ashlee

hello all!

i am planning a trip for next summer, destination undecided.

i have a mutual fund set up for travel savings. money is removed from my chequing account every week, and deposited into the investment account.

it's building SLOWLY...way more slowly than i'd like to see. so i've decided to put myself on a budget between now, and the beginning of june, 2009.

i am going to allow myself $400 a month for groceries (for a family of four), and spend only $20 a week on take out food (this is a big problem area for us). i'm allowing $40 a week for gas (we don't drive much at all). and $20 for miscellaneous, like taking the kids for ice cream or something. if, at the end of the month, i haven't spent the money in every category, i'm going to add it to the travel fund.

so, hopefully i can stick to this budget, and any time i'm having difficulty, i want you all to remind me how it will be so worth it in the end when i can take a kick ass trip with my husband!