It turns out I have put in right at 100 hours in the past two and a half weeks. That's how long the pay period is where I work. We get paid twice a month. None of this was overtime because of the way the period is laid out, but that's OK since 100 hours is still a lot! Who needs diet pills when you work that many hours! Fact is, some days I barely have time to eat at all.
I am hoping to be able to just take my regular budget out of this paycheck then put the rest away for a later time. See, we'll also get our quarterly bonus this time and we've gotten raises.
I figure if I work with the amount of money I normally receive, the rest will be gravy for use later when I really need it. I am tempted to put it all in the bank, but I know myself. It's better for me if the money is out of reach when I'm in town. The best way for that to happen is to put cash someplace at home and just not carry it with me.
See, winter will eventually arrive. When it does, there will be days the roads will be too icy for me to try to make the 10 mile drive to work. This means I'll miss some hours later, so I need a little cushion to help overcome those times.
In addition, this will be a good time to stock up on pantry items for those hard winter days, along with making sure I have additional water and other emergency items. I've blogged about emergency items before so I won't list them here, but I will be getting these things rounded up with this paycheck.
