tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376177910685111927.post2648150989865362876..comments2022-05-31T01:20:32.218-07:00Comments on Desperately in Debt: Accountability PartnerDesperately in Debthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662822463868749242noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376177910685111927.post-73713344474060681102017-09-05T06:56:48.811-07:002017-09-05T06:56:48.811-07:00Katie, good to hear from you! Congratulations on y...Katie, good to hear from you! Congratulations on your baby! Mine is now 5 months old and still up all night :( Actually he doesn't like napping either so we are a worn out family right now. But he's generally pretty mellow and happy so that makes it ok.<br /><br />Budget wise we are in a deficit situation every month to support pre-school, daycare, and S' business. We are banking on S' business bringing in a lot in the last quarter since he's got his biggest art shows coming up and holiday shopping gearing up. However, we've decided that after this last quarter push he'll be getting a job. We have to head into 2018 with a balanced budget and his business is just too variable for our comfort level right now. We're hoping it could be a part time gig, just enough to balance the budget so he can continue to grow his business. Part of me is wanting him to go back into the professional world, at least a few years so we can back into heavy debt reduction. We are on the fence, we've invested so much (time, money, sweat, tears) into his dream but the idea of having stable work hours, weekends off, and a surplus of cash to throw towards debt is really appealing. <br /><br />Wish I had more time to blog, this has really fallen on the back burner with everything else going on. Hope all is well with you and your family! Desperately in Debthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662822463868749242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376177910685111927.post-84484767773566563802017-08-31T20:23:05.543-07:002017-08-31T20:23:05.543-07:00Hey, how are you and how is your not-so-newborn? M...Hey, how are you and how is your not-so-newborn? Mine is almost 8 weeks old and I'm up in the middle of the night! My older girl is loving preschool, which makes the budget bite easier to swallow. Update if you can on how you, S, the twins, and baby are doing, and how your budget's handling being a family of five!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16717936989869906101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376177910685111927.post-17914359125873561952017-02-06T20:51:18.259-08:002017-02-06T20:51:18.259-08:00First off, congratulations on your impending new a...First off, congratulations on your impending new arrival! My youngest is now 19 months, I sure miss the newborn stage at times. Hoping you get lots of hand me downs and an answer on labor/delivery costs (I went through the same insurance nonsense.)<br /><br />I think an accountability partner is a wonderful idea, even better than you have a family member as one! I can't quite get my friends or family on board with anything 'personal finance'. It's quite taboo. So for now I just have my husband to bounce ideas off of, which is nice of course. I've tried many times to get my youngest sister on a budget and keep her from making the same mistakes we did, but she won't listen. Live and learn I suppose. <br /><br />I need to pull all our tax documents out and get that going as well. I find it amusing that taxes are now easier to deal with than health insurance!BrokeJaneBudgetshttps://intrepiddebtblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com