Football Games & Finance

Today has been a breath of fresh air, literally! The past week we got a major winter storm and I was snowed in for days. Well today the sun was shinning bright and the air temperature was at a solid 60 degrees! Just beautiful! Today also just happens to be the biggest night of the year for most Americans, Super Bowl Sunday!! Woop Woop! I'm not that big into football. However I do love the idea of it. I enjoy seeing people so excited and hopeful. Each fan is so loyal for their team and they really feel connected to their team. Anyways, my favorite part of the Super Bowl is the food!! I love cheese dip, potato chips, brownies, cookies, root beer, sliders, and wings! Any excuse for me to eat like crap I am totally on board with. I will include the spicy sausage cheese dip recipe below if you are interested :) 

Now, you are probably asking yourself "What is with the Finance is her title?" Well, that is something else that I wanted to share with you this evening. One of my New Year resolutions was to become very organized in all aspects of my life. Well that includes the bills. Last year, I missed a bill altogether!! I misplaced it and then forgot to pay it. I felt terrible and definitely didn't want to hurt our credit score so I vowed to never ever do that again. So I found a great way to organize and keep track of all bills coming in and out. 

So I decided to print out a calendar page for each month and used them as my dividers. I like to pay all the bills at once which works out because they usually all come in within a week or two of each other. When a bill comes in the mail, I write it down on the day it arrives and place it in the pocket to wait for the other ones. When all have arrived and been logged, I sit down and write up the checks to be mailed out and log the day I did it. I then hole punch the bill statement behind the month it was paid. 

This way I can look back at what was paid and when it was paid. Everything is neat and organized!! With tax season here I got to thinking of how awesome this binder will be for next year. This binder will have all our taxes and statements in one place so we can get through our taxes so much faster! 

I am very excited about this and it really is so easy to do. I hope that this will be helpful to someone else out there!! Well I have the smell of cheese dip and the sound of football distracting me so I must say goodbye! I hope everyone enjoys the game tonight and may the best team win. "May the odds ever be in your favor." Sorry for the cheesy Hunger Games reference :)

Oh wait as I promised: Sausage Cheese Dip Recipe

1 lb spicy ground sausage

2 chopped jalapenos

1 pkg of cream cheese

1/3 pkg of Velveeta

1 bag of shredded cheddar cheese

2 cans Rotel (drained)

I cooked the sausage first and then drained the fat. I then added the sausage and the remaining ingredients into a crock pot. I cooked it on high for 2 1/2 hours. I prefer Frito's scoops but whatever chips you prefer will be great. Enjoy!!