The Nest

I'm in the zone......

Posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:38 AM

We have been sticking to an all cash budget for almost 2 weeks now (aside from the bbq incident). We haven’t bought a single thing aside from groceries in ages, and we haven’t been out to eat for weeks. So far, it doesn’t seem to bad. The trick is to stay away from the stores. If I see it, I want it. But out of sight, out of mind. It’s been going really well.

Yesterday, DH had to go to the city for a seminar, but didn’t know until last minute. He was back early in the day and I assumed he ate the lunch he packed. I asked him for the container when we got home and he said “I was in the City, I didn’t eat that”. I asked him what he got and when he replied “McDonald’s”.I said, “you don’t have any cash left, how did you get McDonald’s?” Turns out, he used the credit card. Grrrr.

I know one lunch isn’t going to break the budget, but that’s not the point. We are not supposed to be doing lunches out, and we aren’t supposed to be using the credit cards at all! Hell, I actually needed to buy lunch yesterday, but instead I ate an apple and some microwave popcorn that was in my desk.

I still find it incredibly bizarre that I am now the one telling him what not to do with money. It was the other way around for so long, I just can’t wrap my head around it.