It appears we have lost a little steam on this savings train. Mostly because it is really hard! In the last few months, we have taken some financial blows. We attended Ian's sister's wedding in Savannah which included gas to and from Savannah, renting a condo, food and drink while we were there, wedding gift, etc. The following week, we had family in town for 8 days = $300 grocery bill. Plus, going out of town and having people in town means taking days off work, which for Ian means less sales, less commission, smaller paycheck. Our car ($710) and boat ($280) insurance came due. Ouch.
We have had minimal to no opportunity to save money over the last few months. BUT, keeping up with simple savings habits has helped a little. I am proud to say I have brought my lunch to work every day this month. Turning down lunch invites on numerous occasions was difficult but had to be done. We celebrated Mother's Day and Father's Day with delicious homecooked meals and homemade cards instead of gifts that neither parent really needed anyway. Instead of going out on the weekends, we have invited friends over for dinner and played games in the backyard like cornhole and used the pool table quite a bit.
Unfortunately, we were not able to put much in savings recently, but we haven't had to take any out to pay bills either so I still consider it a win. Keep on truckin'.
P.S. By paying our car insurance every 6 months, instead of monthly, we are saving $24.50/month = $294/year!
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