A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Today is pay day from full-time job and tomorrow is pay day from part-time job! I looked in my bank account this morning to pay my utility bill and I was so happy to see that there is over $1000 there after my savings and utility payment came out. The best part is that is all of my money too not the banks from when I was locked in the overdraft trap. I was going to automatically transfer most of it to my VISA, but I may wait as next weekend is our Banff trip, and I may want some cash on hand for little things.

One thing I do have to give this blog props for is I am much more aware of where I am putting my money. I still may not make the best decisions and I still may be splurging when I could be saving or paying down my debt, but at least at the end of the day/week/month I know where all of my money went.

I have to work tonight at the second job too. These days are long, but so worth it. I feel so much more in control and independent. A just received another raise at work and bought a beautiful new camera. I used to get really jealous of all of the toys he could buy, while I was struggling to pay rent. But last night I was just excited that he had this new camera. He always wanted one and he finally bought one. My own financial goals are different from his, and when I can make that down payment on my house and hang up my degree in it, I want him to be really excited for me too! We had a photo-shoot last night which was a blast. He let me dress up in different hats and boas and costumes and pose for him. I love it when we are both silly together. 