I am super excited with how nicely things went for me in
February. For one thing my income tax
refund arrived and I put it to really
good use.
All of my regular monthly bills were paid early again this month
and, as you all know, I thoroughly enjoy that feeling I get of being very well
on top of things. Nothing proves to be
more stressful for me than to be up against a deadline, especially a financial
one. So to be financially on top of
things has the opposite effect and makes me feel content and downright giddy.
The majority of my income tax refund went straight into my savings
account which allowed me to make all of my financial savings goals for that
account for the entire year! Love
that! While I focus on other savings
goals I still plan to add to this account as well. From here on everything will be a bonus! In fact, I had an extra $100 at the end of
the month so I put it in there.
I earned two hours of overtime pay last month. I took that extra money along with a small
portion of my refund and added it to my other funds to make a double sized
business debt payment. This has allowed
me to shave another month off of the end of my little payment plan. Yippeeeee!
I kept personal spending fairly low and my various budgets in
check. I found some wonderful bargains
on eBay and was able to replace some of the key pieces of my work wardrobe that
were worn out. I also added an extra
sweater to my wardrobe so I will have more variety. In the process I purged a few items for the
thrift store box. The items that are
worn out I will not be donating, but I had some tops and a sweater I wasn’t wearing
because I didn't really like them. I
replaced those things with items I like much better.
Last month I bought two tanks of gas for the car and one for the
truck this month and used my rewards card each time to save an extra 10¢ a
gallon. We did a lot more driving last
month than usual with all of the girl's extra -curricular school activities and
my truck was on E, which is never good. J
Thankfully gas prices are quite low right now plus I took store
surveys after each time I shopped at Fred Meyer to earn extra points on my card
and get the fuel discounts. I truly
appreciate how they do that.
In January we didn't do anything for family entertainment that
cost money and we didn’t dine out either.
Last month we jumped in the car to go for a leisurely drive and ended up
in Idaho City. We had lunch and walked
around a bit before coming home. It
didn't cost much and we had a great time just hanging out.
That pretty much sums it up, no pun intended. Okay March.
Let's just see what you have in store for me!
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