From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Snowball Status

by jolyn on May 30, 2009

in Debt,Snowball Status

May’s Progress

Debt #1 Previous Balance: $2260.17
*Paid Off* (wOOt!)

Current Balance: $00.00

Debt #2 Previous Balance: $6493.00
Paid minimum balance of $200.00…
…and an additional $1490.44
Current Balance: $4,802.56

Debt #3 Previous Balance: $10,622.55
Paid minimum balance of $106.00
Current Balance: $10,516.55

Previous Grand Total: $19,375.72
Current Grand Total: $15,319.11
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As you can see, we’ve started off our debt snowball with a bang. Debt #1 is completely [...]

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Snowball Status

by jolyn on May 30, 2009

in Debt,Snowball Status

MAY’S SNOWBALL PROGRESS

Debt #1 Previous Balance: $2260.17
*Paid Off* (wOOt!)

Current Balance: $00.00

Debt #2 Previous Balance: $6493.00
Paid minimum balance of $200.00…
…and an additional $1490.44
Current Balance: $4,802.56

Debt #3 Previous Balance: $10,622.55
Paid minimum balance of $106.00
Current Balance: $10,516.55

Previous Grand Total: $19,375.72
Current Grand Total: $15,319.11
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As you can see, we’ve started off our debt snowball with a bang. Debt #1 is [...]

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My six-year-old’s dance recital is coming up. Olivia came home with her costumes recently and couldn’t wait to try them on and admire herself in the mirror.If Olivia had her way, she would be running from dance to swimming to T-ball to karate …. day after day, week after week. And would then still be [...]

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As of today…

Debt 1: $2,260.17
Debt 2: $6,493.00
Debt 3: $10,622.55

Grand Total: $19,375.72
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Debt #1 is our credit card that we use and pay off on a monthly basis. That is, we usually pay it off on a monthly basis.
It got a little out of hand at the end of last year after our tenants [...]

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Goodwill Rocks

by jolyn on May 4, 2009

in On Shopping

I’ve always been a big fan of second-hand stores. In fact, you might say that my biggest problem is not spending too much at them! That“It’s such a good deal, I can’t pass it up” mentality.
I am doing much better in that area: really thinking hard about whether I really need an item, and not [...]

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Before $4500…

by jolyn on May 2, 2009

in Kids' Expenses,On Selling Stuff

After $4500…Easy come, easy go.
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Oh, and I had a yard sale.I made a whopping $23.50. So much for that! (At least I got a lot of reading done.)

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