Can Fall Possibly Be Frugal?
This is the time of the year when all the kids go back to school, the weather starts to (hopefully) cool off, it's hunting and hot air balloon season, and all things frugal start to become even more important.
For our family the kids have some back-to-school costs but mostly for outgrown clothing and basic things like that. We won't likely have to heat the house until Oct or Nov so that cost should stay in check for the time being. We have a "hunting" budget and account in place to help off-set those costs for Mr. Bill. However, this time of year somehow always manages to become really expensive. It seems like it's just one thing after another.
Our budget this month is weird because I have changed jobs. Maybe I should step back a minute and explain.... I am no longer at the charter school doing administrative type work. I am now an IT geek again working for the County Public Works via an outside contracted IT company.
While I enjoyed my stay (sometimes) at the charter school, I am thrilled to be back working in IT and have dove in head first with a large migration project for next month. It's great to be actively be using the brain again and the days pass SO much faster!
With the job change means a month of COBRA insurance at $1005... How painful that is I can hardly explain. Plus because of my LWOP vacation in June my check last month barely topped $200. Sad, I know.
I've been working the budget and it looks okay for the moment.
Willie and I have decided to have our well flushed/blasted out, our submersible pump reinstalled and then get a filtration system hooked up. This will mean about $6000 in debt we don't want - but we will not have to haul water and have decided that we can accept the debt because of what it's for!
For those from FL sorry to be about drama. I left because I am tired of being edited and don't think that unless that policy changes I will return. I prefer to type my own messages not type something and then have it changed for me....
For our family the kids have some back-to-school costs but mostly for outgrown clothing and basic things like that. We won't likely have to heat the house until Oct or Nov so that cost should stay in check for the time being. We have a "hunting" budget and account in place to help off-set those costs for Mr. Bill. However, this time of year somehow always manages to become really expensive. It seems like it's just one thing after another.
Our budget this month is weird because I have changed jobs. Maybe I should step back a minute and explain.... I am no longer at the charter school doing administrative type work. I am now an IT geek again working for the County Public Works via an outside contracted IT company.
While I enjoyed my stay (sometimes) at the charter school, I am thrilled to be back working in IT and have dove in head first with a large migration project for next month. It's great to be actively be using the brain again and the days pass SO much faster!
With the job change means a month of COBRA insurance at $1005... How painful that is I can hardly explain. Plus because of my LWOP vacation in June my check last month barely topped $200. Sad, I know.
I've been working the budget and it looks okay for the moment.
Willie and I have decided to have our well flushed/blasted out, our submersible pump reinstalled and then get a filtration system hooked up. This will mean about $6000 in debt we don't want - but we will not have to haul water and have decided that we can accept the debt because of what it's for!
For those from FL sorry to be about drama. I left because I am tired of being edited and don't think that unless that policy changes I will return. I prefer to type my own messages not type something and then have it changed for me....
posted by The Frugal Place at 10:55 AM
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