Not too much to report around these parts. DH and I are both pretty busy at work, which means not too much is going on around the house. We did have takeout almost every night last week, but at least we stayed within budget. I'm going to Aldi tomorrow and I'm going to pick up some easier meals to help stave off the endless stream of fast food around here.

Aside from groceries and gas, we've only made one purchase in the last week, and that was a planned one. We've been saving up for a while and finally bought automatic feeders for our cats. They both have a tendency to put on weight, so they have to be fed a precise amount of food twice a day. We've run into problems where I've had class and DH has had to work late. They either got fed way too early or late, which they were not happy about. Plus, since they get fed morning and night, I haven't been able to sleep in past 8:00am in the last 2 years. I'm not a total sloth, but a nice weekend lie-in every once in a while wouldn't be bad!

I got paid yesterday, and split the money evenly between replenishing the emergency fund and the car fund. My checks are smaller these days because I bumped up my 401k contribution to 50% for the rest of the year to make sure I max out. I'll have more coming in next year when I can adjust my contribution back to 33%, but the money will still be going to the same place, at least for the foreseeable future.