So far this month I have used the credit card a total of 0 times...my goal for June was to not use the card except for the down payment for ds's braces (because I want the free groceries that come with the use of the card!), and I will pay the card off as soon as I get the bill. Dh has used it twice, both times to eat out, but then had to listen to me gripe at him for awhile, so I don't know how enjoyable the meals actually ended up being. Mad wives are not a good thing to have around!

Ds is home sick today, so I only went to work for a few hours. Unfortunately, I get paid by the hour, so that's a few less bucks on my paycheck this period. Fortunately, this is an extra paycheck month and the money was going into savings anyways, so our budget isn't actually out anything. Can't be helped when the kids aren't well and want Mom.

Dh leaves for Vegas on Sunday. He's going with his Dad and two brothers. Their dad is paying for the flights and hotel stay, so they only need their spending money...very nice. They'll have fun and my plan is to be extremely frugal here while Dh is gone. It bothers me far less than him to not spend anything!