My goal for the year 2010 is to save $6,000 (a quarter of our annual income.) The money will be set aside for an emergency fund. I need to earn or save about $115 a week to meet my goal. Here is the place to watch my progress!
Current Total as of March 17, 2010:
$946.12
January 1 – $113
$100 from January pay check, $10 Christmas gift, $3 lottery ticket winnings from my stocking
Total: $113
January 2 – $100.01
$100 from a paid sewing project, $.01 that Mr. Penny picked up. He did not report if all the day he had good luck, but he gave it to me “for the project.”
Total: $213.01
January 4 – $30.00
$30 from babysitting
Total: $243.01
Jauary 6 – $14.00
$14.00 from DMV refund
Total: $257.01
January 8 – $44.50
Rolled change
Total: $301.51
January 10 – $.10
Found a dime on the sidewalk
Total: $301.61
January 11 – $8.31
Found $8.28 in a jacket pocket; found $.03 at Costco
Total: $309.92
January 21 – $24.48
Saved $24.48 by bulk buying ground beef at the Grocery Outlet for half the price I would regularly pay
Total: $334.40
January 22 – $.76
Earned $.76 on Cloud Crowd categorizing rental business websites.
Total: $335.16
January 28 – ($221.16)
Traffic school and ticket (BOO!)
Total: $114.00
February 2 – $107.03
$100 from paycheck, $7.03 from unspent change in January
Total: $221.03
February 6 – $173.00
$100 unexpected gift, $50.00 “tasting” focus group, $23.00 from babysitting
Total: $394.03
February 8 – $10.67
$10.67 from a mystery shop ($3.67 reimbursement)
Total: $404.70
February 11 – ($70)
$5 from selling a piece of fabric; ($75) for 6 dining room chairs on Craigslist – not an emergency, but definitely worth their price
Total: $334.70
February 12 – $77.00
Bank error corrected
Total: $411.70
February 15 – $18.00
Mystery shop payment ($0.00 reimbursement)
Total: $428.70
February 17 – $52.29
$41.00 Office Max rebate, $11.20 Ebates rebate
Total: $480.99
February 19 – $564.30
$559.30 Health insurance rebate for overpayment, $5.00 value of free Excedrin coupon
Total: $1,040.29
February 25 – $10.57
$10.47 from a Mystery Shop payment (includes $4.47 reimbursement); $.10 found by a friend, for the project, mailed with a $.44 stamp 🙂
Total: $1,050.86
February 27 – $32.00
$32.00 left in budget envelopes at the end of the month (not including coins)
Total: $1082.86
March 5 – $84.00
$84 from paycheck toward IDA
Total: $1166.86
March 12 – ($340.22)
Tires for the car
Total: $826.64
March 16 – $119.50
$1 found on the ground at Costco, $3 rebate from Rite Aid, $115.50 from mystery shop payments
Total: $946.14
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