Cash update...con't.

Okay, so I have 6 days left before payday, and $67.00 in my wallet. The jars are empty. The refrigerator is empty. My husband's gas tank is on empty too. Um, oops. I do have $100.00 in my checkbook account (didn't want to use that). It didn't help that there were 18 days in between paychecks and I was unable to fully fund the jars. Still.....I went through $1000.00 in 12 days.

And, to make matters worse I received my gas card bill in the mail. I thought it would say $0. It said $291.00. What????? I was unaware that my gas card bill is a full month behind. These were for charges from June 15 - July 15. I started using cash on July 15. So in essence, I'll be paying nearly $800.00 for gasoline in the month of August, as this bill is due August 8.

I knew there would be a period of adjustment. And, to my credit, having cash has made me more conscientious of how I'm spending it. I drove less (as I see the tank gage go down), I spent less, just bought what I went to the store for...but still I misjudged the grocery budget and forgot expenses like haircuts.

So, I have $67.00. $40 will go in my husband's gas tank. I have $27.00 left for food. Luckily I do have some stuff in the cupboards and freezer. I will have to use the $27.00 for milk, flour and yeast (to make my own bread) and produce. Thursday is a LONG way away...

Wish me luck because I REFUSE to "borrow" from savings....