September 2016 FrugalMaster Results Monday, August 08, 2016
September was a tough month on the FrugalMaster 9000. Little time to exercise the frugal muscles in me with the kids back to school (and all the expenses that come with it). Luckily I had some income luck to cover those expenses. Income was above normal This was the second of the "three paycheck months" for the year. My current job pays me bi-weekly so two of the months each year has an extra paycheck in it. On top of that I got a $150 bonus for transferring my IRA. This interest of sorts will get added to my taxable income for the year but since I usually get a refund the tax on it will be little to none. Needs were over budget In short I was over by a good $1400 this month. There were several things that caused this. Some were planned and some not so planned. I was dropping my son off at school one day. As I left the school and turned onto the road I started hearing this clicking noise coming from a tire....