Matthew

no no 24 months no for now yeah exactly but it was it was great it was wonderful experience to communicate and go through this experience as a married couple as a young married couple and do the hard things so we can do hard things later and we prove to ourself that we can communicate we can be prescriptive in in what we want and do the hard thing

no no 24 months no for now yeah exactly but it was it was great it was wonderful experience to communicate and go through this experience as a married couple as a young married couple and do the hard things so we can do hard things later and we prove to ourself that we can communicate we can be prescriptive in in what we want and do the hard thing

no no 24 months no for now yeah exactly but it was it was great it was wonderful experience to communicate and go through this experience as a married couple as a young married couple and do the hard things so we can do hard things later and we prove to ourself that we can communicate we can be prescriptive in in what we want and do the hard thing

Yeah. We were very intentional on these are the large expenses this month, be it, you know, be it infertility treatments, be it doctor's appointments, be it, you know, he's got a car repair. You know, we set those priorities early in the month. So we set our budget according to that. So we knew we had to prioritize. Here's our debt. Here's our big payment. And here's what we can do elsewhere.

Yeah. We were very intentional on these are the large expenses this month, be it, you know, be it infertility treatments, be it doctor's appointments, be it, you know, he's got a car repair. You know, we set those priorities early in the month. So we set our budget according to that. So we knew we had to prioritize. Here's our debt. Here's our big payment. And here's what we can do elsewhere.

Yeah. We were very intentional on these are the large expenses this month, be it, you know, be it infertility treatments, be it doctor's appointments, be it, you know, he's got a car repair. You know, we set those priorities early in the month. So we set our budget according to that. So we knew we had to prioritize. Here's our debt. Here's our big payment. And here's what we can do elsewhere.

And, you know, we changed our habits. We no longer ate out. We had game night. We found a new recipe online and we cooked together. We did a lot of meal prepping. That was kind of a natural thing that I did, but I brought it into our relationship to cut out going out, going out and eating lunch out. Interesting.

And, you know, we changed our habits. We no longer ate out. We had game night. We found a new recipe online and we cooked together. We did a lot of meal prepping. That was kind of a natural thing that I did, but I brought it into our relationship to cut out going out, going out and eating lunch out. Interesting.

And, you know, we changed our habits. We no longer ate out. We had game night. We found a new recipe online and we cooked together. We did a lot of meal prepping. That was kind of a natural thing that I did, but I brought it into our relationship to cut out going out, going out and eating lunch out. Interesting.

No, we had to cut out family travels. My family's not close by. So going to see my family meant, you know, $1,000 a plane ride. And so we had to say no a couple of times and say, you know what, this just isn't the budget. And our parents were very supportive. They said, you know, we know you have those priorities. We still want to bring you out. You know, we'll cover your flight this season. Okay.

No, we had to cut out family travels. My family's not close by. So going to see my family meant, you know, $1,000 a plane ride. And so we had to say no a couple of times and say, you know what, this just isn't the budget. And our parents were very supportive. They said, you know, we know you have those priorities. We still want to bring you out. You know, we'll cover your flight this season. Okay.

No, we had to cut out family travels. My family's not close by. So going to see my family meant, you know, $1,000 a plane ride. And so we had to say no a couple of times and say, you know what, this just isn't the budget. And our parents were very supportive. They said, you know, we know you have those priorities. We still want to bring you out. You know, we'll cover your flight this season. Okay.

And you learned that adults don't need gifts. Yeah. That's great. Yeah. Firsthand. Yeah. They survived. Yeah. Yeah. And we changed our, a lot of our habits, you know, eating out is kind of just, it's a luxury nowadays. And on occasion he works late, I work late. So food is just, you need food, but it didn't have to be, you know, a hundred dollars a pop restaurant. I know that's right.

And you learned that adults don't need gifts. Yeah. That's great. Yeah. Firsthand. Yeah. They survived. Yeah. Yeah. And we changed our, a lot of our habits, you know, eating out is kind of just, it's a luxury nowadays. And on occasion he works late, I work late. So food is just, you need food, but it didn't have to be, you know, a hundred dollars a pop restaurant. I know that's right.

And you learned that adults don't need gifts. Yeah. That's great. Yeah. Firsthand. Yeah. They survived. Yeah. Yeah. And we changed our, a lot of our habits, you know, eating out is kind of just, it's a luxury nowadays. And on occasion he works late, I work late. So food is just, you need food, but it didn't have to be, you know, a hundred dollars a pop restaurant. I know that's right.

We, we changed it and we, we put it in the budget cause we knew it was a necessity of just how we live our lives, but we didn't make it the only way to live our lives.

We, we changed it and we, we put it in the budget cause we knew it was a necessity of just how we live our lives, but we didn't make it the only way to live our lives.

We, we changed it and we, we put it in the budget cause we knew it was a necessity of just how we live our lives, but we didn't make it the only way to live our lives.

They were hard. They were not the easiest thing. He works differently mentally than I do. So I'm the planner. I do month calendaring ahead and here's what we have planned. He's the analytical mind who likes the data, that likes the budgeting. So while he's coding things, I'm looking at the budget and thinking, okay, well, we have the family dinner. We have X's birthday. So it worked.

They were hard. They were not the easiest thing. He works differently mentally than I do. So I'm the planner. I do month calendaring ahead and here's what we have planned. He's the analytical mind who likes the data, that likes the budgeting. So while he's coding things, I'm looking at the budget and thinking, okay, well, we have the family dinner. We have X's birthday. So it worked.