 months same as cash, paid in full now)
1000.00 to Mom
__37.68 Garbage
_100.00 to Vacation Fund
__72.00 to holding tank for water/sewer
__44.87 Phone at old house
__23.00 for kid's allowance (DS owes me $2, so that's lower than usual)
_300.00 for beef money
_100.00 cash for miscellaneous stuff
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$4473.05

DH is going to be buying a new pair of workboots, too. They will be around $200. They are steel-toed, steel-shanked, electricity proof, water proof, and Arctic safe. The last pair lasted him about 5 years so that works out to about $40 a year. Not bad for safety gear.

Posted in Spending Journal, Vehicle Expenses, Paying the Bills, Vacation Planning, Is Budget a Four Letter Word?, | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “Paying the Bills”

  1. SecretarySaving Says:
    November 9th, 2012 at 11:53 pm 1352505212
    1352505212

    What about gas and food?

  2. LuckyRobin Says:
    November 10th, 2012 at 12:44 am 1352508283
    1352508283

    I don't need gas right now. We only use a tank and a half every month. And there is $300 listed for beef money (which actually covers chicken and pork, too) for our farm trip tomorrow. We buy a month's supply of meat at a time. I don't need to buy produce right now because the garden still has plenty of potatoes, broccoli, swiss chard, green onions, and kohlrabi, and I am still working through our pears. I bought oranges last week. If I do spend anything on groceries during the week (like milk), I enter it on that day. This is not a comprehensive list, it is just a list of what I paid out today, the main bills for this week's paycheck.

  3. rob62521 Says:
    November 10th, 2012 at 03:02 pm 1352559774
    1352559774

    It is a good feeling knowing you don't have to worry about Christmas bills. This is a good accounting list.

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