I had to do some budget updates today.  I got a letter in the mail from Direct Loans (student loans) saying it’s time to increment my monthly payment again for the graduated payment plan I picked out almost 10 years ago.  The payment is going from $161.78 to $185.93.  There goes another $24/month in a direction I don’t necessarily want it to go.

I also got a bunch more benefit statements that I can submit for reimbursement.  I tweaked next pay-period’s reimbursement to reflect the new balance.  Unfortunately, that just means I have another medical bill I need to pay too.  So I’m not making any ground toward my debt with this money, but at least it’s not affecting the bottom line any.

Spent a little more money on groceries again.  (I told you, 3-4 times a week at the store is pretty typical for us since we have very little storage space and a very big family-sized appetite.)  ;)  We also had dinner at church again, and I had to stop by and pick up prescriptions.  (part of the routine for the most part)  All in all, not a bad day financially because we didn’t go MORE into debt!

Today’s Progress:

• Earned - $0
• Spent - $68 (groceries, dinner at church, and medicine)
• Debt Reduced -$0