Money

We ran into a tiny money crisis. Adam lost half of his hours at work, which meant that we were going to be spending $600 more a month than we were making. I nearly started crying when I was working out our budget. We prayed that the Lord would fix it, because we didn't know what to do.

That week:

1. I got 2 more hours of work a week ($80 more a month)

2. Adam got one drumming student ($60 more a month)

3. Adam got two more prospective students (possible $180 a month)

4. Adam got a lot of work done on a graphic design project ($1,500 between now and December).

So what that means is that in one week, we were back to making close to what we made before he lost hours, or at least we were back to breaking even. God is good and faithful, and He has provided all we need.

We are slashing our food bill, though, because that's all we have control over right now. All of our other expenses are rigid and non-negotiable (insurance, gas, etc.). We are limiting unnecessary car trips and unplugging electronics as we go, but otherwise all we can do is eat less. Beans and rice it is :-) The only other thing we can do is put Netflix on hold again, but it's the only thing we spend money on for entertainment, and it would only save us $10 a month. We're just taking it a day at a time!