Feb 04 2013
I decided to get back into monthly recaps on our budget and goals to see if we’re staying on track. Here was our proposed 2013 budget And this was our actual budget for January Due to our unexpected drop in income, savings and student loan repayment took a hit. I also added a column for …
Jan 02 2013
I try and keep track of every single penny Eric and I earn and spend. It’s not too time consuming and I enjoy it. I decided to compare how our money was spent last year, as opposed to this year because we’ve had a LOT of changes. For every $100 we earned, we spent on …
Jul 06 2012
June was hard. Really, really hard. I was on such a high recently, with us moving into a new place, everything going great, getting a promotion, and decorating. And slowly the wheels started to unravel. We’re still trying to get back on track since Eric’s injury in April which resulted in 5 weeks of no …
Apr 30 2012
Every month, I keep track of how I make extra money. My goal for 2012 is to make $2,500 in side hustle income so we can finally go on a honeymoon and also attend our friend’s wedding in Cancun in October. All side hustle money is saved in a separate account, that will go toward …
Feb 24 2012
You may be thinking this is a bit early, but at the beginning of the year, I decided to coincide our budgets with pay cycles rather than the months. This works out a lot better for us, because we’re working with 4 week cycles and bill cycles. Since today is payday, that means our March …
Feb 06 2012
Time to find out where our pennies went last month. Where did our money go in January 2012? 25% on Rent 5% Student Loans 3% Cell phones 10% Savings 8% Groceries 6% Gas 3% Allowances (for both of us) 21% Debt Repayment 18% Other 2% Leftover Eric and I are bringing in about 10% less …
