Budget Checkup

This evening my husband and I sat down for our monthly budget "checkup." At the end of each month I add up how much money we spent in several categories, and then we sit down to compare it to our budget and look at how we did for the month. I like the fact that we sit down together to do this because it helps me stay motivated to keep up with the records. It also helps us both to be accountable for our spending.

We are finally settling in to the new budget we created in June. We have had a few unexpected expenses each month, but for the last two months we have met our budget, which is a good feeling!