Credits and Debits

So my husband and I hate doing finances. And this month has proved to be, well, rather an expensive one. And both of us were dragging our feet more than usual. So to make it interesting, if not enjoyable, to spread out our piles of receipts and crunch a lot of depressing numbers we decided to play 'strip' finances. The rules were simple. One item of clothing off for every area we were under budget for this month. And one item of clothing on for every area where we weren't. Well, let's just say things did not end on a very bright note, monetarily speaking. Nor was it our most romantic of evenings spent. We went to bed wearing more clothes than when we started. (Yeah, it was that bad.) But at least instead of being sulky and frustrated about it we were able to laugh. And find some extra incentive to spend a lot less next month.