I finally said the "B" word

Yup. It's come to that. I finally told my husband it's time to get on a budget. Instead of looking at me like I had a third eye, he agreed.

My husband actually agreed to a budget. Wow!

I honestly thought he would rather abstain from sex for a year rather than go on a budget. Now that makes me wonder if A. Our sex is that bad or B. He's tired of living paycheck to paycheck too. (I'll take B. for $200, Alex.)

I was always afraid to go on a budget but not for the reasons you may think. No, I don't spend friviously on shoes or clothes or even nails. I didn't want to do a budget because that would force me to actually see what we spend as opposed to what is coming in. For the first week I would have to say I was in shock. The second week isn't as bad. So far we have saved for everything (including bills) we need WITHOUT hitting the ATM and that, my friends, is an incredible feat within itself. We were even able to spend less for foodand celebrate my youngest's first birthday without breaking the bank.

That said, I wish we would have done this sooner. Now the real challenge is can we keep it up for the long haul?

I'll keep ya posted.

Signed,

Wimpy Mom