If I'm being completely honest about it, I will have to admit that while I am grateful for the budget my sweetie and I strive to adhere to, sometimes I'm not really grateful to be grateful for it ;)...
I kind of like to spend moolah...
But the budget is a great thing. It helps us stay on track. It helps us be able to examine where our money is going (I'll admit it... a lot of it goes on food in some form or another...). It allows us to see trends. And it gives us a point of reference for when we need to discuss increasing or decreasing a line item.
Just in the last couple days we had occasion to take a look at our grocery budget as well as our gas budget. Unfortunately, these two areas seem to be difficult for us to stay under budget. I suspect the two things are related: higher gas prices = higher grocery prices.
True, in an ideal world, I would need no budget. I could spend however much I wanted whenever I wanted and wherever I wanted. (Okay, that might not be entirely ideal, but still...).
But that's not reality for most people. And it's probably better that way, anyway. Because learning to go without is a good life lesson. As is learning how to live within our means and having a safety net of savings. And this budget helps us accomplish those things :). So I'm grateful to have it!
What are you grateful for today?
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