I swear, going over the budget and working out the numbers is going to be the death of me. Why in the world I ever thought a career in Finance would work out is beyond me.
Math R hard.
I hates it.
It is not my precious...it's a filthy little hobbits.
Okay...geek-freak out complete.
The good news is that I've pretty well got everything worked out. Thankfully. Or I would have eventually found myself offering up a child sacrifice to Mammon.
Oh and the gofundme is gone. We will do it all on our own. It is our responsibility to deal with.
Also a decision that was made after seeing how a friend in "desperate" need whined about how though the need that was not a need but a want was met, it was not met fast enough to suit. This hurt because I assisted in meeting some of the "need" and did a pass on items for my own spawns' holiday to do so (it was only two books worth but still). It also brought to light (because it finally happened in a way that hurt) that we overlook our own needs so often that it puts us in a bind, like now. A fiver or ten spot here and there adds up...and after looking over the financials from last year, I realized how many of those went elsewhere and not to our dwindling savings.
Not this year.
No, we won't be going full selfish mode. But we will do a double check on where we stand before we offer help from now on. There will be deep thought put into monetary donations from this point on.
That being said....next week a trip into town with several bags of outgrown but entirely serviceable clothing will be made so that they may find their way into the donation bin. There will, hopefully, be several boxes of kitchenware and the likes as well.
The purge is underway.
(P.S. Click an ad if you would please....you don't have to buy anything...you don't even have to look if you don't want...but your click might, just might, help my adsense account reach the minimum for the first time EVER.)
Math R hard.
I hates it.
It is not my precious...it's a filthy little hobbits.
Okay...geek-freak out complete.
The good news is that I've pretty well got everything worked out. Thankfully. Or I would have eventually found myself offering up a child sacrifice to Mammon.
Oh and the gofundme is gone. We will do it all on our own. It is our responsibility to deal with.
Also a decision that was made after seeing how a friend in "desperate" need whined about how though the need that was not a need but a want was met, it was not met fast enough to suit. This hurt because I assisted in meeting some of the "need" and did a pass on items for my own spawns' holiday to do so (it was only two books worth but still). It also brought to light (because it finally happened in a way that hurt) that we overlook our own needs so often that it puts us in a bind, like now. A fiver or ten spot here and there adds up...and after looking over the financials from last year, I realized how many of those went elsewhere and not to our dwindling savings.
Not this year.
No, we won't be going full selfish mode. But we will do a double check on where we stand before we offer help from now on. There will be deep thought put into monetary donations from this point on.
That being said....next week a trip into town with several bags of outgrown but entirely serviceable clothing will be made so that they may find their way into the donation bin. There will, hopefully, be several boxes of kitchenware and the likes as well.
The purge is underway.
(P.S. Click an ad if you would please....you don't have to buy anything...you don't even have to look if you don't want...but your click might, just might, help my adsense account reach the minimum for the first time EVER.)
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