Classes start on September 5th and I'm definately looking forward to a change of pace! Am still working on saving enough money for a bed. Some day I will be free of the air mattress! Although, I must sing the praises of the aerobed that my friend loaned me. I highly recommend it. I think it's even an older model, so they've probably improved on it.

Am a bit frustrated with husband right now as he will be getting his profit sharing in a couple of weeks and if he had his way he'd spend over $1000 of it on various toys, like a new X-box 360 and give me just enough money for a bed and couch. I know it's his money from working, but I wish he'd spend it at least to pay off the car and then use the extra money he'd have every month from not having to make the car payment for his fun stuff. I don't want him to be deprived, but I want him to be resposible!

He does usually end up doing the right thing in the end, but resents it. (Part of the reason things are not working out for us.) My husband and I both have degrees; he majored in Electrical Engineering and I'll be teaching in a couple of years, which gives us plenty of money for a three-person family, so I never thought money would be such a big issue in our marriage, but it really has been. In the beginning my husband even suggested we each get a percentage of our salaries for spending, even though he will most likely always be making about twice as much as I do. He couldn't see how unfair that would be.

I've been thinking a lot about what I hope to get out of this blog. What do you get out of yours?