Now that I have it in front of me!
Christmas Budget
Budget vs. Actual
Gift to In-Laws 100 200 X **Zoo membership & DVD-R
Gift for Boss 50 45
Toddler 30 40 X Child Mp3 player
Baby 30 50 X Kitchen set (used)
Christmas Outfit - 3yo 0 0 X
C-mas Outfit - baby 0(hand-me-downs!!) 0 0 X
Donations 0 (scratch $200) 0 0 X
Mom (+ birthday) 20 20 X
Donation in her name 20 20 X 10/15/06 - HSSC
Dad (+ birthday) 20 20 X
Dh/me (for each other) 0 0 X
(includes birthdays)
Gardener 20 20 X
Preschool Teacher 20 100 X Cash gift she had surgery & closed for 2 months
Sister 10 15 X
Niece 15 17 X
Christmas Cards (Scratch $50) 0 0 X
Potlucks/Gft Exchangs 65 75 X Work Dinner? + $20 gift exchange - g.c. because I have NO IDEA what to get this person.
Other Giving 0 0
TOTALS 400 - Budget 597 - Actual
I am still not sure if we have to pay for work dinner. Boss took the bill friday and said we would settle up later. I still have a hard time believing he won't pay in the end. As dh said he wanted us to think we would pay so we didn't go overboard - I did not budget for dinner originally - we usually do potlucks so this caught me off. This is why I had an 'other' category that dh did not like and made me slash - LOL. I was RIGHT!!
$100 over budget for dh's parents - financed by wii sale.
$80 over for preschool teacher - but she will have no income for 2 months, is super awesome, and we saved $500 in prechool tuition since closed through end of the year. Least we could do.
So besides those 3 tidbits we were right on.
HEre is to an even less costly 2007 Chsritmas.
Oh yeah and I know it is not OVER yet - LOL. Something else may come up - still 3+ weeks, eh??? But overall I think I am DONE!
HELP!!!! Now can someone tell me how to put a snapshot from excel in my blog. I would love to know how!!!
Updated Christmas Budget
December 3rd, 2006 at 03:56 pm