Well, the kids brought home their report cards today.  We’ve always tried to keep the kids interested in doing the best they can.  So now that one brought home straight-A’s and the other had all A’s and one B…we just couldn’t help from spoiling them a little. 

McDonald’s seemed to be the perfect reward, and it meant no messy kitchen while trying to manage costume changes for a large group.  Now, we don’t go all out with the happy meals when we do this.  We go with basic 2-cheeseburger combos for each pair of kids and have them share the fries and drink.  This allows us to do the whole family meal for about $16 instead of $24.

Sometimes we just get a bag of burgers without the combo and have fillers and drinks from home to make it just under $10.  Not that we can really justify going out to eat when it’s not in the budget, but at least we’re conscientious about how much we’re spending.

Today’s Progress:

• Earned - $0
• Spent - $28 (groceries, cheeseburgers)
• Debt Reduced -$0