by Hope
As you know, we are going hardcore on a tight budget for the next few months as we work toward living on last month’s income and a July payoff date for consumer debt. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have some fun planned. If you will recall, we played hooky from life last May to attend the twin’s homeschool prom and enjoy a mini-vacation at Great Wolf Lodge here locally. As we as a family discussed what the new budget would mean over the next few months and then on past the July date, we were all very clear that we wanted to attend this event again. But we were all aware that we would need to plan for it ahead of time to stick to our budget and be able to do all the things we want to do.
So we’ve taken a vote and all the budget Misc money for April and May will go to that event, primarily the cost of the hotel, extra food and dog care. The twins have already purchased their tickets with their own money – proud mama here. I was able to reserve the room and pay for the first night with the remaining monies from the Kid’s Activities money.
So we are all excited and looking forward to a mini-vacation. But that does mean is that for the next two months, we have no play money at all. It’s going to be interesting how the kids handle this, okay, how I handle this. But I think it’s going to be a great exercise for us all.
And most exciting to me is that if we are able to do this, stick to it…at the end of May, I will be down to one consumer debt….ONE…and living on last month’s income!
