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Little bit of everything

March 21st, 2011 at 01:40 am

Well, I think I’m finally caught up on finances. We got our state refund back this week, and federal will come out tomorrow. I paid the accountant, transferred savings to ING EF, and sent in an extra $200 to Car Loan 2.

I’m really stoked about my idea to be debt-free by time we go to Russia in 2014. Even on my lesser pay, I think we can make it work. If we send in an average of $200/month extra to Car Loan 2, then by Dec 2013, it will be paid off. Car Loan 1 (0% financing) will be paid off on our payment plan by then. DH Student Loan 3 will need an extra $300/month for a year (in 2012) to wipe out, and Student Loan 4 will need an extra $600/month for a year (in 2013) to be wiped out. I think we can swing it.

Hubby interviewed for a full-time job on Friday. This job is kind of (barely) in the same lines of his dream job, but it is way less pay. It actually pays less than his part-time job now (about 85 cents/hour less), but instead of 34 hours a week at random times, he would be working full time consistent hours. We’re not sure about any benefits. The good thing is that they won’t drag him along for months, like his dream job applications did. We’ll probably get a yes or no by the end of the week. This job will by no means increase our take-home pay by enough (if at all) for us to move out, but it will help a little with sanity.

I’ve scheduled a week off in April to stay at home and just found out that it might be the nieces’ spring break. I’m thrilled if that ends up being true. I haven’t seen them in forever. I’ve also signed up for two “personal enrichment” courses at the local tech college that will help me with work. They’re only 5 or 6 classes each and should give me more of a background on the stuff I’m learning to do on the fly.

I’ve also moved two of my tall bookshelves out of the basement up into our make-shift den. I couldn’t bring myself to bring up my books yet (I have boxes upon boxes full of books). Husband thinks I’m funny and wasting energy (“You’ll just have to re-pack them!”), but I haven’t seen or read my books in 2.5 years. Who knows if/when we’ll ever move out at this stage? I don’t want to go another 2.5 years packed away.

I’m actually tempted to unpack everything except for kitchen stuff. Perhaps after all that work, maybe a windfall will happen and we’ll be able to move out. I would rather see my stuff, that I do actually cherish and would use, than to keep it boxed up for years. Maybe I’d even find stuff to sell. Plus, I don’t mind packing, should I have the "mis-fortune" to pack it all back up. It’s a thought…

1 Responses to “Little bit of everything”

  1. scottish girl Says:
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    I hope he gets the job.
    I know what you mean about unpacking everything, our wedding presents are still packed, some at my mum's and some here, and most of my books are at my mum's.
    I hope you get to re-pack them Smile

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