Layout:
Home > March goal results; April goal set

March goal results; April goal set

March 31st, 2012 at 04:35 am

I know, I know, what am I doing A) blogging about finances and B) awake? I'm having a hard time getting sleepy even though I'm so exhausted I'm kind of slow-thinking and -moving.

Oh well. SL has just fed and is dozing off, AS is enjoying some Percocet and her iPad, and NT & AA went home hours ago. Hopefully eventually I'll get sleepier.

So meanwhile, I checked in on AS's last student loan payment of the month. It posted, with $61 going to principal. (Only 2 more payments and this particular debt is paid off!) That takes us to $4064 of debt paid, far exceeding the $1998 we were expecting to eke out!

This was a great month for debt. We're now less than $6000 away from our 2012 goal of getting education debt under $40K; less than $15,000 away from our goal to get total debt under $300K this year.

We have a pretty big surplus in the budget for April, but several big expenses, such as the double stroller, taxes/tax preparation. The credit card bill from our hospital stay won't be huge, but we've ordered food in, bought some pumping supplies and rented a car for 24 hours, so it will add up. However, I'm thinking we'll be able to squeeze out $2000 of debt repayment. May through July will be much tighter, so I'm enjoying it while I can!

Uh oh, SL is stirring. She's probably going to be much crankier tonight than last night, and me not napping while I could. Ah well, at least I have the weekend to relearn how to sleep with a newborn, before I head back to work!

3 Responses to “March goal results; April goal set”

  1. mamasita Says:
    1333194251

    I don't think you can ever forget the early days at home with a newborn! For me the first 3 weeks were a mix of love and insanity from no sleep!

  2. Jerry Says:
    1333231838

    You will get back into the swing of baby-sleep before too long... I think it is a matter of survival, because if you don't it leads to perpetual grogginess like nothing else! Smile It is nice to at least have some insurance that the newborn will sleep (and eat, and poo), because you get those shifts. Good luck, and enjoy the time with your beautiful little gift!
    Jerry

  3. SicilyYoder Says:
    1333325396

    I kept three of the grandbabies overnight a couple of weeks ago, and although Jason was with us, I was exhausted. Whenever Baby Macie Moo would snile at me it melted my heart. She is almost seven months.

Leave a Reply

(Note: If you were logged in, we could automatically fill in these fields for you.)
*
Will not be published.
   

* Please spell out the number 4.  [ Why? ]

vB Code: You can use these tags: [b] [i] [u] [url] [email]