Since I've had to move, my budget has taken a hit, but I need to GET BACK ON TRACK! It's Black Friday season and I'm in need of a new bed, so I'm gonna buy one, but only for $180. It's not the one I want, but price overrides right now.
I'm getting back on track....
When I moved, I gave away my sofa and my dining room set and a whole lotta other stuff. It's just stuff, right? I can always buy something new.
It was a for a good cause.
I wasn't really in the market for a new sofa. I mean, I really don't need one...especially since I don't have company very often, but then a friend asked if I she could stay the night when she is in town.
OK....so now I need a sofa.
I went sofa shopping.
The one I like was about $500, but then I saw one for $300 and one for $400 and I've finally made my decision:
This is my new sofa:
It's $300 and if I want the love seat to go with it, it's $588, but I don't want the love seat...just the sofa. And I think I'm gonna get this ottoman. It's only $100 bucks and it's my favorite color:
Who doesn't like something FREE?! I got a flyer in the mail from Sams Club. They said I get a free rotisserie chicken. I got excited and headed to get my FREE dinner. I understand marketing and I know that they sent it to me to get me into the store so that I could buy something. After all, who goes to the store just to get one thing? Plus, if you are getting something FREE that means you have money to buy something else too. And that was my plan. I was going to get two rotisserie chicken. It would be like I'm paying half price for each and those things will be dinner for me for almost two weeks. What a deal, right??
WRONG!!
Because the Sams Club in my city doesn't sell rotisserie chicken. HUH????
WHY-DO-I-HAVE-A-COUPON-FOR-A-FREE-CHICKEN-THAT-I-CAN'T-GET??
What sense does that make?
Now I have to troll for a Sams Club to find a FREE chicken. I'm beginning to rethink this whole FREE deal. Maybe I just need to get on a phone and call around to find a location that has them. There has got to be an 800 number for this.
Unless I have a surprise coming soon, I have only 4 paychecks left in this year. And the problem with that is I have a $2000 tuition bill that I HAVE to pay. So that means $500 per paycheck. God, I NEED some help, please?! I wanted to go to Ohio to hang out with my sis and fam for Christimas, but i'm forcasting that I would be home alone in my empty apartment. I have no furniture. I am looking for a nice L-shaped glass top desk that I might be getting soon because I NEED it for work, but other than that, I have no furniture. Only a miracle would get me some before the end of the year. My paychecks should total:
Nov 13=$1800
Nov 28=$1700
Dec 13=$2000
Dec 28=$1800
And from each month I have the following expenses
Rent=$575
Tithes=$600
DR=$150
Car Ins=$100
Ret=$100
Int=$50
Phone=$55
Total=$1630
And that doesn't add in gas, food, etc. So, it's gonna be tight. I know I can pay all my bills with one check and have plenty left over, but food and gas take up a lot and I also give an offerring at church that's not included in my tithes. God, I need help!!
I just moved.
And it was EXHAUSTING. My body is tired and I have to work. OMG, I have got to put some hours in or I will be broke at the end of next month and I need my Christmas money.
I was initially going to call some movers, but I called one guy and he wanted to charge me $300 to move my stuff from storage to my new place. WHAT??
I just took 3 days and moved EVERYTHING myself, with the exception of my treadmill because that was definitely a two man job and I paid 2 guys $30 buck to move it for me.
Thank you God.
So, $30 and 3 days and I'm moved. Now I just need to put everything up.....oh boy. God, give me strength.
I spent $2600 in 2 days.
$600 deposit for my new apartment
$575 first month's rent
$1000 for a pledge for my church
$352 for tithes
$150 for giving to church
$150 for rent for staying with my friend for half the month.
That was A LOT of dough in a short amount of time. AND I still need furniture for my new place.
*sigh*
I need a personal accountant. I don't like this budgeting stuff. I MUST do it on a regular basis or it piles up. JUST LIKE LAUNDRY and I don't like laundry (whine). OMG, so I'm updating my budget today because I HAVE to and there are less than 2 weeks left in the month and I need to start on my November budget.
Happy accounting.
***Update: I just finished and I'm missing about $300 in expenses. (shoulder slump).
I'm still learning this budgeting stuff...
