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George/Pena Family Blog - Not at the top

So we're not in the top 1, 2 or 3 for this challenge. We are going to have a family meeting.

Topic: what are we going to do now? I want everyone to come up with ideas about how to decrease expenses and increase savings.

We need a firm commitment for change to be able to win this contest. I'm taking a second job once school starts in the fall. I plan on getting a tutoring job after school which I've always resisted since it makes for an extremely long day. But because the legislature has cut part of my bonus for National Board Certification, and since my school lost the funding for an extra 30 minutes in our day, I need to do my part to increase our income. I hope I can get the rest of the family on board to also do some extras.

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Define "top"

Ok, so the nature of any contest is that there is one "winner" among many contestants. And nobody signed up for something *intending* to lose. But I was a little sad about the first division results because I realized how much I REALLY LIKE everyone, how much we have in common, and how awesome it has been to see "teamwork" about finances. What I didn't expect, I guess, is that I feel like we're all on the same "team" . . .

And, I REALLY, REALLY feel like there are "wins" that numbers can't measure. I know I've had a bunch of those -- the small personal "wins" that no one else seems to value as much as I do -- and sometimes getting out of bed every day to get back at it is a BIG WIN for me

Chin up all,

KR

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