Personal blog of christian
writer & fallible mom
Katy McKenna Raymond
in Kansas City, Missouri
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WordServe Literary
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- However much we own, we are all still living on borrowed time
- After all, when restaurants shrink portions, they don’t shrink prices.
- As with everything in life, balance is key.
- Slow down, you move too fast…
- Yeah, I know. I have issues.
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Four And A Half Months
It’s been a while since I updated you on the frugality efforts of the Raymonds, and on my personal weightloss efforts. I didn’t quite realize that both of these lifestyle we’ll-just-call-them adjustments happened within the same week or so, at the beginning of June.
As you’ll recall, since that time the decision was made for our youngest son, Kevin, to finish a degree program in Switzerland. He did his first two years at junior college, for almost no financial outlay. This current program crams two years of college into one ten-month period, and costs what you would expect two years of private college to cost. Which is to say, it ain’t cheap.
Besides his tuition, we’ve got a wedding to bankroll! So far, we’ve only plunked down money for the reception hall, but we have a pretty good idea of how much stuff costs and a very good idea of how much we’re willing to fork over.
Because we’ve cut other expenses (our cell phone bill, our car insurance bill, eating out, much-but-not-quite-all-Starbucks, Sam’s Club nights out, and more!!), we’ve thrown real money at this stuff and didn’t have to go into hock. In the past month, we also had no choice but to pay $1600 for roof repairs and $400 for a new hot water heater.
But it’s all good! I did our net worth statement this morning (something I do once per month for a reality check), and the bottom line showed a 3% increase over 30 days ago. If I could annualize that rate of increase, I’d be one happy mama.
OK, I’m happy anyway. And why not? We’ve plugged some serious leaks, eliminated some worthless habits, freed up money for important causes, and generally had the satisfaction of more….satisfaction.
Or, maybe I’m just happy because I’ve lost 25 pounds? All in all, a nice four and a half months, indeed.
- And you've been incredibly generous in the process.
You want to write a best seller?
Maybe non-fiction, Christian stewardship from the perspective of reality not judgment.
Those books sell...and think what good you could do with that money :)
Bless you both...you are Christian witnesses of the best kind...You walk the walk.
MichaelPosted by Michael Main on 10/17/06 at 12:35 AM - Michael--You've got me curious. What do you have in mind when you say, "from the perspective of reality not judgment"?
Non-fiction in general does better sales-wise than fiction, I think. I've got some non-fiction ideas--one is really good. Who knows? ;)
Bless you both, too.Posted by Katy on 10/20/06 at 02:29 PM - Congratulations on the weight loss, Katy! I need some inspiration on that score...
And congratulations on being able to cut down on the expenses. Also another one of my 'thorns in the flesh'...Posted by irene on 10/21/06 at 03:38 AM - i genuinely like your world-wide-web internet site. Its really informative. Goodbye!
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