Day 2

I just finished one of my 'homework' assignments – filling out my budget sheet. I think that the purpose of doing this is to show me exactly what my monthly obligations are. During the week, whenever I make a purchase that is not on my budget, I have to put the receipt in an envelope. This is probably to show me how much I spend on things that are not necessarily budgeted expenses. Since I am in the habit of saving my receipts, this shouldn't be too hard to do.

Right now, as I fill out Pegi's form, I am thankful that I didn't start this a week earlier! Last week was my son's 26th birthday and I took him and his girlfriend out to a $75 lunch at The Clubhouse and gave him a check for $260 - $10 for each year. I guess I should figure out what I spend in a year and add them to my budget. Normally, I wouldn't spend that much money it was more of an emotional expenditure since I was really missing my son. I haven't seen him much since his college semester ended. He has been house-sitting and doesn't make it home much. Hmmm, maybe this is something Pegi can help me with – not going overboard when it comes to spending $$ on presents.