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What an EYE OPENER

June 24th, 2006 at 02:51 am

Ok.

I have posted about our recent problems with NY DMV and an old citation that is not my DHs, but he is having to prove it isnt him....

So today I contacted my credit union and asked them to fax a copy of my February 2002 statement.

OMG

Whew....here is just a small recap of what I saw of my life in 2002:

The first clue...the statement was TEN PAGES LONG! EEK

The day before Valentines Day, I spent a total of $123.96 (this year I spent $2 on candy and wrote DH and DD3 a poem- which they enjoyed, DD3 kept hers.)

The weekend of the anniversary that we MET (huh?): $260 (this year we remembered...umm I think)

My lunches out with friends...over $200
(I go out once month for an average of $15 per month now)

I got $100 PER WEEK allowance. Mochas, pick-me-ups after a long day, birthday gifts bought at last minute, etc...(now I get $20 and many times it lasts all month.

I wont go into detail (cause Id cry tallying it) about the number of Target, Fred Meyer and Walmart trips I made...(one trip alone $195....oh how I wish I remembered what we spent that much on....)

Then there were all the credit card payments...but I made more than the minimum payment Smile...I just turned around and recharged anyways...Frown

It only cost $22.50 to fill my car...now, its $34.50 Frown


This was an eye opening experience...

But I am proud that my statements now read like a book...every expense is budgeted for (even the unexpected) and it is only TWO PAGES.

Our monthly income is more than $2800 LESS than it was then...but yet, we are HAPPIER NOW.

This was a good reminder for me today that this decision (staying home) was the right one for us!! Wink

4 Responses to “What an EYE OPENER”

  1. veronak Says:
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    Happy about the changes you made, but was there anything you could use for your case ?

  2. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    well, I did go shopping on the day the ticket was issued. Big Grin
    We have decided to write a statement that DH has NEVER been in NY, NEVER DRIVEN an 88 Pontiac with the plate number provided. We are also including a certifiation from his job that he was at work until 2am the day of the ticket...and back at work on the following Monday (so, physically impossible to have been there) and a certification from our insurance company that we were indeed insured in the state of Oregon when the ticket was issued (citation included NO INSURANCE)

    Then, we will see what happens...if it is not dismissed, I am getting an atty.

    Thanks for asking.

  3. boomeyers Says:
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    Wow Ray! A glimpse into your old life. Neat huh?
    Glad you are so much more fulfilled now! Money can't buy love, although many try!

  4. ima saver Says:
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    Wow, Ray, what a lot of changes you have made. It is amazing to see what we spent money on, that we don't even remember!!

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