All four mortgage payments hit today:
US $409 paid
UK1 $258 paid
UK2 $56 paid
UK3 $57 paid
All told, $780 down, $220 to go on the debt repayment goal. Hopefully we'll pay about $180 more via regular student loan payments over the course of the month, which means I have to come up with about $40 more out of the budget to meet the goal. I won't worry about that until a bit later in the month when I can see how various line items are doing.
The other bit of progress is that NT bought lunch and coffee for a homeless man outside the grocery store last weekend. So that's $10 more to the charitable goal.
EDIT: I forgot we also added $25 to the EF, so that's progress on a 2011 goal as well. We've saved $1344.49 of the $7000 I want to save.
It looks to be a busy day today at work. But as part of my "do the minimum" resolution, I'm not going to let that stress me out! I'll just do what I can at an unhurried pace and they'll have to deal with it if I don't get everything done. I have to say, it's been hard taking my effort down a notch, but it's getting easier! LOL. Anytime I feel like working harder, I just think about the new creative director laughing at me and ridiculing my clothing, and I'm cured of THAT impulse.
Progress on goals (debt, charity and savings)
February 1st, 2011 at 04:34 pm
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February 1st, 2011 at 06:06 pm 1296583583
Bless you for giving the coffee to the homeless man. You made a sacrifice for him...God is smiling.
February 1st, 2011 at 06:35 pm 1296585310
Now that we each have $50 per month in the budget to use for charity, we're slowly trying to figure out how best to use it. Even though a donation to an organization MIGHT do more good in the long run, there is something very soul-satisfying about just helping one person directly, face to face. I think NT was moved to do this because one of his work friends will quite regularly buy food, clothing and even a night's stay at a hotel for down-and-out people. And when you think about how it might give them not just that bit of food or coffee but some hope, some human contact and some faith in their fellow man, maybe it's just as good a use of the money as donating to an organization.
February 1st, 2011 at 09:36 pm 1296596201
Also - you have the issue of how much Charities spend on "Administration" and salaries for it's Leaders...
I so admire NT's friends for buying the clothes and nights in Hotels for homeless - that is such a great thing to do. If every human took care of their own extended family and neighbours then there would be no need for the Big International charities right ?? Handing over the money to the beneficiary yourself ensures they get 100% of it and you know exactly what good it has done that person.
Oh.. and Good Luck with the jerky Supervisor !! God - how do people like that get promoted ??????????
February 9th, 2011 at 06:23 am 1297232631
Glad you can laugh about it now and use it to your mental advantage.