I feel like life is rewarding me for my hard work..

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As many of you know, I've been taking great strides towards bettering our financial status lately. Last year we were the type who'd spend every dime we had.. and often we'd even overdraw our bank account. Our bills were always paid late, we frequently got shut off notices. I even went the entire summer without a phone because our home phone and cellphones were turned off for non-payment. Well we've come a long way since then. Our bills are being paid on time.. and sometimes even early. We paid a large chunk on our cell phones and are still paying a bit every month to make sure they remain affordable (and if we have a tough month we can skip a payment if necessary). Our bank account has had a positive balance for over 2 months, and we've even set up a savings account that we've not yet touched! Not long ago I felt like we were being punished when our hot water heater suddenly died and I needed to use some money I was saving in order to get a new water heater. We also had a few other unexpected expenses pop up which left me frustrated. However.. over the past month I feel like I've been rewarded! Hubby had to go get a root canal last week, which we knew would cost $200 (minus the cap.. he'll get that at a later time when we can afford it). We were saving that $200, but I started to get depressed that we hadn't been able to pay other bills since we were holding onto the root canal money. Then, the day before the root canal I got a surprise child support payment from my oldest's father... $200! He doesn't pay often, and when he does it's usually far below what he is supposed to pay (I got $35 a month last summer.. and nothing all winter). So we were able to pay some bills and pay for hubby's root canal without a problem! Last week hubby got a bonus check. He usually gets one every month. We expected it. We paid our usual bills and even a couple debts, along with bringing the kids to the zoo and going out to eat on Sunday.. and still we had money left in the bank last night before payday. Today.. hubby got another surprise bonus check. We didn't understand why he even got it.. he's only supposed to get one a month. He called payroll to make sure it wasn't a mistake, and they assured him it wasn't... I feel these little financial surprises are a reward to us for being so good lately and spending our money wisely! Has life ever rewarded you for good behavior?