this wasn't in the plan |but life is still pretty good

Thanks to an extra paycheck (The Tall One is paid every other week) and our income tax refund, our February surplus is near $4000. That means that in February, we were able to fully fund our emergency fund (fully funded for now, later we'll fund it so there's closer to six months living costs in it, right now there's about a month and a half) and fully fund the irregular expenses, or the everything else account. $30 was automatically put into the Christmas money account, a few hundred stays in the checking account to cover anything that may come up, and the rest went to the car stuff account. It looks like we may be drawing from that account this month too, TTOs car is leaking.

Budget-wise, the only category we went over in was diapers. I found a sale and stocked up. I shouldn't have to buy any in March (and speaking of diapers, I wrote a review of the store brand that I use for Baby Cheapskate, go check it out!). That's right, that means I came under in groceries. A little less than $4. I was hoping to be under by more, but whatever, the family does need to eat.

So here's to a great March where hopefully car repairs don't make too much of a dent in our savings plan!