Friday May 20th

I feeling motivated today to make a budget that we actually keep and take control of our spending so we can become truely wealthy. Because it doesn't matter how much money we make, it only matters how much we spend and how much we invest in assets. We can buy things we want but only after we've saved it, not before. I think we should also go to using cash/debit card  for a month or two so we can get used to keeping better track of our spending. We can do it! It will be a lot easier when we have that regular monthly income. I figure if it's $7000, about $2000 will go to taxes and I'll have $5000 to work with each month. We can make that work. We can't just buy anything we want but we can live and save and feel happy knowing we are living within our means and saving so we can be financially free! OK I'm done with my little tirade. Let's be financially free!!

The crippling effects of food stamps: how I fought my way out of the welfare system!