About Me

Jaime

I am a 31 y.o. wife, and a mom to three wonderful children. Both my husband and I work outside of the home. He for a satellite provider, and I for a bank. Our goal is homeownership and financial responsibility.

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$$$ Savings Balances $$$

Orange {Downpayment for House}
06/01/08 $000.00
07/01/08 $131.87

SunWest {Rainy Day Savings}
06/01/08 $000.00
07/01/08 $113.00

ING - Roth IRA - Me
06/01/08 $00.00
07/01/08 $12.01

ING - Roth IRA - DH
06/01/08 $00.00
07/01/08 $12.01

ING - Trad IRA - Me
06/01/08 $00.00
07/01/08 $12.01

ING - Trad IRA - DH
06/01/08 $00.00
07/01/08 $12.01

Hawaii Trip {2014}
06/01/08 $0.00
07/01/08 $7.00

DisneyLand Trip {2010}
06/01/08 $0.00
07/01/08 $7.00

Combined Kids Savings
06/01/08 $00.00
07/01/08 $12.00

HSBC - EmerFund
06/01/08 $0.00
07/01/08 $5.00

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Total Savings
06/01/08 $000.00
07/01/08 $318.00

Money Towards Debt
06/2008 $6075.00
07/2008 $0000.00

My Pages

Loss of Control

April 17th, 2008 at 09:28 pm

I fought the urge, but Target won. Frown $31.00. 3 shirts for Lil' DS, 1 shirt for DD, 2 boxes of granola bars, and 1 pack of hair things for DS. Needs? Naw. Darn Target.

I really feel a loss of control right now. Lil' DS is not eating properly, he went to bed at 11pm last night, and we have to wake him up at 6 to go to Daycare.

The kitchen is a MESS. Tomorrow is DD's 9th b-day - I have cupcakes to make.
Couldn't even make myself make dinner, so $15 at Little Caesars.

I know there's a correlation between house and finances... I hate that I failed miserably today. I spent some of our gas money for next week.

I just feel so unorganized. The kids aren't listening, the lil' one is acting silly, and DH is watching the Suns game.

gahahahahahaaahhhhahah!

sorry for the vent...

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7 Responses to “Loss of Control”

merch Says:
April 18th, 2008 at 04:40 am

Yes you stumbled. What are you going to do now? Maybe try again next month?

Get back on that horse. You need to rework your budget. I would also say that you may want to set up a schedule, try to get the family on track.

You can do this. It's hard because you are changing behavior.
littlemama Says:
April 18th, 2008 at 06:23 am

I've been feeling a little "lost" lately too.
sagegirl Says:
April 18th, 2008 at 07:55 am

Right there with you Jaime. I was thinking last night as I was laying down that I should get up early and get the dishes in the dishwasher before going to work. Did I? No, I hit snooze 4 times!!! But, it is Friday and I am planning on spending a nice relaxing weekend at home--getting things organized and doing some cooking for the next week. Merch is right--get back on the horse. And ban yourself from Target for 2 weeks as punishment (LOL )
snoopycool Says:
April 18th, 2008 at 08:24 am

Get right back on the horse and go again. Review it but don't dwell on it.

It's hard, but momentum picks up more and more with each little success.
sillyoleme Says:
April 18th, 2008 at 02:59 pm

Don't beat yourself up too much, if you were perfect, you wouldn't need a budget or a blog! I think the important thing is that you realize what you've done wrong, and try to do even better next time!
lost in debt Says:
April 19th, 2008 at 02:00 am

Having small children and always being in demand can make you feel unorganized - you need some Mommy time maybe; while Daddy watches the little ones.
scfr Says:
April 19th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Jaime - God bless you!
And here's a friendly tip: Target DOES accept returns. Realizing you made a mistake and owning up to it at the return counter is very liberating.

Debt Dummy on a Mission

We've done everything all wrong... it's about time we get it right.

Loss of Control

7 Responses to “Loss of Control”

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