October Monthly Report: In the Black Due to Third Paycheck

Can't pat myself on the back this month for being in the black -- it was a three-paycheck month.

I went $190 over my flex money budget -- that was entirely due to a pair of shoes I bought (I tweeted about it!) and I bought two sweaters on sale at Banana Republic.

Without the third paycheck, I still would have been in the black for October, by about 25 cents. LOL!

I also went nuts on food. Lots and lots of eating out and STILL going over budget on groceries.We all know that the clothing thing is bad planning and my weakness -- sometimes I turn to retail therapy, other times I don't plan well for something I need to buy anyway.

But the food thing, I have been struggling with that since I moved to D.C. In my next post (which I promise will be tomorrow, not two weeks from now), I'll talk about my out of control food spending.

The good news is that I am well on my way to reaching my goal of saving six months of living expenses. Even with the car repairs, I should have that amount saved by the end of December. Happy New Year to me!

Comments

[Single Ma]

I'm so proud of you for being on target to reach your 6 month efund goal. I know it's hard with all the spending temptations in the DC area, but you stick with it and that's what counts.

Link for the shoes plz! Must live vicariously until I can find cobalt blue pumps. Please and thank you.