1987 (Here I Go Again)

With all of our journey along this budgeting / Financial Peace path, I will tell you that I’m not so fond of when we fall of the budget wagon.  And in recent weeks, that is where we are . . off the wagon.

We did SOOOO good with the vacation!  We had the vacation fund, and we used it wisely.  And it was wonderful!  We even had some left over!  We used that at the fair right after we got home.

I did not budget for the following outings to the Lugnuts, Tigers, and Lions.  And we all know those places are not cheap.  Yesterday the boys and I even ate on the way out there so we wouldn’t be hungry!  Guess how long that lasted when the vendors started walking up and down the stairs yelling “Hot Dogs!”,  “Cotton Candy”, etc.  We were all instantly hungry!

Then today I did a stock-up grocery shop.  Without prior planning I stopped at both Aldi’s and Meijer’s.  I will say this house is set up pretty well for the next several weeks.  I will also say that I went over the grocery budget.  *sigh*

So, now, I can admit this:  In years past, I would just turn a blind eye to overspending and hope to do better next time.  But not now.  Not after all we’ve worked on and worked towards!  Now I can say, Yes I’ve gotten off the budget.  And now we’re getting back on budget!

Tonight I am thankful for learning to not hide in shame from myself for the things that need to be fixed!  Just “hoping” doesn’t change things.  Decisions and actions change things.  So here I go again!  (Did you just hear Whitesnake singing?  I just heard Whitesnake singing!)