WOW. It's been over a year since I've posted anything. So far we haven't made all that much progress on the debt repayment thing. Today is a new day and I'm starting fresh with a garage sale. I was dissappointed when I cleaned out my garage to discover that most of what was in there was, in fact, trash. Oh well. Hopefully today I can make $50 or so and I can put that into savings. That is the first "baby step" I have been working on: putting money in savings and not touching it. I'm finding that rather than saving large amounts or trying to meet some lofty goal, if I just save $200 a month and place it in two different accounts it's not missed. The second thing (no using credit cards) has been more of a challenge. We find that it's too easy to just use them and forget how much we've spent. The new rule: until it's paid off no more using the lovely Fred Meyer Card. Then only use it for groceries and gas and pay it off every two weeks like I meant to.
The game plan for this month is:
Pay $800 toward Fred Meyer Card
Pay off outstanding medical bills (give or take $100)
STICK TO BUDGET!!!
Blog progress at least once a week.
On a sadder note we did end up putting Jasmine down. She was a wonderful dog and is greatly missed. I can't end a post with a sad ending though. I am now the proud godmom to an adorable little boy named Alex. I have been babysitting him full time over the past 9 months while his mom has been stationed in an "undisclosed" foreign location. She comes home next Wed and I can't WAIT!
So that's the short version update. More to come soon!
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