Money, Money, Money, MOONNNEEEYYYY

So I have two good things today- one for me and one for my lovely fiance Barrett!  First, because we are learning to put each other first, I have such a wonderful fiance.  Just this past week he found out he got a promotion at his job after being there for only about 8 months!  He works so hard at everything he does and especially at his job!  He is so good that they actually created the position for him!  He works in marketing at a hospital and has done wonders for their orthopedic departments marketing.  I am so proud of him and can't wait to walk alongside such an amazing, inspiring, hard working man. (oh, and he will get a raise, hence the title of this post).
And for me, I have become pretty good at managing our money.  I am faithful with giving back to the church at least what God asks of us as well as other organizations that I am either involved in or that are put in my path for a time.  I have also become better at budgeting, saving and questioning my purchases.  We are still able to enjoy eating out (which we LOVE), buying a few fun things for ourselves (like Elton John tickets...APRIL 15!!!) and put back in savings.  We are so blessed to be where we are and we realize that we have a big responsibility as stewards of what God has given us!  Although with both of our careers we have the potential to make a very good income, we continue to remind ourselves that though we are IN THE WORLD we are not OF THE WORLD!  We will enjoy the good things of this world, because God wants us to find joy in this lifetime, but our ultimate JOY is in Him, not in things!
I love managing our finances and looking for more ways to save and give!
              Top three of my favorite categories in our budget (all 2nd to our giving to our family-the Church):
               Entertainment/Gifts (I love spending time with Barrett and getting people things!)
               House FUNd (spelled just that way, I love getting new stuff for the house and making it more hospitable)
               Netflix (this means we get an xbox, save money by getting rid of cable, and I get to cuddle up with Barrett and watch movies)!!
Love, Whitney

Picture- Barrett and I purchasing our first 'couples' thing...new washer and dryer!