No Shutdown! and other thoughts...

Woo Hoo! No government shutdown (for now, anyway)! That was a close one!

I wasn't sure what we were going to do if we only received half a paycheck because congress couldn't figure out how to fund a budget (namely about the Planned Parenthood issue).

Not that I can say much... we had a bit of a scare earlier today when I realized that our budget was a little off for the rest of this pay period. It's all fixed now and the projected budget for the next pay period and the month of May are both done! Thank goodness we had a plan written down, we may not have realized anything until it was too late.

Dave says that the first month you'll probably have 17 budget meetings, then the next month you might have 10, then 4 the next month, and eventually you'll be able to do a realistic budget and work it thoroughly. I can't wait for that kind of freedom! It's already a nice feeling to have a plan.


On another note, Fidelity did a poll that revealed that only 37% of husbands and 21% of wives knew the value of their partner's retirement account. That is just crazy! When you're married, it's a partnership, a bond. Everything should be shared with one another, especially finances considering that it's the number one reason for divorce in America.

I feel very lucky and thankful that I'm in a marriage where we are fairly easily able to come to an agreement on the important issues and decisions such as finances and children, even though we have such opposite personalities and temperaments.


Updates: Besides re-working the budget and plotting May's budget, I'm about halfway through Stephanie Nelson's book The Coupon Mom's Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bill in Half and I found a great zippered binder at Wal-Mart on clearance yesterday during my grocery outing to use for my coupon binder with my newfound love of couponing. I'm plotting to try to host a Coupon Swap by the end of this month/beginning of next month, I'm pretty excited!


In a happier light, Maranda had her baby last night! Welcome Anthony John S. (AJ)! He was born weighing 6 lbs 6 oz at 18 1/2 inches long on Friday, April 8th at 11:01 p.m.