money, money, money...

So I was having one of those days where I balanced my checkbook after a period of summer where I had not been paying any attention to our bank account. We hadn't been spending a lot of money, or so I thought. $5 here, $10 there. Then I realized I owed $132 on my Chevron Card (we use our credit cards to build credit and pay them off right away). So I owed $132 and I suddenly I realized I only had $131 in my bank account. WAIT, WHAT $131 - Just days ago I had $600 in my bank account!!! What had I done???? Well apparently being irresponsible doesn't work and those little spots here and there add up quickly! After moments of irritation at myself and realization that I would have to pull money from the savings, I decided to move on with my day, at least we're healthy and have food in the freezer! THE LORD ALWAYS PROVIDES... I thought about a paycheck I was expecting from working the elections, but that was June 8th and it was expected to take 40 days so there was no hope I'd get that. THEN I checked the mail and guess what was in it, and it was for $185, not $175!!! The day continued to get better when I asked Phil to clean out a box we've had for a year and he pulled out a box with probably $15 in change..... GOD IS GOOD... He always takes take of his children - I just need to make sure I watch that bank account!