Thursday, November 6, 2008

The dirty details

As I said in a previous post, I am 37 years old. I work full time at a kitchen design showroom as an executive assistant. I work for family. Which is good and bad.

I have been married for 13 years. My husband also works full time as a school custodian. Sadly, though, he works for benefits not really money.

We have a nearly 6 year old son who also isn't good with money. He wants everything, thinks nothing of money. When he gets a dollar or two, he leaves it around. He expects a toy or treat every time we go to the store. And sadly, although it isn't a credit card but a debit card, he sees me paying in plastic.

He is currently enrolled in a hip hop class and baseball. He doesn't understand that I can't also sign him up for Karate, basketball and football. It costs money! A lot of money!

So please, join me on my journey to get my spending under control, my bills paid off and some money it the bank.

2 comments:

Libby said...

Kudos to you! Sounds like you have a good plan. It's amazing what you can cut out when you start looking. Your writing style is awesome, very honest and entertaining.
Best of luck on your endeavor! You can totally do it!

Libby said...

BTW-- this is Libby from BBC