Layout:
Home > Trying again to gain some financial control

Trying again to gain some financial control

June 28th, 2012 at 10:24 pm

My finances have been a bit in an uproar in June. My ex husband is retiring and his finances are all out of whack, so child support has been a problem since May. I have faith that he will have all of the kinks worked out soon. He's never had an issue with child support in the last 5 years. It's tough to adjust from 20 years in the Armed Forces to civilian life, especially if you didn't plan very well!

Fortunately I can cover things with the family and home on my own, I just won't be saving very much. Thank goodness this is temporary, though I have no idea what the new child support amount will be, if it changes.

I started my new part-time job this week and met my first client. I think that it can be interesting work and I have no problem working 12 hours a week in the summer. I'm just concerned about the time commitment when the school year starts back up. However, I've got to keep my eyes on the prize: Invaluable experience in the field, that will set me apart from other educators. The extra cash won't hurt, either. I have my paycheck set up to automatically be deposited into my ING account, where I keep my long-term savings. Out of sight, out of mind.

We all ate at home this week, minus a trip for Italian Ice, delicious! This summer I see us spending lots of time in the kitchen, as my girls enjoy cooking. I "supervised" while my youngest made homemade tortillas and hummus. Then for another meal my girls worked together to make lasagna, I was impressed that they worked so well together. Usually during the school year there isn't much time for leisurely cooking, so this has been fun.

The water bill at my rental condo is $100 more than it usually is, and I don't know what that's about. I have to add the water agency to my list of phone calls to make...

4 Responses to “Trying again to gain some financial control”

  1. JessicaPaul Says:
    1340956523

    Financial control can gained by monitoring ,measuring the resources to ensure that they are getting utilized properly.
    Text is motorcycles on sale and Link is http://www.salvagebikesauction.com/
    motorcycles on sale

  2. patientsaver Says:
    1340983110

    Ifyou pay for water, you must have a meter somewhere. Mine is in the basement. Take a reading in the a.m. of a day you'll be gone most of the day and no one will be home. Take another reading that night when you return. The numbers should be the same; if they aren't, you have a leak somewhere.

  3. wowitsawonderfullife Says:
    1341059531

    To check if your toilet is leaking put a few drops of food colouring in the tank. Come back in 10 minutes and if the colour is in the bowl it means you have a leak.

  4. mamasita Says:
    1341309048

    Thanks for the suggestions, I'm going to text the tenant and ask to test the toilet. I think the meter is outside, I will have to research that a bit. Good to know where it is, regardless!

Leave a Reply

(Note: If you were logged in, we could automatically fill in these fields for you.)
*
Will not be published.
   

* Please spell out the number 4.  [ Why? ]

vB Code: You can use these tags: [b] [i] [u] [url] [email]