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June 30 fitness results; the end of CC rewards?; a timely windfall

July 1st, 2012 at 05:46 am

10-min. workout: 20 min. cumulative biking during grocery shopping (some of it with a heavy backpack)
Final monthly tally: 24 out of 30 days

Calorie counting: Estimated 2240. (My target is 1280-1400.) I'm hoping I overestimated (was at a party and ordered delivery, so it's harder to tell), but I think this is about right. Man, it is SO easy to overdo it on any kind of festive day.
Final monthly tally: 28 out of 30 days (my goal is to track, so even if I go over my target, it counts as a success)

No night snacks: Not so much. We came home from a party and ordered food; at least I kept it to much more of a minimum
Final monthly tally: 27 out of 30 days

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I was looking for credit cards with good cash rewards that we haven't applied for, and there are very little. I almost had AS sign up for a Chase Sapphire double-dip before I even find out if mine worked, but this time I noticed explicit notes in the Ts & Cs about how it was for first-time customers only. So I didn't bother. Interested to see whether I get mine now.

So we've signed up for a Citi Dividend (one for NT and one for AS; $150 back for spending $500) and I for a Capital One ($100 back for spending $500). I'm going to apply for the same Citi Dividend as soon as I close a Citi card I already have open. Together, this may mean $550 back for spending collectively $2000.

But after that, there will be NO publicly mentioned large CC cash rewards with no annual fee that we haven't all three applied for. So I think we'll take it easy, scaling back to one or two cards per person, and just earn the regular rewards. (Unless the big money-makers come back, of course.)

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Friday our June 30 paychecks hit, and I noticed NT's extra pay didn't show up. $150 possibly down the drain, if they don't pay him for it on his regular paycheck. However, the financial gods smiled on us and sent AS a $415 refund check from the doctor regarding the pregnancy/labor. That more than made the shortfall of NT not getting paid for that day. We weren't expecting this AS refund so it's as good as money to us. I'll use it to take some of the bite out of this year's necessary expenses.

I'm practically falling asleep as I write this, so I'll give my monthly goals tomorrow.

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