Archive for September, 2007
How Much Stuff Do We Need?
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
DVDs, CDs, video games, books…how much is enough? I have a feeling that if I could undo every purchase I’ve made in these categories I might be debt free today. Maybe that’s a bit of a stretch, but there is no doubt I’ve burned a lot of money on this stuff. I’ve spent some time […]
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Relaunching!
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
I started this blog with the desire to improve my finances and hopefully help someone else do the same. Shortly after starting work on improving my financial life I decided to attack my weight problem too. Since making that decision I decided to relaunch the site with a new name and URL. So….welcome to the […]
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Might as Well Lose Some Weight Too
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Since I’ve gained great focus on improving my finances, I can see that focus spreading to other areas of my life as well. I am currently at the heaviest weight of my life- 266 pounds. About six years ago, I had hit an all-time high of 255 pounds and that inspired me to get to […]
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Spending too Much on Groceries
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
In the month of August, for two people, I spent $628.26 on groceries. That number does not include eating out or any household items- just food from the grocery store or Target. That was a little under 9% of our net income last month. I’m not sure if that is an unreasonable percentage, but it […]
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Monthly Report: August 2007, Debt: -0.26%
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
Here is the progress made from the beginning of this project on August 1st.
Debt
Change
Credit Cards
$25,140.71
-$419.11
Mortgage
$167,195.14
-$157.99
Student Loans
$66,182.66
-$123.15
Other
$6,400.00
$0.00
Total Debt:
$264,918.51
-$700.25
Liquid Assets
Change
Emergency Savings
$59.34
+$1.32
Investing
$0.00
$0.00
Other Savings
$0.00
$0.00
Retirement
$5,202.67
+$389.13
Total Liquid Assets:
$5,262.01
+$390.45
Not amazing progress, but we are at least moving in the right direction now. I will be spending time this month talking more about each section and what I plan to do to attack […]
