Money, money, money!

My dad is getting a new truck today. He finally found one that likes as well as his truck and decided to go through with it. We're reaping the benefits, because he is selling his truck to us for what he would have gotten for trade in value. :) He could have sold to anyone on the street for probably $3000 more. Yay for us! And we got a loan through the credit union, that Doug actually gets to be on. More yays! Our interest rate sucks, but we've got to start somewhere, right? Anyhow, we're going to the credit union today to sign the loan papers and will probably have the truck tomorrow unless my dad decides to be nice and go ahead and give it to us today. But all of this comes with a price, right? Doug is now freaking out about the money. And I don't blame him. Of course, I'm getting a little irritated that he's blaming it all on me. He says I spend too much money. And while I don't go out and spend a huge amount all the time, I know I'm very guilty of buying a little something here and little something there, and by the time it is all said and done I've probably spent just as much doing that as I would going on shopping sprees every paycheck. So I'm going to work on that. I'm also going to work on paring down our grocery bill. We're spending way more than necessary at the store every 2 weeks. The one time I did really well was the time I planned our meals, made a very extensive list and then only bought what was on the list. I think I spent $103 that time. Not bad for 2 weeks of groceries for 2 people. Anyhow, back to the truck thing. I'm really excited and I know Doug is too. It'll be so nice to have a truck too. No more trying to find someone to haul stuff for us or borrowing someone else's vehicle. We'll be self-sufficient now! :) I'll try to remember to take pictures of Doug with his truck and post them later!