I have been very good. I created my list of people to buy gifts for, along with the allotted budget amount. Yes, all of this is on a spreadsheet and I track each item and expense after I have purchased it.
I have been doing really well, until I realized I forgot a very special group. The daycare teachers. So today I had to email Chris and tell him I will be over budget. Here is how the emails went.
Me: I will officially be over budget on Christmas because of the daycare
Him: Are you requesting a bailout?
Me: Yes, from Christian and Archer, For their daycare teachers.
I’m cutting back….I already eliminated some and I've also taken on the ______ present in my budget. See I’m not like the Big 3 CEO’s….I haven’t been flying around in my private jet.
Him: I see... Actually, Senator McCain just emailed me and told me what a fiscal conservative you are. Currently, I have _____ left in the budget for Christmas. How much over that do you think we will spend?
Now if this is just Chris and I going back and forth, can you imagine what it will be like when Christian or Archer ask for some expensive item in the future?!?!
I will be saying, "Well son let me see your spreadsheet first before we go present this to the budget. "
My children should be well versed in the use of spreadsheets by the time they are 10, if not sooner.
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| From Christmas |
1 comment:
That is hilarious! Love it.
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