Abundant Springs

We’ve created a tentative budget – which basically includes what bills need to be paid each month along with budgeted items.  Like Amy @ Home Sweet Simple Home, we’re following Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (I highly recommend this resource!)  We still need to track every penny spent to find our leaks but we think we’re pretty sure where to plug the hole (eating out, “Stuff”)

I was also able to de-clutter some in the past couple days.  My Mom will be selling some of our “stuff” at her church’s yard sale this weekend.  It has helped to get things out of the house.

 I still struggle with PAPER but I’m trying to get a handle on that as well.  Anyone have a good organizing tool for paper? I’m using a tool over at Talk-a-Latte – Organization 911! Help for the Messy Mom ~ that I think will be beneficial for all my Messy Mom needs but any helps/hints/tips, etc are always  appreciated!

I have quite a few  unfinished de-cluttering projects ~read piles of stuff in each room that is currently undergoing de-cluttering~ but I hope to be tackling some of these over the next few days.  I can see the light at the end of the tunnel though which is really nice.  A lot of donating, tossing and re-purposing have been done and everything seems a bit more manageable~ not so overwhelming.

I’ve asked my husband and two older kids to write down foods that they’d actually eat if I cooked it.  So, I’m slowly building a list of menus that I can implement.

DD2 & DS0 are home with me and I struggle to get things done while attending to their individual needs along with everything else that needs to be done.   When DD16 &DS11 get home from school they are big helps.  DD2 loves DS11 and he’s very good with her.

I’ll post more as and when.

Tracy

Friday, February 8, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by gabbie427
Sounds like you are definately on your way!!! Don't you love Dave Ramsey??? We are following his plan as well!!!

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo