Matthew
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And he brought it home. He set up the budget meetings. We stayed firm on the budget. We set up the every dollar budget and just really followed it through the process.
And he brought it home. He set up the budget meetings. We stayed firm on the budget. We set up the every dollar budget and just really followed it through the process.
And he brought it home. He set up the budget meetings. We stayed firm on the budget. We set up the every dollar budget and just really followed it through the process.
You know, we kind of struggled with our OpCon meetings. We called them OpCon meetings because it just was quicker. OpCon. OpCon. Operational Confab. More fun way to say it than a budget meeting. Yeah. So... We turned it into, you know, how are we going to look this month? We set out our schedules. What are our priorities? Do we have family meals? Do we have, you know, bigger expenses?
You know, we kind of struggled with our OpCon meetings. We called them OpCon meetings because it just was quicker. OpCon. OpCon. Operational Confab. More fun way to say it than a budget meeting. Yeah. So... We turned it into, you know, how are we going to look this month? We set out our schedules. What are our priorities? Do we have family meals? Do we have, you know, bigger expenses?
You know, we kind of struggled with our OpCon meetings. We called them OpCon meetings because it just was quicker. OpCon. OpCon. Operational Confab. More fun way to say it than a budget meeting. Yeah. So... We turned it into, you know, how are we going to look this month? We set out our schedules. What are our priorities? Do we have family meals? Do we have, you know, bigger expenses?
Do we have work expenses? We have meetings that will keep us out late night sometimes. And just really prioritized what was important to us at the time, which was paying off our debt, but also being able to live like no one else so we can live like no one else. And so trim the fat on our budget, cut out, you know, Starbucks restaurants, the non necessities and really paid off our debt.
Do we have work expenses? We have meetings that will keep us out late night sometimes. And just really prioritized what was important to us at the time, which was paying off our debt, but also being able to live like no one else so we can live like no one else. And so trim the fat on our budget, cut out, you know, Starbucks restaurants, the non necessities and really paid off our debt.
Do we have work expenses? We have meetings that will keep us out late night sometimes. And just really prioritized what was important to us at the time, which was paying off our debt, but also being able to live like no one else so we can live like no one else. And so trim the fat on our budget, cut out, you know, Starbucks restaurants, the non necessities and really paid off our debt.
You know, it was quick and easy, but yeah.
You know, it was quick and easy, but yeah.
You know, it was quick and easy, but yeah.
no no 24 months no for now yeah exactly but it was it was great it was wonderful experience to communicate and go through this experience as a married couple as a young married couple and do the hard things so we can do hard things later and we prove to ourself that we can communicate we can be prescriptive in in what we want and do the hard thing
no no 24 months no for now yeah exactly but it was it was great it was wonderful experience to communicate and go through this experience as a married couple as a young married couple and do the hard things so we can do hard things later and we prove to ourself that we can communicate we can be prescriptive in in what we want and do the hard thing
no no 24 months no for now yeah exactly but it was it was great it was wonderful experience to communicate and go through this experience as a married couple as a young married couple and do the hard things so we can do hard things later and we prove to ourself that we can communicate we can be prescriptive in in what we want and do the hard thing
Yeah. We were very intentional on these are the large expenses this month, be it, you know, be it infertility treatments, be it doctor's appointments, be it, you know, he's got a car repair. You know, we set those priorities early in the month. So we set our budget according to that. So we knew we had to prioritize. Here's our debt. Here's our big payment. And here's what we can do elsewhere.
Yeah. We were very intentional on these are the large expenses this month, be it, you know, be it infertility treatments, be it doctor's appointments, be it, you know, he's got a car repair. You know, we set those priorities early in the month. So we set our budget according to that. So we knew we had to prioritize. Here's our debt. Here's our big payment. And here's what we can do elsewhere.
Yeah. We were very intentional on these are the large expenses this month, be it, you know, be it infertility treatments, be it doctor's appointments, be it, you know, he's got a car repair. You know, we set those priorities early in the month. So we set our budget according to that. So we knew we had to prioritize. Here's our debt. Here's our big payment. And here's what we can do elsewhere.