We ended with $65 left in our budget. You'll see that we have yet to buy a gift for our godchild. As soon as we know when we will see him, then we will buy him a gift. I'm hoping we can see him this weekend if the weather doesn't turn nasty here in Minnesota. As it is right now the western half of the state is having a blizzard. Anyway, I'm completely satisfied with our spending. I went over budget on C by $28 on purpose. Scandalous! But I knew we were in good shape with our budget so I bought a $25 gift card to Buffalo Wild Wings and slipped it in his stocking. Now we have some money to go on a date, eat some wings, have a beer and play some trivia together - without the disruption of kids. I'll be setting up the transfer from the Christmas savings to our checking so the credit card bills can be paid in full. I already have a plan for Christmas 2011.
How did your budget go and are you already planning for Christmas 2011?
2 comments:
Wow you did fantastic!! congrats on such a successful Christmas budget.
Oh I like this spreadsheet. I actually had a gift app on my iPhone but I really only used it so I knew what I bought and to record ideas. I think I might implement a spreadsheet next year.
You did amazing on our spending. Much to be happy about. Congrats!
Post a Comment