With
five weekly paychecks I was able to do some real damage last month. Not only was I able to pay all of our monthly
expenses and meet both my financial goals but I was also able to quadruple my
savings contribution for the month which also meant I hit a pretty important
milestone. I was able to fully fund my
emergency savings account.
I
used sales and a $10 store coupon to get a jump start on our back to school
expenses and purchased shoes and a back pack for my oldest. We took an inventory of the school supply box
and the girl's wardrobes and were able to determine what we have and what we
still need. Fortunately the items we
need to start the school year are relatively few.
We
finally sold the handicap ramp from the business to the Make A Wish Foundation
so we will be getting a check from them soon.
I plan to put that money into savings as well.
We
kept our expenses and purchases to a minimum.
The majority of our purchases were for fuel, food, some toiletries and
the two items I mentioned for school. We
conserved electricity and ran the A/C only when necessary which reflected
nicely in our electric bill.
All
in all I'm quite pleased with how things went in July.
Congrats on meeting your savings goal.
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