It only happens
seldom, and when it does you usually do not even notice it…that’s right, the
month that you receive 3 paychecks! Typically when this happens I do not notice
an excess in my bank account, I don’t get to splurge on a little something
special for myself, and it’s usually over and done with before I even figure
out that it was a 3 paycheck month. This month was a different story…or so I
thought. It was the end of the month, I
was out of work by noon and looking forward to a 3-day weekend as it was Labor
Day weekend. I had scheduled a hair appointment that I promptly drove to as
soon as the workplace doors closed behind me, I was determined to find that
extra money with that 3rd check and I wanted to spoil myself a
little bit, after all I had already paid all of my monthly bills including my
new car payment of $300. After spending 2 hours getting my hair done and
dropping over $100, I headed to the mall
where I dropped my car for an oil change that I had a gift card for and
proceeded to meander through the stores in search of some great deals. I was
feeling like a new woman with a few inches of hair being cut off, high and low lights,
and a completely new style…you know that confident feeling that you had when
you were 19 and you just knew everyone stared as you walked by, well I had that.
I had about 30 minutes to kill and within this time I found a shirt that cost
me $0.63, a pair of shoes that rang up for $7, and a pair of running shorts
that were on clearance for $5. Couldn’t beat that, again with my confidence
beaming, I strolled back through the mall to Sears, where my car was awaiting.
I handed my gift card for the oil change to the cashier and the card covered
the exact amount of the oil change…another amazing deal! Yes, so a trip to the
mall and an oil change cost me $12.63, this is a first, and probably a last for
me, but I was excited and called everyone on my way home to tell them about my
amazing afternoon. (Yes, these are the
things that excite me these days…I know, lame.) While driving home, I hit
the drive-thru teller at the bank to withdraw my bi-weekly daycare payment and
headed to daycare to pick the kiddos up and be home in time for dinner. During
dinner, Adam and I talked about the day, discussed the amount still in our
checking accounts after the recent paycheck, and continued to eat. I thought it
was a bit ironic that I still had such an excess in my account, especially after
my car payment, daycare, and my hair appointment had all come out of the one
check. I pushed it to the back of my mind convincing myself that it must be the
extra paycheck this month! The night concluded, and the next day rolled around.
Adam went to work as usual on Saturday and I had the day to burn. I called my
mom and asked her if she’d like to go with me to buy a pair of running shoes. In
spite of everything, I had a lot of money to burn and I needed a new pair of
shoes for my upcoming half-marathon! She agreed to go with me, I picked out a
$100 pair of shoes, bought lunch, and headed back home. Adam arrived home a
little later as I was dawdling around the garage, he poked his head out the
window that looks in on our garage and says :
Adam: “Do you know why
you had so much extra money in your account?”
Me: “Umm..No?”
Adam: “Because your $300 car payment and your $350 daycare
withdraw all came out of my checking
account!”
Me: “Oh….Sorry.” Then I laughed.
Sometimes, when I think I
have my life together and things seem to be going almost too well to be true…they
usually are! I had given him two overdrafts and left him with a balance of $0
with two weeks to go before the next pay. But at least I can still feel
confident about my new hair!!!
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