Comments on: Reigning In The Spending

By: river

river — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:44:19 +0000

Lightening up a little here, I have a little light at the end of my dark tunnel. Things could turn around at least halfway for me soon.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:08:57 +0000

YES! That’s me! When you come up with a plan please fill me in!!

By: Mistress B

Mistress B — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:19:59 +0000

I’ve just started seriously tracking our money again to see where it is going cos the leakage in our house since the move is mind boggling

By: Our Red House

Our Red House — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:17:47 +0000

I know exactly what you mean. I have been feeling the same way. We have had a year like that too, what with buying a new (for us) house, rising utilities, and lots of little expenses that add up. I’d love to hear what ideas you come up with for stemmings the flow.

Kate

By: river

river — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:26:15 +0000

I don’t have money slipping through my fingers like water.
Let me shorten that statement.
I don’t have money.
Since I’ve been working very limited hours, even my emergency stash has disappeared, and I mean completely.
I was kind of hoping this shoulder thing would get worked out quickly and I’d get back to working the hours I used to.
Hasn’t happened.
Pretty soon it’s going to be panic stations around here.

By: Kelli

Kelli — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:32:51 +0000

I am really struggling too - and the books packs bills for school next year have just come in as well, seems to increase significantly every single year. I know what I am doing wrong, but really struggling with the food bill as grocery costs have sky rocketed.

By: Lynette

Lynette — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:24:39 +0000

oh yeh…. this time of year its also hard to reign in the spending… especially when i have just been into officeworks and i start drooling.. over all the things i want but dont need.. and then the fun is ruined..
We have been all over the place with money and i find this happens when i am working two jobs and go into denial rather quickly.. thinking that its all okay because we have a little extra each week.. same can happen about my health and when i dont have me time until it all crashes in a heap and i am at the bottom!!!
Oh well. we can always start over… it just takes some thinking and planning and new goal setting and some motivation..
Dont beat yourself up over it.

I can feel a simple Christmas coming on.. just being thankful for the things and people we have around us and not on the things we want or trying to keep up with the Joneses!!!JOnes’????

By: Kath Lockett

Kath Lockett — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:26:21 +0000

Oh I hear ya - that’s why today I’m starting a full time job - three years of barely contributing to the family coffers as a freelancer is enough. We were starting to slide backwards and even though my husband was proud of the work I did and that I took on about 95% of the household stuff, we needed to see our mortgage move down instead of freeze and feel like we could also at least consider upgrading our 15 year old car if we wanted to.

By: Libby

Libby — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 21:28:45 +0000

My spending has gotten out of control too. I’m trying to get back on track by using cash only but it’s hard when so much is bought online and those purchases aren’t budgetted for :-(. I find it’s all the little bits that add up. If you find something that works for you please let me know. Our savings has taken quite a beating of late

Libby

By: Marita

Marita — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:55:05 +0000

We’ve been having a similar kind of year. It just creeps up on you doesn’t it.