Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: Good Morning!

  1. 07-27-2011, 09:32 AM #1
    AspiringToBeFrugal
    AspiringToBeFrugal is offline
    Registered User AspiringToBeFrugal's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    West of the East Coast
    Posts
    618
    Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
    Rep Power
    6

    Default Good Morning!

    Off to a great start on this frugal Wednesday! Have my "TO DO" list ready and am waiting until DS gets up so I can start my "noisy" chores!

    Hope you all have a fantastic day!
    May Goals:
    Only $300 for groceries this month - $206/$300
    Monthly coupon/valued customer savings = $14.08
    No wasted food!
    Stick to budget!
    Track spending DAILY
    Get checkbook balanced
    Save $200 toward EF: $85/$200

    2012 FV Challenges: Try New Recipes Challenge: 22/52, Menu Planning Challenge: 21/52, Grocery Reduction Budget Challenge, Change Jar Challenge: $27.81 as of 1-14-12, Lose A Pound A Week Challenge: 3/48, No Wasted Food Challenge

    2012 Goals

    1. To pay off CC (only $917.15 left!) and never again charge more than I can pay off each month.
    2. Snowball the CC payment into Sears Credit Card bill (no interest) and get it paid off ASAP.
    3. Snowball the CC and Sears card payments into hospital bill (due w/ Baby #2 via C-section in mid-January). Pay that off ASAP.4. Snowball payments into DH's student loan (as of 12/4/11 there's still $4770.84 remaining). Pay off by 12/31/12.
    5. Keep our grocery budget to $300 each month.
    6. Use Dave Ramsey's budget sheet and get on track with this each pay period.
    7. Get and keep checkbook balanced and keep an eye (weekly if not daily) on our e-statements.
    8. Get savings account up to $8,000 (incl. emergency fund)
    9. Make 2 Christmas gifts per month: 0/24.
    10. Get our home organized: use a receipt book, keep my coupon organizer in check, have a touch-once policy for paper (touch once and then file or toss).
    11. Achieve "give or get" goal of $1500 for the board I serve on by 9/30/12.
    12. Taxes filed by March 17.
    Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!Share on FacebookSpurl this Post!Reddit!Wong this Post!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 07-27-2011, 12:14 PM #2
    Sophiasmama
    Sophiasmama is offline
    Registered User Sophiasmama's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Alberta,Canada
    Age
    32
    Posts
    361
    Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
    Rep Power
    3

    Default

    We had thunder storms all day yesterday...and today bought the sunshine...packing for the lake...and going to wash the floor. Have a great day!
    On Baby Step # 6
    Principal amount oweing $74,408

    Living like no one else,so later we can live like no one else.
    Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiTweet this Post!Share on FacebookSpurl this Post!Reddit!Wong this Post!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. Good Morning.
    By momthreepointoh in forum General Chat
    Replies: 13
    Last Post: 05-26-2010, 05:10 PM
  2. Good Morning!!!
    By Rhiamon in forum General Chat
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 05-17-2009, 09:58 AM
  3. good morning!
    By cissylu in forum General Chat
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 05-07-2008, 11:40 AM
  4. good morning!
    By cissylu in forum General Chat
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 03-13-2008, 10:42 AM
  5. good morning all
    By wildflowerpa in forum General Chat
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 04-14-2007, 02:38 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules