It’s been two weeks since my husband quit his job, which also means we no longer have a steady paycheck coming in to the Fearon household.

I’m not going to lie. It’s a little freaky  that we are now back to living the life of irregular income.

We lived this life for years but honestly, it was nice knowing that a for sure, steady paycheck in a set amount was going to hit our bank account every Thursday at midnight.

It was kind of like magic.

However, that magic and seemingly “easy” life is over and now we venture back into the 100% self-employed world. Where we actually have to go out and make money – where we have to hustle.

It’s a little scary but thankfully I married an insanely amazing man.

So in order to get us through these next few months of figuring out our new “normal”, we’re contemplating a few things and I think they’re things that may help you so I wanted to share them with you.

No Spend Month

We’re considering starting another “No Spend Month” where basically the only money we spend is on our mortgage, utilities, gas for our cars, and groceries but nothing else.

Now, this will be a real challenge so we haven’t 100% committed to doing this yet, but I’m hoping with the help of Ruth Soukup’s book, 31 Days of Living Well and Spending Zero I can convince my hubs to give it a go. 

Health Insurance

Now that we don’t have health insurance we’re digging deep and considering our options. We will more than likely go with a Healthcare Sharing Ministry, but we haven’t 100% decided that yet.

Because, if we do go with a Healthcare Sharing Ministry, my husband would have to completely stop smoking….which will be a huge challenge for him. But I’ll be happy to no longer have to keep cigarettes as a line item in our budget – so prayers are greatly welcomed and appreciated for my hubs.  

For more info on Healthcare Sharing Ministries and to see if they’re right for you, head here to read this post.

Digit

Since my husband’s cell phone has been paid for by the company he works for, we will no longer have the amazing option of not paying for his cell phone anymore. So he had to go get another phone.

And even though he chose a cheaper smartphone it still wasn’t free. So we had to conjurer up the money to pay for it. And that’s why I love our Digit savings account.

It saves money without me thinking about it and honestly, I never check my Digit balance. To my surprise we had saved over $500 so I simply did a transfer for the amount my husband needed for his new Republic Wireless phone plan (this is who I’ve been using for the past year and LOVE).

When it comes to budgeting for Digit, I just base our budget off of the settings that I have set up within Digit. I know that the most Digit will ever take in a week is $20 so I just budget as if Digit was taking the full $20.

Then at the end of the month we can decide what to do with any extra left that Digit didn’t transfer out. To find out more about Digit, head here.

Swagbucks

I know, you’ve heard me speak of Swagbucks a zillion and one times by now, but it’s always been my go-to for everything, especially Christmas.

And this year, I set the bar really high for how much I wanted saved for Christmas because truthfully, my plan was to use the money earned towards a ridiculously expensive swing set for my kids.

And so, as you can see below, I’ve racked up a lot of SBs over the course of this year…

So, there’s our plan for our 4th debt-free Christmas in a nutshell. Even though I was planning to pull the majority of our SBs for that fancy swing set, I’ll probably just buy a much cheaper and less of my “dream swing set” on Craigslist for Christmas so we can stretch these SBs even further. (I mean really, my kids would be happy with a rope and a tire tied to a tree so this is really all about the vision in my head a not reality.)

For more on how I earn so much Swagbucks, head here.

Okay, so there are just a few of the things that we’re working on while my husband gets his new business up and running. If you have any prayers that you’d like to offer up for my hubs, we’d much appreciate them!

Have you transitioned to life of self-employeedom? If so, what are some ways that you’ve made it work with your budget?

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