you may not have been able to tell from my writing, july has been a particularly trying month. i look forward to moving into august as it brings me closer to several things. my vacation in october. i am so more than ready to be on vacation. i will be done with my jenny craig contract, also in october, although jenny craig has helped me do more than just lose weight, it’s helped me to gain a new perspective on life, it is costly, and the money i save on food can be applied to my ultimate goals. (even if it’s only a hundred dollars a month, every little bit does it’s part.) i am going off budget for the month of october, i will need to reassess my budget once i am donewith jc, of course vacation always throws a wrench into the works and then there is christmas. we have three paychecks coming in october, so i will get all of my christmas purchases done and out of the way, most presents will be knitted from stash this year in an effort to save a few bucks. i look forward to going back on budget after october is over. isn’t that a weird thing to say? i look forward to going back on budget. i can see what a huge difference this has made in my finances. i can see my debt slowly disappearing, and it has been so much easier than i thought it would be to stick to a budget. i have money to spend on little things, and i have yet to feel deprived or feel as if i am missing out on anything. i was so resistant to a budget and even more resistant to dave ramsey’s envelope system, but it is really working well for me. so saying goodbye to july and looking forward to exciting things to come.
positivity for today. even though i have had a rough way to go this past month, i did manage to find something to be positive about everyday.
