Still dealing with my fatigue and job burnout, but staying positive. Taking short walks about 4 times a week.
Here's what's happening in my savings world:
Midyear review numbers to compare to my sidebar:
As of Jun 2013--
Mortgage: $47,287 remaining
No credit card debt (yay!)
Retirement: $39,843, IRA (traditional)
Retirement: $157,441, 401K
Retirement: $2,711, Roth IRA
Wealth acct: $22,941
Freedom acct: $5,053
Christmas acct: $280
House repair acct: $1,498
Grandkids acct: $438
The Kid: ?? (looks like I have time!)
Education: $8,504
Creative ventures acct: $260 (for writing, arts and crafts supplies)
For my brand new 52 week savings challenge:
June, week 3: $1
June, week 4: $10
After the car purchase in May, I also had to change my tax withholding to have more income tax taken out of my paycheck (boooo!!). But better this way than to have a large tax payment at the end of the tax year. The Kid is no longer in college (boo!) so I can't claim tuition. The mortgage has less interest (both boo! and yay!?) so I can't claim that on my taxes. My, how things change over the years...
Making progress, but I still feel impatient. I want to make HUGE GRAND MAJOR progress. But little by little, I'll get there. I can complain, but who cares really? We all do the best we can.
So thanks, saving advice friends for helping me stay motivated. Happy saving everyone!!
Midyear Review 2013
July 1st, 2013 at 01:17 am
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