Hi everyone! Well, I thought I would tell you what our special thing was this week, but I am going to have to wait until next week. We need some things to align, and then hopefully it will all work out.
So for now, I am going to be mysterious. What I can tell you about this week involves a $611 phone call, an awesome free concert, and where we ended up for the month of May. Let’s start with the free concert. 😊
The free concert
There are some city centers near us that offer free summer concerts, and the lineups have truly been great.
After a summer thunderstorm was about to cancel one, it dispersed like a flash of lightning, and the concert ensued!
This band played all 80s hits and they really were quite great. Our pups tagged along, so you can see a few highlights from their point of view:
The $611 phone call
Since my car has still been in the shop, the insurance company underestimated the days I’d need a rental car. Thankfully, I didn’t need a rental, but they are still obligated to provide assistance should I have needed one as most people do. I called to inform them that the 13-day estimated repair was in fact taking 29 days, so they issued me another payment of $611! I had to call though — it seemed like this would not have been issued to me unless I called. I have gotten the car back, so we’ll see what the next steps are. The car’s value has now been diminished due to it being in an accident.
May’s month-end
May was a toughie one. (Do you remember that back from when Shakira was on The Voice? 😂)
But, because I had been in the fender bender, I got some money from the insurance company for transportation. That was very providential, because if I had not gotten that, we would have been overbudget by $351.35! Due to the payment, we were only overbudget by $13.35. (YAY!) And that includes factoring in the overbudget amount of $81.48 from April.
Why we would have been so overbudget: most of it was spending money on flowers and things for our yard. If I had stayed bland with just mulch, we would have been ok. But I spent an exorbitant $403.16 on flowers, mulch, and yard decorations. Plus, we got that new vacuum for $127.19.
This month, I worked the side gig on the weekends and earned a record $834 as well. So it really was a spending issue. I will not spend as much this month! (This confessional has felt good to admit, ha.)
I hope I can tell you about our secret mission next week! Have a great week!!! 😊
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