I am officially off track with my credit cards. Maybe two days after I was paid on the 13th I had used almost all of my check already on groceries, gas, and bills. I feel ridiculous. I can tell by my tracking sheets that my food spending is down but I'm still not doing well. I had to pay $65.00 in federal taxes and then paid $130.00 of my state taxes by credit card. Plus I had to pay my accountant $130.00 out of my check.
I'm thinking of signing up for some financial counseling sessions at the local Women's Center. They are on a sliding scale and they are also having a sale where you can get a 20% discount if you purchase three or more sessions. I think that might help some if I got an objective person to help me get on track. My therapist has tried but I don't really like talking about money stuff with her.
I'm also irritated that everytime I go to the grocery store I end up spending like $100.00 on food. It doesn't matter if it's Food Lion, Kroger, or Target. I think last week I got two items that weren't food (personal care items) and the rest was food. I think I'm going to try coupons next time. But, the $100 worth of food usually lasts about two weeks, except for Diet Coke and yogurt, which I have to buy more of.
off track
April 19th, 2007 at 09:32 pm
April 19th, 2007 at 10:17 pm 1177017462
April 20th, 2007 at 07:54 am 1177052095