That Day

PAYCHECK.

Hyrum got his first paycheck on Friday. So do you know what we did?

I got gas--A FULL TANK--which to some of you may seem like not a big deal. But my suburban has a HUGE tank. It takes so much gas that the gas pump automatically shuts off at $75. So I got $115 worth of gas. Exciting right?

AND THEN

I paid our bills--ALL OF THEM--some even a week ahead of the due date. Exciting right?

AND THEN

I got gas for Hyrum's car. And when I went to look at my bank account--i didn't apprehensively peek through my fingers. There was STILL money there.

SO

We went on a date. Not a dessert date in which we share $5 ice cream. A sit down to dinner date. And I ordered whatever I wanted. And it was delish--you should all check out Lolo's chicken and waffles. The collard greens were yummy.

AND THEN THE NEXT DAY

We payed our tithing--two paychecks worth. And it felt good. Real good. (**note-we always paid our tithing--we have a huge testimony on the blessings of tithing--it was just awesome to have so much to pay)

AND

We put money aside to take each of our parents out to dinner, and WE PAY. Wow I feel like an Adult. (which seems lame from my 35 year old mouth)

AND THEN TODAY

I bought tickets to this:



I read this to the older girls last summer and they LOVED IT. We love plays but rarely get to go to them because tickets are usually $15-$30. But $10. I can do that--occasionally--and especially for a play that the girls know the book. If you are not on Groupon yet--sign up--there are fantastic deals. And if you are going to sign up then CLICK HERE WITH THIS LINK It hooks me up with $10 whenever you make your first purchase. Just sign up--it's great.

SO

I know most people would go on a shopping spree or a major vacation. In fact at work, people asked Hyrum what he was going to blow his first paycheck on. And we laughed--because paying our bills--and having some left over--is way more of a high than blowing money on bullcrap.

Isn't that fantastic?

Effective Immediately

DEAR FRIENDS,

Effective Immediately we are back on our very strict cash only budget. And although we love doing super fun things with you like going to movies, or plays, or vacations, or getting pizza etc. etc, we no longer have funds to support such lively behavior. So I'm just letting you all know. Please don't invite us to anything fun that costs . . . well. . . .anything really. Super fun/up for anything Hyrum and Jill family no longer exists. And although you might want to invite us just so we feel included, please don't. It just makes us feel bad that we can't go. However, if you want to invite us to something that is free and/or really cheap, we are down. Like Barbecues. We can do that, because it's just like us fixing dinner, but at someone else's house. This is actually working out well with one of my new philosophy's which is being less of a consumer and more of a saver. Except the saving part, because all the money we do have is going to school. But the end is in sight. Then, maybe, just maybe, we'll take you all out for pizza.

But don't count on it.


xoxoxoxo Jill and Hy