Wealth Update

I kind of think that this was not a good month to focus on finances. The problem is that I have an abundance of money this month. I had tax returns and the Infamous C sent me the money to pay his bill that I am responsible for. Then there is my usual income, including my annual raise at the beginning of the month. I still have BF's rent money and a mileage check coming. This is one of those few times when I have the money to go and eat at the "nice" steakhouse in town and go shopping and even, decadence upon decadence, waltz into Radioshack and buy that new antenna I needed for my Sirius.

I'm not complaining but I am damn lucky right now.

Still, I have been mostly responsible. With my tax refund, I've finished up my emergency fund (which I am pretending does not exist) and paid off TWO debts (a student loan and the card I had my roof stuff on). The next debt I have to pay off is about $750 dollars and because of my debt snowball I will be paying AT LEAST $105 a month. I intend to throw as much money as possible at it. I'm just excited to not have to pay 14 different people every month. What's going to suck is when that student loan I put in deferment a few months ago comes back on the list. It's a biggun. Oh, and I bought that Kindle which I've mostly loaded with free books. I just bought my first book priced book.

I'm trying to be good and stick to a budget. I am trying to seek out deals. Today I went to the Goodwill and Charlotte Russe and dropped about $25 on clothes. What did $25 get me? Two blouses, three cardigans, and two tanks to go underneath stuff. The tanks were the most expensive things I bought, at $6/tank, but they were worth it because GW tank tops are often gross. Also, I am trying to put a little money into the house every month. Last month I bought some doors. This month I will either buy doors or some beer and paint so BF can fix the hall walls and I can paint them. (Will Work for Beer is the motto around here.)

I'm doing okay but I am feeling a bit discouraged about my health. I AM having health issues. Not really problems, just issues. So I'm trying to cut back on smoking but don't want to. And then there is my diet which has gone right out the effing window, really. I've been depressed and worried and eating my pain. My weekends have been decadent. I haven't been working out enough, first because of a cold and then because I felt so far behind on everything that I wore myself out trying to catch up and never managed to sneak in my toning.

Tomorrow. Tomorrow is Monday. Monday is a great day for fresh starts.

New Resolution: Write everything in my checkbook once a day. I usually do this but lately it's been once a week and that will not do.