Just another Tuesday.

 Is it though? Today, Katie got paid. So the first thing i did this morning was go to the bank and swap money around. I think my new budgeting system is going to work out well to be honest. Instead of putting all of the money into one joint account where we take all of our expenses from, I've setup our budget so that Each pay period - Some money is allocated towards the joint account - and Some money is allocated to our personal accounts. I feel this is a good strategy because we both have to live within our means based on the personal accounts. Once our personal accounts are empty... that's it. No more spending. My personal account is responsible for savings. Basically - 2/3 of what I'm saving ends up going into either investments (Stock market, physical assets, or Crypto). and that leaves me with just enough to Spend on Gas and coffee for the two weeks in between pay checks.

This week I am going to start back up with Uber Driving on Friday and Saturday Nights. Katie's work schedule is 2-10pm on those nights and rather than doing something that spends money (I.E. Shooting pool or going drinking), I plan to earn a few bucks on those days. Based on what i found when i was Uber Driving in the month of December, I should be able to earn an extra 100-200 per weekend. While its not "Serious Cash" - It's still generating income rather than spending it. 

I've modified my work schedule with the help of my Therapist. Instead of going into work at 8am (which would include waking up tired AF at 7:00am, barely getting out of bed on time, Skipping showers / Breakfast, and arriving at work with 5 minutes to spare. I'm now going into work for 10am. This way. Even if I wake up as late as 8am... i still have enough time in the morning to Shower, Eat Breakfast, and not have to feel rushed. Overall... i think its for the best when it comes to my coworkers that I shower every morning. Mainly because... If i don't have the time to shower on Monday... what the hell would make anyone think i have the time to shower on Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.

Katie and I have plans over the next few months. It's not Daily dates or anything like that... But for Valentines Day we are going to the Boston Museum of Science to watch the film Deep Sky. It's an Imax movie based on the James Webb Space Telescope. Then... in Early March (around Katie's birthday), We are going to go see Dune2 with some of her friends. Lastly, In the very beginning of May, we are going to go see the play HadesTown at a theatre in Connecticut. We both really enjoyed the Play when it was playing here last year and I feel like it's going to be a good show. Tentatively, I'll be on vacation that week from work so It should be good overall. I'm hoping it's a good spring in terms of mood and emotions. 

Overall... Even though we are not where I want us to be. We are happy and that's really the most important part of it all, right? I'm going to try to increase the frequency of these posts. Now that I've got time before work... I have the ability to do these a lot more frequently. As the shift change just sort of happened, I am working on the evening routine. It's not an immediate shift in everything I am doing. But i feel that within a week or two I'll have a set routine that works for me and can get me to where I need to go.  By this time next year... We will be in a much better mindset.

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