become financially responsible

...but its another goal I’m breaking down. However I will say in August I was ACTUALLY five minutes from getting evicted I’d borrowed money from friends and burned bridges..I’d bounced checks and ignored all kinds of other bills and today my husband and I are on the same page with all money issues…we saved up and bought our own plane tickets home for christmas….we haven’t bounced a single check since august and things are doing great…with money leftover to go shopping on occasion! If that isn’t improvement and responsible I dunno what is…but I still want to work on it I’m a little bit loose with the money sometimes…so I’ve done this but I’m going to post a smaller goal..baby steps to victory!

...haven’t spent any money on stupid things since we got back from Disneyworld. That’s always a plus!

...I spent over 500 bucks since the beginning of December! Most of it is Christmas but still I am so ashamed!

I have heard of many couples who try to do the joint thing with the money and it turns out disasterous. I am thankful that doing things jointly is working out great for us. We have been keeping each other in balance. Well more like 70/30. (Me being the 30) Jon helps me so much more than I help him. He’s super and he tells me often that I make life interesting! Hmm still trying to figure out if that is a compliment or not! hehehe!

...I’m doing alright. I can see my weaknesses and I can see where I’m making mistakes. I’m going to try with this next paycheck to not spend a dime other than groceries, bills, and gas. I just spent 100 on a Vera Bradley purse, wallet, and checkbook cover. Which is insane….but hey its a step up from buying Dooney and Bourke purses that took an entire paycheck. Right? I think I can do it. I’ve been spending a lot lately so I just need to take a step back and give myself a week of no spending. Its not punishment its just that I have nothing to show for my money at the end of the week and this is dissapointing other than my purse :D

I have the checkbook and he tells me what bills to pay I go and pay them. I feel like I’m really lifting a lot off his load and that makes me feel good!

I’m so bad with money. My husband has to be in full and complete charge of it. I cannot control a check book or even balance paying bills with living…and I want to be able for all of the burden to be lifted off of him and put on us 50/50. I don’t think it should be all his responsibility but right now it has to!