Saturday, July 28, 2018 - Day to Get Things Done; Lunch with Friends; Budget Updates and Program; Visiting with Neighbors
Up at 5:00, I put a load of clothes in the washer. I brought them downstairs last night so I wouldn't wake Dean up trying to fish them out of the hamper this morning.
After finishing my blog post for yesterday (Friday, July 28) this morning, I decided today I am going to get our budget info updated. I worked on it off and on most of the day between one thing or another. It was nice to take a break occasionally.
We are meeting our friends Frank and Joyce at Dana's BBQ for lunch today and I was glad for the break. Dean had a cheeseburger and onion rings and I chose the Pork Sandwich Special which included beans and cole slaw. The pork was delicious - very moist and tender. Dean enjoyed his meal as well. We had a nice visit with our friends before we headed back to Bentley.
Joyce is interested in the budget program I am using so I invited her to come over later this afternoon and take a look at it. I ran into a bit of a problem getting June's information input....mostly because I waited too long to do it, but finally finished it about 3:00. June is done and I will finish July's shortly after the first of August. At least now all of our expenses are input through today. It is interesting to see how our actual expenses compare to our annual budget after six months; which gives me some real comparisons. One thing I have noticed is it is much cheaper to buy groceries and dine out in Texas than it is in Kansas & Missouri. We dined out much more in Texas, and we are buying the same type of foods now as we did in Texas. Our actual costs show we are spending slightly over $200 more a month since we returned from Texas - that includes both groceries and dining out.
I sent Joyce a text she could come over anytime. Frank came with her and Dean sure enjoyed visiting with him. I also showed her a couple of budgets of other folks on the road that share their budgets with their readers. Many work throughout the year at various jobs, including as campground hosts, Amazon, beet harvest, gate guarding, etc. They can make pretty decent wages, allowing them to spend a few months each year traveling to areas they want to visit. For example, a few of the blogs I follow, they have taken workcamping jobs in Alaska. It gives them the opportunity to visit and explore a state they may not be able to afford to visit otherwise.
My last task was to input all of our expenses to date for July. I was glad to step away from it at that point. June and July were somewhat hectic and a little stressful for us, but God brought us through it all. I look forward to getting back into our regular routine where I input receipts every few days or so. Waiting to do this at the end of the month is time consuming and can make it easy to miss a receipt somewhere, and I typically update every day or so.
We visited for awhile with our neighbors Diane and Gerald again this evening. They are a very nice couple.
We spent the rest of the evening watching TV before we called it a night.
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