<< Back to all Blogs
Login or Create your own free blog
Layout:
Home > Let Me Be the First!

Let Me Be the First!

January 1st, 2016 at 01:16 pm

To welcome in the New Year!

I just made my first expenditure of the year. I just put three quarters into the washer downstairs.

Yesterday I adjusted my variables budget for the new year. I removed $100 per month, which will go toward savings for the gap year.

The check I will receive from the museum should pay for both trips, so I will put that into savings, not to be touched.

I will continue to fund the grandchildren's college funds with snowflakes.

So I think I'm good, except that the variables budget is leaner, and will be more difficult to meet. I will just have to be more "MINDFUL" about spending.

Of course if I make more money from the museum this year, it will ease the budget as well.

Another thing I want to do this year is pick up Christmas gifts during the year, at deep discount if possible.

My cousin has invited me to come to Florida this winter. I will have to see if I can fit it into the budget. I can get a cheap flight there, since Allegiant Airlines flies there, and it wouldn't cost me much once I was there. We just hang out, no fancy entertainment needed! The thing to figure out is ground transportation, as my cousin can't -- or shouldn't -- drive.

I know she is lonely there and I hate to say no, but I will if the numbers won't allow. Maybe my NO-SPEND January will make it possible in February.

Thanks for letting me ruminate about this!

Today's Menu:

Breakfast: Toast
Lunch: Tuna salad sandwich
Dinner: Pizza

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “Let Me Be the First!”

  1. pjmama Says:
    January 1st, 2016 at 04:11 pm 1451664677
    1451664677

    I'll be doing a no spend this January as well. Good luck!

  2. snafu Says:
    January 1st, 2016 at 04:49 pm 1451666956
    1451666956

    Happy New Year. I'm confident you'll achieve your numbers if the Museum or other external entities don't throw barriers in your way. I must get off my lazy/procrastinating ways and write a plan for retirement allocation for the next five years.

  3. rob62521 Says:
    January 1st, 2016 at 09:15 pm 1451682901
    1451682901

    Happy 2016! Hope it works out so you can visit your cousin.

  4. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    January 2nd, 2016 at 12:36 am 1451694987
    1451694987

    It sounds like you've got a good plan to get done what needs to get done. Smile

Leave a Reply

(Note: If you were logged in, we could automatically fill in these fields for you.)
*
Will not be published.
   

* Please spell out the number 4.  [ Why? ]

vB Code: You can use these tags: [b] [i] [u] [url] [email]