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Freelance money trickling in

September 16th, 2016 at 09:07 pm

AS has gotten three freelance checks this week, to the tune of $2290. One of them was from my job, but they still owe her a ton, including for two jobs that were invoiced BEFORE the one she got a check for. Weird and annoying, but at least they sent her something.

We would have made up the deficit of our other purchases except it was time for me and AS to put together our fall capsule wardrobes. We both chose some new colors and both temporarily retired black, so we had quite a bit to get. We spent about $500 between us and the average price per item was about $15.

With the freelance checks received so far, we have a shared spending deficit of $403.84. That's with sending nearly 50% of the net payment to savings every time (I round down to the nearest $50). Our U.S. savings is now at $2350!

Hopefully some more of the late checks come through soon so we can clear our deficit. There are winter gear purchases and Halloween costume stuff that will be purchased when we need them regardless of whether the checks have come, but it would feel much nicer if shared spending were in the positive again! And I might break down and buy some of the little household things we want soon.

Oh well, we know the money IS coming, and we have plenty of float in the checking account, so it'll all come out fine.

3 Responses to “Freelance money trickling in ”

  1. rob62521 Says:
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    It is frustrating to wait. Glad you have the money to cover expenses.

  2. ceejay74 Says:
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    Thanks! Yes, if I was really worried, I would apply the whole freelance check to the deficit instead of sending some to savings. Or pull from savings, since it's not really for anything specific.

  3. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    I hope the money comes soon!

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