Now that those renovations are done and over with we can move into July with some new focus. And some new goals! Our main focus for the rest of 2010 is going to be our credit card debt. July Goals: Put $500 towards our credit card debt Purchase equipment (new flash) for the wedding I [...]
It’s been said that it takes 21 days to form a new habit or break an existing ‘bad’ habit. So I thought I would give myself this challenge to form some new, healthy habits. I was thinking of starting this next month – but why wait? I’m going to start now. The idea is to [...]
So far 2010 is going exactly as planned. Isn’t that always the case for the new year? January you go all out. You know your goals and you have a plan carefully mapped out. Then somewhere along the way you get distracted, you forget your goals and that 10lbs you’ve wanted to lose is now [...]
This year H and I are doing things differently. Rather than writing out a list of goals to accomplish by this time next year, we are going to spend the first half of the year working on the goals listed below. Then in June we will make new goals for the rest of the year. [...]
Wow. I think it’s safe to say that I am not alone in thinking that this summer flew right by. With a new month comes a new focus, new lists and new goals. It’s like a fresh start. This month I am going to be focusing on the big picture. Not just the day-to-day wants/needs. [...]
ugust already! As I mentioned earlier this week, August is going to have more spending than usual. Here’s the goal My variable total is about $600 more than usual. Food & Household: I have decided to add “household” to my food budget. By household I mean, dish soap, deodorant, shampoo, that sort of thing. Transportation: [...]
Here is what July is looking like: (You can click on the picture to enlarge!) You may notice a couple new categories and some changes to our fixed expenses. 1. Condo Insurance. I finally got contents insurance for our stuff. Since this is the first month, they will be withdrawing two months worth of payments. [...]
Yesterday I spent a couple hours budgeting and seeing how we could possibly make our goal of credit card, debt freedom, by September. The truth is, we can’t. A lot has happened since January, I feel like time just flew by. It feels like just yesterday I was writing out my yearly goals and now [...]
May already!? Well, I do have some goals for this month. 1. Be working by May 11. Either back at the call centre, or at a new job. 2. If I do go back to the call centre, I need to find a way to deal with the stress. Either taking a walk after work, [...]
Well, I am trying something new this month! I am going to track my spending, to the T! Usually H and I make sure that we have our fixed expenses covered, throw $300 or so each payday into savings/debt repayment and then spend the rest. Never really tracking how much is going towards food, gas [...]
