I decided to call August’s monster the Slug Monster!!
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August was a busy month for me and an expensive one too. It was back to school just a week ago! The Little man decided he was going to grow out of all his clothes. Which meant, getting new clothes and shoes. Lately it feels like I blinked and BOOM, he’s 6 years old!
In other news, my Scentsy business is picking up a lot more and THAT’s exciting! Looking forward to trying some of the fall and winter scentsy bars!
Here’s my report for August! Still have a way to go…
Net Worth Report for August 2014
I’m hoping by the end of the year I will have my credit card paid down to ZERO. I know I can do it!!
The Little Man (ever the sweetie) was nice enough to color my slug monster for me.
I’m slowly but surely getting back on track. Soon I will be completely rid of my monster!!
If you missed July’s post make sure you go back and check it out!
Thank you to everyone that is reading, sharing commenting and being supportive as I battle my monsters.
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Oh man! My little guy had a growth spurt, too, and needed all new clothes. What the heck is it with these boys growing up on us LOL.
I hate the credit card monster! I lost it about 8 years ago and have kept it at bay ever since. You can do it!
Also, I totally sympathize with all the back to school shopping. Those expenses add up quickly!
Kids outgrow their clothes so fast. Thank goodness for hand-me-downs.
Goodness, kids are expensive! But so worth it! 🙂 Here’s to less money spent on clothes in September! 🙂
Awww so sweet your little man. Congrats on your business picking up!
Way to go
I thought my daughter was good on clothes and shoes but grew a size in each over the summer. How does that happen?
Must be the growing season my son shot up an inch and a half. so not happy about him growing so fast.
Hang in there! You WILL pay off that credit card by the end of the year!
Good luck with your credit card payments! I know how difficult that can be.
Credit card debt is one that I try to avoid completely.
My kids have big growth spurts too. It’s hard to keep clothes to fit them sometimes. It feels like I just buy a new wardrobe and have to turn around and do it again.
Yay for your Scentsy business and making progress toward paying down debt! You will get there … keep working at it and stay committed. It always feels so good to be able to pay off another one.
Both my kids go through growth spurts right at season changes. This makes for a lot of extra expenses in the clothing and shoe department! I don’t want them to grow up too fast, but boy I cannot wait until they stop growing in size so quickly, lol
You are making great progress! I think you can get it paid off in no time. I love this month’s monster.
Yes, back to school is a very expensive time. I also had to dip into the budget for new uniforms, new shoes, and school supplies.
I feel your pain. My daughter outgrew all of her jeans, then after I bought new ones, they were still too short. Ugh!
Kids do grow fast. I have two kids and I had to buy all new everything from head to toe for school. Awesome your Scentsy business is picking up. I hope you reach your goal of getting that credit card debt down to zero.
I can relate on the credit debt. My husband and I are also working on having that paid off as soon as possible. We have some student loans we will be working on after that. Good luck with your monsters!
That is a good feeling to have any bill paid off. Keep up plugging away.
Zero credit card debt is always a great thing to strive towards.Wishing you well!!
I love how colourful the slug monster is! Good luck on getting your credit card down to 0! x
It looks like you’re on the right path! You’ll be getting rid of those monsters before you know it!
My son had a growth spurt too! Luckily for me though, his birthday is in less than 2 weeks, so i got just enough to get by at the moment. I’ll see what else I still need to get after his birthday since there’s no reason for me to go all crazy when i know he’ll get at least half of it.
Such a cute monster! Not the financial one! haha Good Luck to doing a great job next month.
Debt really is a monster. MLM can be tough, so I’m so glad to hear you are seeing growth in your scentsy business.
Good luck on getting your credit card down to zero! That is very important, especially with the astronomic rates credit cards can come with.
I also hope you do get rid of that debt. It’s not as bad as others, but I know the feeling.. its like something heavy leaning over your shoulder at all times.
What a great idea to keep a record to get out of debt. It’s hard to budget in for those surprises like growth spurts when you have kids. Good luck with your journey!
I love the slug monster! Glad to hear your Scenty business is doing well!
We go through this every year with the kids.. they grow up very fast! have to catch some sales!
I know when my son was little it seemed like he out grew his shoes every month. It got expensive really quick. Thankfully I am credit card free and I plan on keeping it that way. Keep at it you are making progress.
Congrats on your financial successes and your Scentsy business! Looks like you are doing great!
That’s awesome that your scentsy business is booming. =) That’s always a great thing.
Kids grow so fast! it’s amazing how one day a shirt fits perfectly and the next it’s two sizes too small!
I wish your Scentsy business more power. Haha the Little man is just like us while we were growing up. We always want new clothes and shoes but our parents don’t buy them for us unless they’re really necessary.
I used to have a mound of credit card debt that I slowly but steadily got paid off. You can definitely do it! And I think it’s great you’re putting it out there to motivate you. It’s probably helping to motivate others too.
Great job on your battle with your monster Slug and doing great in your business. You are inspiring many to do the same. Kids grow out of clothes so fast indeed. As they get older too the clothes cost more. Thanks for sharing.
I can relate to your determination to pay off credit card debt. With some proper planning, I paid off a few cards over the summer and decided to snip them in half soon afterwards. It was the most liberating experience I’d felt in a long time. Congrats to you and good luck with continuously building your multiple streams of income. 🙂
Much as I love back-to-school shopping, it can be so costly. Kids outgrow their clothing way too quickly!
You will pay that debt off in no time I bet!