I am so tired tonight. I've been staying up way too late for too many nights in a row. Despite being really tired and wanting to order a pizza, I made a pizza at home instead. So yea for me. It helped that I had pre-made dough and all the fixings on hand - it really is a pretty simple meal to prepare.

We have a big change in our budget, in that we signed on the dotted line and enrolled DD in the private school. We paid the year's tuition already to avoid finance charges, so now we need to work into our budget a way to refill those coffers. That is going to have to come from both increased frugality and increased income, as we don't have that kind of money to cut from our spending month in and month out. We'll figure it out. I have mixed feelings about the coming year but am hoping that whatever is meant to be will be.

Edited to add a couple of goals I wrote out in the beginning of the year, and commentary (inspired by kashi!)...

One of my goals for the new year is to limit my trips to starbucks to no more than twice a week.
This is going pretty well, although I haven't been tracking my visits. Still, I think on average I'd say I'm meeting the twice a week goal.

I've decided to give Quicken a try this year.
This is going fine - I have been keeping up with it and am learning more about the ins and outs of the program.


Food totals 7/1 - 7/6:
Groceries: $35.91
Dining: $0
Starbucks: $0

Total: $35.91 (about $5.99/day)