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Money Left

Today was a visit with my three older boys. I was worried for a moment that we wouldn't have enough money to do anything when I received the lunch bill for $74.15 plus tip which I left $10. I got lucky by having a $25 gift certificate which brought the total down to $49.15 then $10 tip made it $59.15 and I got $0.85 back. Yay for some kind of change! We went to the bowling alley since it was the last weekend for Kids Bowl Free All Summer and the place was packed and it was an hour wait for a lane. So the kids played black light mini golf instead. My daughter played 2 rounds and the boys played 3. It was a good deal since the price was $3.95 per person for unlimited golf. When we left we had $20 out of what I had budgeted for. I was going to take them to get milkshakes but I swear I heard the boys say they didn't want them so I told their dad we were done. Apparently only my oldest son said he didn't want one. Ooops!

Anyways we have a starting balance of $20 for the next visit in 2 weeks. This is a good start to things since I have a budget of $35 every week for visits. So when I see them I should have $70 to do something. This means the next visit will be $90 -- yahoo! My goal is to take the cash out of the bank to spend and stick to that amount only. This way if we do not spend it all then I am able to store the money safely until we are able to use it. If it is not all used I will put the money away until next visit. I will also be using money from the set back amount to take my middle son out for dinner once a month so that him and I can work on some issues we seem to have.

My next post will be a complete lay out of what will be paid weekly and what gets paid monthly.
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Location: South Bend, IN, USA

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