Still hanging in there...

Yup I'm still around. I will say I haven't exactly been that great at not spending money. We've eaten out (at my safe places) quite a bit, and so that's been hurting me, I need to crack down on it. However, I'm pleased with myself for not having touched a bit of savings. I'm still putting $50 a paycheck (so $100 a month) in there and thats SO rare for me! So I'm happy about that, just need to buckle down in other ways so that this summer/early fall won't be rough. I have such a vicious cycle most years. We get bonuses in October, so I do great right til the holidays. And I'm usually broke after the new year. Then we get tax returns early February and I do great for a few months but then come summer I'm strapped again and it just keeps going on and on. But not this year. I almost NEVER have money in savings so this is a huge help, but I need it to grow as quickly and reasonably as possible, so I have that. Here's hoping.