Sunday, May 18, 2008
Goal Update
| By Lynn Forgy I wanted to provide an update on my goal of paying off my 2 remaining debts (not including the house), or Baby Step #2. As it stands now, I have $900 left to pay on my car (Woo Hoo!) and $6000 left on my student loan (Yuck!). Obviously, this means I did not meet my goal of paying off everything by the end of this month. However, I will say that I am a lot closer than I sometimes thought I would be. I have an additional $500 that was going to go towards the car debt this month to bring my total left due down to $6400, but I need to use that to fix the erosion problem going on in my backyard. I also haven't gotten paid for my mystery shopping for the month of May, which should be around $266. So, my revised goal is to have the remaining debt, $6900, paid off by August 15th. During this time, I will have to pay about $500 for homeschool materials, a dentist visit (hopefully only $100), and 3 trips (educational of course, and short excursions, too). I know some of you may be thinking 'But why take 3 vacations, even if they are short, rather than paying that towards the debt???' The reason is simple: I am TIRED! And my family and I could use some "together time". I have been working a full time job and a part time job since August, plus an additional part time job since January. Each week, I work at least 6 days and sometimes 7. I need a break. You can rest assured that our trips will be paid for in cash, though. :) |
posted by Krista at 2:47 PM
