I got June's budget set up. Way to wait until the last minute, I know. I don't like this month very much and I will be glad to put it behind us. We had to withdraw $4000 for repairs on the truck, plus use the $1000 in the car maintenance fund. Then we had to charge close to $3000 on the van that we will be able to pay off in June with no interest, but it will be squeaky tight. That is okay, though. The budget can handle it. Things should finally ease up in July.
We had already paid ahead for DS to join a gym for 2 months and get four personal training sessions starting in June. He gets a big discount through DH's job, so the monthly fee is $40 a month. After June is over we can also pay for a nutrition program for him if he needs it. We are reading diet cookbooks and meal prepping books together right now, because he really wants to get his weight under control and going back down. He doesn't want to end up like his dad and he's really afraid I'm going to lose so much weight I'm going to pass him before he gets his butt in gear, which I am getting pretty close to doing in another 25 pounds. I told him I am supposed to weight less than him, but that doesn't matter to him.
Anyway, I've required a two month commitment from him that he has to cook his own lunches and breakfasts and help with dinners, he has to make out grocery lists for what he needs, and he has to clean up his cooking mess and dishes afterwards. I am willing to help chop and prep, but I am not doing it all for him. I also expect more help around the garden and house since he is slacking on that. If I am paying $80 a week for a trainer, I want that much work out of him.
DH's retirement account has been all over the place this month, but it has ended the month only $242.30 down. Only because we have put so much money in the account this month. Still the net worth is down a lot from the hit to the EF. I'm not going to adjust my sidebar just yet. Interest comes in tomorrow and I did make a couple small deposits into the EF that I didn't record so I need to track those down tomorrow and do some math first.
We found out what share prices are worth now for company stock. They have risen a ridiculous amount. Distributions will be made sometime this summer. It usually happens in July. DH is guaranteed a certain portion of a share and then after that it is distributed by seniority with the ones who have been there the longest getting the most. There are only five or six people above him now because so many people have retired, but the uppers still get a lot, so the extra may be very small. However, he has gotten a few commendations this year, so I can hope. I am also hoping the do a cost of living raise like last year, but who knows?
Not too much more going on here. We are putting together raised beds for the garden and hope to keep doing that even if we don't get some of them filled for use this summer. It is slow going, but that is okay. We've got time.
June 13th, 2024 at 02:06 am 1718240810
I hope your DS finds having a trainer helpful as well!
June 13th, 2024 at 09:23 pm 1718310194
The stock market has been crazy. Hopefully things will settle down and will start to rise again.