Welcome March!

Welcome two weeks of debt and sorrows. As I had mentioned in my last post, I only had $37.34 to go by these upcoming two weeks. I needed to go to the supermarket and, obviously, I was going to spend more than a few bucks. I ended up spending $77.06 on groceries, using $39.72 from my $107.13 suggested savings budget. Luckily, child support arrived this week, making paying bills bearable. I almost had to recur to debt by borrowing money.

This week was a quiet one in terms of spending, for I knew there was no chance I could spend a penny. Nonetheless, we had some fun on the weekend.

On Saturday morning, my daughter and I assisted the Home Depot Free Kid's workshop. This time, my daughter was able to built a toy wagon she has been playing with ever since. Seriously, if you have kids, this is a workshop that is worth your time. We, then, got home and I fixed lunch for us. We proceeded to visit my parents. On the afternoon, I went out with my cousins (yep, the same ones that made me incur in spending a few posts ago). This time my oldest cousin wanted to take us all out and bought two large pizzas for 5 adults, 2 kids and a baby (she slept the whole time, what an angel!). We had a good time. These moments can never be bought. You can always count on family (most of them, ha!).

On Sunday, my daughter visited her paternal grandparents and I went out with my partner and enjoyed some off-road driving. I have to admit that I am a little nervous wreck when it comes to this sport, but it was so much fun. Broom, Broom!

So my spending is below:

Expense on March	Cost (monthly)
Internet Bill
Daughter's school	$200.00
Cellphone Bill	$27.88
Electricity Bill
Water Bill
Rent	$300.00
Gas	$18.00
Food	$76.07
School miscellaneous
Entertainment
Church	$2.00
Emergency
Other
Actual Total	$623.95
Actual Money Saved	$480.18
Suggested Total	$1,104.13
Suggested Money to Save	$107.13

All I have left for next week before paycheck is $18.05. Sigh. It could be worse, I could have been in negative.  Let's see how this week goes. I bet I will need to borrow from my savings again. Oh sweet savings...

Tired but excited,

Mushu