i started this blog so i could keep a record of what i spend and how i feel about spending.

what does a stay at home mom, that would be me, spend her money on in the 21st Century?  i don’t work but i do receive a monthly check for disability.  However, this is a temporary income.  i have rheumatoid arthritis.  i was diagnosed in 2003.  i had my first baby in, 2004, max.  and my second in, 2007, bella.  i haven’t been able to take my medication since starting this baby making and nursing business which is why i qualify for social security disability.  the pain is a pain.  i don’t work, do minimal housekeeping, don’t exercise, and don’t let my kids jump all over me… all these restrictions and limitations render the pain manageable.

but… my life story is not the reason i’m keeping this blog!

if you’re looking for an interesting read on life as a momma, you’ll have to look somewhere else.  this is straight up a money managing space.  i’m keeping track of my spending so i can hold myself accountable for the money i spend, spend less, and so when my kids are having their own kids (if they so choose) they can ooh and aaahh over how cheap raising a family used to be.

money is something that was never discussed as i was growing up, unless it was to say that it doesn’t grow on trees.  my parents were both working class parents living paycheck to paycheck and more often than not, on credit.  credit was new to their generation, therefor, not a topic they taught me anything on.  that legacy of not talking about money stops with my children.

i don’t want to let money dictate any part of my emotional life.  or my children’s.  i feel like if i can write out all my petty thoughts regarding money, i can stop it from controlling me.  i can set myself and my children free from the burden of being poor or rich.

i know there are books out there to help me with this journey and as i discover them, i’ll share.  if you found this blog and are following along, so i at least know i’m not alone, say hi.

- michelle