ATTQOTD: Right now it's pretty good. DH and I both work from home and have fairly flexible schedules. And, our kids are 11 and 13 so they're self sufficient. The heat of central FL is causing us problems now though. DS needing to be at school at 7:30, DD needing to be at the bus stop by 8:40, and DH having a standing 9:30 meeting means we can't get the run in before all this, and the heat is just too intense by the time he's done. We will occasionally run separate, but since I'm the one driving our training he likes to just follow along. Also, this is a really good time for us to chat about what we've got going on in the week like various appointments, kids after school schedules, and work/vacation travel. This is the last week of school though, and we can leave the kids by themselves to go for a run since we stay in the neighborhood for all our training runs. Next year DS will be in middle school and on the same bus as DD, so early runs will be the norm when it's hot (most of the time).
Budgeting: DH doesn't complain about race fees too much because he's very into exercise. The biggest expense is Princess for me because my friend and I make it a girls weekend. This includes all three races, nice dinners each night, some shopping on 5k day, and massages/spa day after the 10k and half. Yes, that weekend gets pricey. We stay at the Dolphin for the spa and it's a Marriott. So, we can usually get a night or two on points. And, tables in wonderland or annual pass discounts help on food. That is one weekend that I will not give up.
We live about 45min (depending on I4!) from Disney, so we're local-ish. I do like staying on property for Disney race weekends (taking the buses). But, I'm seriously rethinking that for the future for races other than Princess. There are some really nice hotels close to Disney at a fraction of the price. Especially when you take Marriott and Hilton rewards into account.
For running clothes/shoes I watch for sales. I can get UA tank tops at Dick's for under $10 when they have a good sale. And, they had BOGO Balega socks a while back. Shoes I don't always get on sale since they change the models so much. And, I don't always get my size in the old model before they're sold out.
I'd love an updated Garmin watch. But my Forerunner 220 still works, so I can't really justify it. For now.