Show Me The Money!!!

I am taking my first stab at blogging and hope that it's fun and that other people will read and like it.

I've been working hard on budgeting these last few months. There are so many *fixed* expenses that we all have, such as mortgage pmt., car pmt., and so on. The grocery or food category is one place where we have some wiggle room. So, I have been learning all about couponing. It's a lot of work. But you can save a lot of money. I think one of the most helpful things I have read is to consider those little coupons are actually money in your pocket. Every time you cash one in, you keep more money in your purse. I'm finding that it allows me to have more money to spend on the entire food category than I would otherwise. It allows us to have more discretionary money for eating out, for example.

Another fun reason for naming this blog "Show Me The Money" is because Jerry and I (Jerry is my husband) are going on our first ever vacation ALONE. Day after tomorrow we are leaving for Las Vegas. Now, what is a budget-minded person like me doing going to "Sin City" or as others have called it, "Lost Wages"? Well, it's where Jerry would like to go. And I am interested in just going somewhere alone with him, so I am all about going too. But the most amazing thing is that we can actually afford to go BECAUSE we're on a budget and we have control of our moolah!!! So, it was a planned out trip, paid well in advance, we shopped for the best prices on a vacation package, etc. No guilt whatsoever. And the house payment is not late because we took a trip. All the bills are paid and on time, I might add. Of course, I would love to win some money out there, but I'm not planning on coming home a winner. I know that I am going to be paying for some entertainment, basically.

Hope you enjoy my blog and as the Spirit moves me, I'll add thoughts and experiences to it. I want it to focus mainly on frugality/simple living/budgeting.