I cannot believe this did not occur to me before...but for everytime I get assistance on Child Care, which at the moment is about 60% of the cost....I should SAVE that money! DUH! I feel I am getting closer to my Car Goal. I will be going to an Auction in about a month or a maybe in a month and half to purchase myself a Vehicle. I am very excited.

I am also happy that I had controlled some more urges to spend. But, unfornantely I have to pay for my books and administration costs for College. Which is about every quarter. So it may take LONGER......UGH!!

I had paid rent $120.00
Went to IHOP 20.39
Shopping 20.00
TOTAL =$160.39
-369.40
=209.01
+7.39 (Bank Balance)
=$216.40

Tuesday I will be able to pay the rest of my bills and then put $40.00 in Savings. I will not be advertising my business officially. Right now I will just be doing cheap ways to do it. by putting up flyers and such.

Jacquelyn

Well I got my first paycheck! It was for only a week but who cares!

The amount was $369.40
Expenses & Bills 271.00

TOTAL = $98.40

Yes! I am able to save. I am also going to be opening a ING Direct account because they do not have a limited amount for Savings! I am going to save at LEAST $40.00 and then in the future have them automatically put money in my Savings!

Yay! I am taking a step to reaching my Goal of owning my own Car.

Tomorrow I get paid (Yay!) anyway I will have some expenses and bills that I need to take care of BUT I also need to begin Saving.


College Fee $97.00
Rent 120.00
Ameriplan Fee 35.00
AMP Sales Aids 19.00
Child Care Waived (Assistance)
TOTAL = $271.00

Now I will have to wait and see what is leftover for SAVINGS and Advertising and find out the TOTAL of my Paycheck.

BANK TOTAL: $7.78 (Looks like I will be eating Ramen Noodles for Lunch tomorrow)

I am hoping on my next paycheck I can have enough for SAVINGS and ADVERTISING.

I am also waiting to see if I will be approved for Overdraft Protection on my account.

Yes, I know I can save money by eating my Ramen Noodles but I figure I will get paid tomorrow so everything should be ok.

I am going to try to budget my check to work accordingly so I can save.

I had to add another entry because I have now solved another issue to my Savings-I had looked into using Excel and MS Money but either one is either inflexible or too complicated and now I had just discovered http://www.mybudgetplanner.com/ and I plan to purchase it this next payday as an investment to my Savings.

Jacquelyn

Well first I would like to add this is my first time at this website called SavingAdvice.com and the Forum is Great! I had just learned that I can post my signature after 10 Posts and that I get paid to write in my Journal. The Irony part of it all is I had already decided prior to starting a Budgeting Journal and you learn something new everyday.

Little about Me:
22 year old Single Mom from Utah living at home.

GOAL: A Car and Apartment.

Well I am going to start by saying I will begin my Savings on Friday, February 25th 2005 when I recieve my first paycheck from my permanent new full time Job @ $10/hour at 40 hours a week.

I am now thinking being Frugal becomes a Hobby!

I have a part time business that I am still trying to get off the ground and in the mean time I think I am going to have to start selling on eBay again in order to supplement my income. I have only did it once but now I think it may be beneficial if I did.

Well I will post more tomorrow on my effort to save money.

Jacquelyn