oops...I blogged my 2011 Goal list on Monday and forgot a biggie
I have promised Beau that I will be more aware of our finances...
and I have asked him to keep me accountable to that.
that doesn't mean I'm going to shop less...
I'm actually not a huge shopper,
I shop when we need something....
end of story...
well, my 'needs' do change when I walk into JoAnn's or Michaels...
but I am pretty good at not over-spending...
the problem is I tend to have the head-in-the-sand approach to money...
I spent the first half of our marriage being the one in charge of the finances and H.A.T.E.D. every minute of it...so when I finally handed it all over to Beau I took a 'vacation' from thinking about money...
when Beau would start to talk about money I would go into Charlie Brown Teacher mode...
'Wawah Wawwaa Wawawah'....
in the last few months I began to realize that I needed to be an active part in the decisions that are made with our families money...not that Beau hasn't been making good decisions...
but rather, I didn't want to have to ask Beau,
"okay, I'm going grocery shopping, do we have enough?"
I wanted to KNOW that since we had sat down together I could say,
"Okay, I'm going grocery shopping today!" end of story...
because I know that there is enough, and how much we have to work with...
and since I have made the choice to be more actively involved with the finances I feel much more relieved...
Beau paid some bills yesterday and just had me come in and look over the bill-pay online to just show me where we stood till the next pay day...which is Thursday....
and we're good...
I used to be so concerned about payday
because that was the only day I KNEW we'd have the money I would need to do all the shopping before Beau started to pay bills...
now I know what things look like before payday...
I know what bills will need to be paid...
I know that next week, a week after pay day, we will still be good...
so I don't have to stress out about fitting grocery shopping into this week...
a lot less stressful for both Beau and I...
and I also think a way healthier way for me to look at money...
I had been scared of money because having been the one in charge when we had NO money really did a number on me...
no need to worry...God will take care of us...he did when we had no job and no health insurance...and he's been good a great job of it at everyone point along the road...
I had been make the choice that 'ignorance is bliss'
when really ignorance lead to me being stressed...
but knowledge is power...
so heres to being empowered in 2011...
Busy Little Bunnies
4 months ago
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