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January 31st, 2011 at 02:00 am

Well, I know there is still one more day in January, but I am expecting a long tiring week at work, plus family guests this next weekend. So here it is…

Completed January Goals:
-$198 went go to the Car Fund
-Leftover went go to DH Student Loan 2 for a total of $350
-I added $500 to the Emergency Fund
-An extra $100 went to the Car Loan 2
-I haven’t had a soda for all of January!!! Chocolate fondue next weekend!

Partially completed January Goals:
-I started the Tax Returns, by trying to do Turbo Tax. It doesn’t help people in my position (daughter of the boss), so it’s a very rough estimate. I miss the days when I could figure out the paper taxes fast, but the business side is too complicated for me. It looks like we will owe quite a bit of federal tax. I’m hoping the accountant finds out differently. I will probably have to change my W4.
-I only read one of the three books. I just didn’t have the energy this month to find out if I didn’t like the next book.


My February Goals are the following:
-$167 to the Car Fund: this is set up on auto-savings
-All Leftover to the EF: If we do owe lots of tax, then I want to be able to pay it when the time comes. If it ends up we don’t, then we can either keep it as EF or lump pay a loan off.
-Extra $100 to Car Loan 2: this is already set up on auto-payment
-No Soda: I’m still having a lot of cravings despite not having any for 30 days. If I start again, it’ll be just as bad, so another month to go. Hopefully the cravings will be gone by then.
-Read the second book: I need to read and return them. February is a short month, so I think I will only be able to do one.
-Sort my paper stacks: There are too many piles now, and they need to be sorted and recycled. We have a lot of junk paper.


In other random news, my husband and I are starting to look for a rescue puppy to add to the family. He’s picky and I’m picky so it’ll be awhile before we’ll find one we agree on. I’m just glad we can have an open conversation about adopting one instead of “later” or “not right now”. This at least makes me feel like we’re moving a little in the right direction, even if we don’t adopt this year.

2 Responses to “Monthly Goals”

  1. HouseHopeful Says:
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    Hey - just wanted to comment on the soda cravings. I quit caffeine for health reasons and I realized what I miss most is the carbonation. So as a treat, once in a while, I will have a root beer (no caffeine!)

  2. scottish girl Says:
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    Aw that's great you's are talking about adopting a puppy. One of MIL's dogs is a rescue dog, they got her from the Dogs Trust.

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