Yes it is a New Day-Tenner Day 5

Day 5 of Tenner week is to find a freebie.  I haven't done that yet, but I did exercise good patience and found a gas station on route to a meeting that was 10 cents lower per gallon.  I was pretty low, so filled almost 14 gallons, which meant a nice $1.40 less  than had I filled near work or home.  I also was able to use a 5 cent coupon, which added about 60 seconds to my pit stop, but saved another  $ .70 cents.  If calculated out, I earned a tax free $42 dollars per hour.  I don't normally calculate out those things, but since it is tenner week, I felt in the mood to do so. Because fuel for the purpose of work is exempt from the Tenner Week challenge, since everyone's commuting expenses and needs are different, I didn't count that in my weekly spending, making my full expenses to date $0.  You read that right.  Zero, nada, rien, zilch. 

After my little pitty party last night, I was able to get a few winks and wake up with a better frame of mind.  The change in DH's travel plans meant we had a gap with my daughter after school transportation plan.  I was able to, even though just two weeks on the job, work out leaving early, and taking a bit of work home that I otherwise would have finished in the office. DH and siblings are running into some complications in travel arrangements for FIL, and I was able to  use my local connections to help get some momentum where things had stalled.  So where last night I felt like the roller coaster had nothing but careening low points, today I felt useful and supportive. It reiterated to me that I am responsible for how I respond to the challenges life throws at me.  I write this with full awareness that some folks have more than their fair share of trouble and it takes more than an attitude adjustment and a draw upon personal resiliency reserves to get to a place of calm.

The next two days will be financially tricky.  It is the start of spring break and not only do I have a 14 year old that has grandpa worry, I also have a teen with a lot of time on her hands in the coming week while I am at work.   I truly want to be successful at Tenner week.  She has a sleepover and an invite to an indoor water park for tomorrow, and she'll be going along with me to the improv night tomorrow.  That will increase the budget for the night out, but not my portion of it, so still staying true on personal spending limits. I'm going to do some research tonight to see what might be going on this Sunday that we can enjoy, but keep my end free.  I also need to do some thinking on how the week will go so as not to overspend trying to compensate for the added stress and cancelled trip.  She's not expecting anything, but I want her to enjoy as best she can her week off of school.  Shoot me ideas on what you would do in my shoes. 

While I know nothing about West Ham Football, I am resolved to keep calm.