Car is here

Well, the new car is here. And we adore it.

There is something extra special about knowing we can afford it now. To have taken the time and energy to work out a budget that works for us. I like the feeling of seeing exactly where the money goes when I don't buy something.

Tomorrow is payday. I took out less money than I've allowed for myself this week, and I have approximately $50 left over. My husband also has a bit of money left over. We made one unexpected purchase on debit of about $50 so we will take that out of our leftover money. It was definitely a necessity, it was a new door lock - the doorknob came off in my hand one day this week, so needed to replace it! Even with a "guard dog".

The 'extra' money is going into a jar, and we will use that to buy our 'we really really want it but don't really need it' things, and the first thing on the list is a couple of new dressers to match our bedroom decor. I cannot wait for the day I can walk into Ikea, with cash in hand and pay for something I've saved up for. It will take me back to being a little girl and walking into to K-mart and buying a Barbie I wanted and saved for, taking the cash out of my rainbow brite wallet and handing it over, and receiving a coveted prize back.

Feeling good and optimistic about money today... I think it's important to track my emotional feelings here... as a reminder when I have days like last week at Zellers when I spent more than I intended to...and how awful that felt compared to ending the 2 weeks on my budget with cash leftover...

In any event, this week we were able to cover one "emergency repair" one unexpected birthday present (our son got invited to a birthday party for this evening, and we got the invitation on Monday), 2 weeks worth of groceries, AND one 'overspent at Zellers' trip. This is real life and we made it through just fine!! We can do this!