Budgeting Hard

After we pay hospital and doctor bills for Adelynn and I we will be down to no savings. We spent all of our $40,000 of savings in a year. Yikes!!! We need to get serious! No dining out! Only homemade bread! No gifts! Notes or calls instead! Grow a bigger, better garden! Earn more money! Eat less! Sell a van! No more vacations, except camping ones. Maybe no more violin lessons. Or maybe Jessica can get a little job and pay for them herself. So many options!

Our rent went up $100 a month. We are looking to lease a lot of land in River Heights for our garden. We will just have to tighten our belts. That's healthier anyway! I'm so excited!! Most people don't like cutting back and budgeting! I love it! I love the feeling of control and empowerment it gives! I love meeting goals!

Somehow we are going to not only save, but bring in more money. So this is going to be a really exciting winter! We are going to come out on top! My unrealistic goal is to save $70,000 this year! Jaremy doesn't even earn that in a year, so it's probably just a pipe dream. But maybe if we plan, work like crazy, and are blessed with miracles we can do it! I'm so excited!! I have no idea how we are going to pull it off, but we are going to!!! I pray Heavenly Father will help us be self-disciplined and self-reliant.