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Every month, I’ll analyze the credit card bill so we can see if there are any problems with it. My wife and I allot ourselves $100/week cash allowance each, so we’re not suppose to use credit card to buy lunch and those kinds of everyday small items. We always pay off the credit card in full every month.
Internet $30
Pet supplies $70
GoDaddy $24 – Started this website, annual bill.
Transportation – Gas $51, public transport $47
USPS $5 – package
Medical bills $660 – What can you do? Hopefully lower next month.
Toastmasters renewal $43 – Michelle’s Toastmaster annual fee.
Bed Bath & Beyond $31 – new towels
Overall not too bad. The new towels and post office bill should have been paid with cash, oh well. At the post office, there was a loooong line so I used the machine. We’ll try to stick to it better next month.
September 2010 compliance rating: 96%
How well we adhered to our plan of using cash.
compliance rating = 100% – (what we should have paid with cash/total bill)
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This isn’t bad at all – especially if you pay if off each month regardless. Just curious…what is toastmasters?
Joining Toastmasters is a great way to improve your public speaking and leadership skill. I am not a member, but my wife (Michelle) had made great strides in both these area since she joined. She loves it and is very active in the Toastmasters community. I want to join, but have the usual excuse – no time, too tired, etc… Once I retire, I will definitely join this organization.
Check out their What is Toastmasters page here.
http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/WhatisToastmasters.aspx
You are doing excellent! The world would be horrified if they saw my credit card bill. We pay it off every month, but I also charge every single thing on it. My gas bill alone is probably 650 dollars.
Keep it up!
We used to put everything on the credit card too, but I read about cash vs credit and we decided to try allowance. I think it helped cut down spending quite a bit so we are sticking with it. We’ve been on cash allowance for a little over a year. It also forces us to save up for bigger items like stereo, just like when we were kids.
I went to the Toastmasters once. I have a co-worker who goes there. Our work pays for it. I assume your wife’s job doesn’t. They actually should because they benefit from it. Or she doesn’t work?
Unfortunately, her work does not pay for Toastmasters. She works for the government and they don’t really have budget for that kind of things.
Unfortunately, her work does not pay for Toastmasters. She works for the government and they don’t really have budget for that kind of things.
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