Looking over my budget I saw that we have several "escrow" line items making it seem like we're cutting it close when we're really not. So I went ahead and transferred the $1000 I was going to put into the renovation fund on payday (Friday). Feels good to have that fund done.
I also saw that we'd earned $5.40 of interest, which I counted toward the general house/moving fund.
This weekend has been some ups and downs, though mostly (if not all) in my head. Stupid faux-pas that will bug me for weeks because that's the way I am, even though it was totally negligible. Discussions of possible future outcomes that could positively or negatively affect our future. Sorry to be vague, not all of it is probably wise to discuss (since blogs are never guaranteed private, are they?). Anyway, I'm left unsettled, but mostly hopeful. One thing I feel OK about saying openly is that NT does feel he's getting the runaround for the 10th (or is it 100th?) time at his job, and it's the last straw. He started looking for a new job today. If his job comes through, great. If they don't, he'll already be working on his exit strategy. It's a win-win.
There are two amazingly tempting houses for sale in our neighborhood, well within our eventual price range. Too bad we're in no way equipped to make the down payment now, or even commit to definitely staying in Minneapolis yet. So we'll drool and then move on. It makes me hopeful that even if prices continue to rise, we'll still be able to find what we want at least at the top of our price range.
It looks like Monday will be bearable enough to not take cabs, so that's good.
I'm chalking most of this amorphous unease to low-level winter blues. I hope Puerto Rico next week helps to wash that away!
Bathroom fund etc.
February 10th, 2014 at 06:10 am
February 10th, 2014 at 01:55 pm 1392040556
There is something liberating about looking for the new job - at least with my husband. I know, I've been singing that song for a long time now (in July it will be a year). He's still in the same capacity (mostly because he was the creator of the model and is now responsible for numbers implementation). He's definitely out - but when? We did find an ideal job for him that he put the resume out to. He won't take it, but he felt like he was in control. And he has a temp starting today to help with things, so the work will go faster and he will be done faster. So, I hope that NT doesn't feel powerless and goes forward to find a better place for himself.
Have a wonderful time in Puerto Rico! I'm sure those of us trapped in the tundra would love some warm weather pictures of blue water and sandy beaches!!
February 10th, 2014 at 02:02 pm 1392040976