Spending, Life, Income Updates…

Hey everyone! The weekend went by way too quick, but I took a half day for today so at least I have that to look forward to today. The weekend was fun. Went to a bunch of bars and just hung out with friends. Then on Saturday we drove around and went shooting since the…

Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

Last Updated: May 24, 2023

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Hey everyone! The weekend went by way too quick, but I took a half day for today so at least I have that to look forward to today. The weekend was fun. Went to a bunch of bars and just hung out with friends. Then on Saturday we drove around and went shooting since the boy got a new gun.

Today I’m going to the dermatologist for a bad skin problem that I’m having right now (I got really bad spots on my back after Hawaii and it’s spreading) and I’m FINALLY getting it checked out with a second opinion. Wish me luck that it’ll finally start going away!

Then I’m going Halloween costume shopping and going out to dinner with some friends. Still not positive on exactly what I want to be, and I really hate spending $75 or something on a costume that I’m only going to wear once. What are you being for Halloween?

This weekend was pretty sad if you’re a Cardinals fan 🙁 Hopefully we can make up for it tonight!

My updates:

Spending: We spent a lot again this weekend. Mainly on going out to eat and drinking with friends. This is something that we definitely need to work on, but we still had fun so I’m not too upset.

The boy did get a new gun, but he ended up doing a straight trade at Cabelas, so we didn’t lose out on any money.

Extra Monthly Income (this is on top of my salary from my job): This was another good week. I made around $950 last week from my extra income side hustles. The money would have been much less this week since it was slower, but I was paid and actually received the money for past work just last week (I don’t say that I’ve earned it until I actually have it just to be safe).

A lot of you have been e-mailing me about my extra monthly income lately, so if any others of you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask 🙂

Food: We’re doing better still but not the greatest. I am going out to dinner with my friends tonight, but other than that our goal is to make dinner Tuesday through Friday of this week.

Being healthy: I’ve been doing ok, if you just look at the numbers (I weigh 120 right now). Everywhere else though, I’ve been doing bad. I’ve been eating MUCH better, but I really need to work on running more. I still need to get more toned of course.

How’s your spending, working out and extra income going?


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  1. MakingSenseofCents

    I agree!

  2. MakingSenseofCents

    Thanks! I am fine, it was nothing serious it turns out.

  3. MakingSenseofCents

    Thanks!

  4. MakingSenseofCents

    It was, thanks!

  5. MakingSenseofCents

    E-mail me if you're interested 🙂

  6. @undefined

    120?! How tall are you? I'm like 135 and 5'5 and now feel obese LOL. The boyfriend and I really struggle when it comes to not spending money when we go away somewhere even for the weekend. We're usually pretty good during the week but then just seem to forget all our saving skills come the weekend…urg. I do a lot of extra design work and it's nice to have all of that income on the side of my guaranteed full-time job's income. What do you for extra money? My email is chelsea@yourstrulyblog.com if you'd like to respond that way! I'm very interested to know 🙂

  7. whitney

    what is your side job? amazing!

  8. Lena

    Read some previous comments, and I'm glad that your skin condition is nothing serious!

  9. Kristine@TheFoleyFam

    Ok girl! I need more info on your side jobs too please!! Our one income fam would benefit I'm sure 🙂 Any little bit helps so bring it on!! Glad to hear your skin probs are fixable and all is better there. My aunt got M&M pirate girl costumes, so I think the Hubs and I are following suite! Our little pirate fam, hopefully we can still find something since it's already next week! How did that happen?