To be honestly this has seemed like an extremely long month. We are struggling in many areas so that may explain some of the reason, it feels like a long long month. But May is coming along with warm weather and sunshine! So bring it home. I did also find and start using Swagbucks this month. My current goal is to earn enough money via this site and a couple of other to book our next Disney vacation.\u00a0 So here is the rest of the update.<\/p>\n
Personal- 2.Weight Loss<\/em><\/strong>\u2013\u00a0175#.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Struggling with time for this.<\/p>\n 3. Spiritual<\/strong>\u2013 Spend at least 5 days a week, reading and studying The Bible. Goal Met.\u00a0 <\/em>So proud to say that I am continuing with this goal and it is becoming more and more important each day.<\/p>\n 1\/3 personal goals met. With improvements made so I am going to move forward on a positive note.<\/p>\n Financial-\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Set aside money each month in every budget category<\/strong>. Fail<\/p>\n 2. Establish and maintain Emergency Fund- <\/strong>Fail. 4. Gas: Spend $400 a month-<\/strong> Goal Met! I am excited to start making a dent in the car debit we have\u00a0accumulated this year.<\/p>\n 5. Pay off all Credit Card debit by December 2016-<\/strong> Fail. I am meeting bare minimal payments on everything but really was hoping to begin to get control and reduce this number.<\/p>\n As you can tell financially this was a rough month but I am seeing God provide in ways we would not expect so I am going to stand firm and trust!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To be honestly this has seemed like an extremely long month. We are struggling in many areas so that may explain some of the reason, it feels like a long long month. But May is coming along with warm weather … Continue reading
\n1. Blogging<\/em><\/strong>\u2013 Post\u00a020 per month<\/em>.\u00a0Fail. This is post number\u00a018, which is at least an improvement over the past two months so I am moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n
\n3. Groceries: Goal is for $700. <\/strong>Fail – Total spending for the month is $966.47 However looking at the year so far I have spent $530 a month which is still way less than my $700. We ended up purchasing both chicken and meat this month for the summer. I would anticipate that the next couple months will again be under budget.<\/p>\n