Friday, September 26, 2014

Financially Fit Friday

When real faith grips you, you develop a mind-set that looks for the best in everything, refuses to give up, finds a way around or through every obstacle, and presses on to victory.”
- Norman Vincent Peale

Emergency Fund total from last week - $629.12 (Goal is minimum $1000)
  • Deposited $0 from leftover main incomes
  • Deposited $72.12 from second income/other income
  • Deposited $3 from Pinecone surveys
  • Deposited $0 in spare change 
  • Deposited $0 from Shopmium
  • Deposited $0 from a Facebook garage sale
  • Deposited $0 from Checkout51 (current balance is $17.50)
  • Deposited $5 from SavingStar (current balance is $1.28)
  • Deposited $5 from Ibotta  (current balance is $19.50)
  • Deposited $5 from ReceiptHog (current balance is ~$0.65)
  • Deposited $0 from selling to Once Upon a Child
  • Deposited $0 from a rebates
  • Deposited $0 in interest
  • Deposited $54.25 from a bank account we closed. We had a direct deposit we didn't know about! Haven't used that bank in years.

    • New Total - $773.49

    The following are the loans we currently have and will start getting paid off...



Personal Loan (Hubby had major dental work) Balance as of 4/24/14 $6573.90
  • Outstanding Balance is $5628.50
My Student Loan Balance of 4/21/14 is $5,273.50
  • Outstanding Balance is $5,100.66
Hubby's Student Loan Balance as of 4/21/14 is $7,751.69
  • Outstanding Balance is $7,515.16
Family Loan $8000 – We will slowly start paying this back after this summer when I will be working full time again (I work in the local school districts) and the family member is ok with that, thankfully!

We also have two mortgages, one for our personal home and one for our rental property.  Neither one of these we will post until all other debt is paid off.  Then we'll tackle our personal home mortgage!

Friday, September 19, 2014

Financially Fit Friday


When real faith grips you, you develop a mind-set that looks for the best in everything, refuses to give up, finds a way around or through every obstacle, and presses on to victory.”
- Norman Vincent Peale


Emergency Fund total from last week - $223.46 (Goal is minimum $1000)

  • Deposited $0 from leftover main income
  • Deposited $57.04 from second job
  • Deposited $3 from Pinecone surveys
  • Deposited $2.33 in spare change 
  • Deposited $2 from Shopmium
  • Deposited $0 from a Facebook garage sale
  • Deposited $0 from Checkout51 (current balance is $17.25)
  • Deposited $0 from SavingStar (current balance is $3.61)
  • Deposited $10 from Ibotta  (current balance is $11.25)
  • Deposited $0 from ReceiptHog (current balance is ~$5.07)
  • Deposited $0 from selling to Once Upon a Child
  • Deposited $7.29 from a rebates
  • Deposited $0 in interest
  • Deposited $324 from property tax return!  I thought the form said $10, but it said they messed up and we'll get $10 more than they first wrote!  This was a HUGE surprise!
    • New Total - $629.12


The following are the loans we currently have and will start getting paid off...





Personal Loan (Hubby had major dental work) Balance as of 4/24/14 $6573.90

  • Outstanding Balance is $5628.50

My Student Loan Balance of 4/21/14 is $5,273.50

  • Outstanding Balance is $5,100.66

Hubby's Student Loan Balance as of 4/21/14 is $7,751.69

  • Outstanding Balance is $7,515.16

Family Loan $8000 – We will slowly start paying this back after this summer when I will be working full time again (I work in the local school districts) and the family member is ok with that, thankfully!

We also have two mortgages, one for our personal home and one for our rental property.  Neither one of these we will post until all other debt is paid off.  Then we'll tackle our personal home mortgage!

Friday, September 12, 2014

Financially Fit Friday


When real faith grips you, you develop a mind-set that looks for the best in everything, refuses to give up, finds a way around or through every obstacle, and presses on to victory.”
- Norman Vincent Peale


Emergency Fund total from last week - $208.19 (Goal is minimum $1000)

  • Deposited $0 from Pinecone surveys
  • Deposited $4.26 in spare change 
  • Deposited $1 from Shopmium
  • Deposited $0 from a Facebook garage sale
  • Deposited $0 from Checkout51 (current balance is $17.25)
  • Deposited $5 from SavingStar (current balance is $2.32)
  • Deposited $5 from Ibotta  (current balance is $11.25)
  • Deposited $0 from ReceiptHog (current balance is ~$4.73)
  • Deposited $0 from selling to Once Upon a Child
  • Deposited $0 from a rebates
  • Deposited $.01 in interest
  • Deposited $0 in leftover income

    • New Total - $223.46

    The following are the loans we currently have and will start getting paid off...




Personal Loan (Hubby had major dental work) Balance as of 4/24/14 $6573.90

  • Outstanding Balance is $5628.50

My Student Loan Balance of 4/21/14 is $5,273.50

  • Outstanding Balance is $5,100.66

Hubby's Student Loan Balance as of 4/21/14 is $7,751.69

  • Outstanding Balance is $7,515.16

Family Loan $8000 – We will slowly start paying this back after this summer when I will be working full time again (I work in the local school districts) and the family member is ok with that, thankfully!

We also have two mortgages, one for our personal home and one for our rental property.  Neither one of these we will post until all other debt is paid off.  Then we'll tackle our personal home mortgage!

Friday, September 5, 2014

Financially Fit Friday


When real faith grips you, you develop a mind-set that looks for the best in everything, refuses to give up, finds a way around or through every obstacle, and presses on to victory.”
- Norman Vincent Peale


Emergency Fund total from last week - $40.27 (Goal is minimum $1000)

  • Deposited $9 from Pinecone surveys
  • Deposited $3.90 in spare change 
  • Deposited $1 from Shopmium
  • Deposited $0 from a Facebook garage sale
  • Deposited $0 from Checkout51
  • Deposited $0 from SavingStar
  • Deposited $100! from Ibotta 
  • Deposited $0 from ReceiptHog
  • Deposited $0 from selling to Once Upon a Child
  • Deposited $4 from a rebate
  • Deposited $.02 in interest
  • Deposited $0 in leftover income
  • Deposited $50 from a referral to Mankato Motors to go see Travis :)
    • New Total - $208.19



    The following are the loans we currently have and will start getting paid off...




Personal Loan (Hubby had major dental work) Balance as of 4/24/14 $6573.90

  • Outstanding Balance is $5628.50

My Student Loan Balance of 4/21/14 is $5,273.50

  • Outstanding Balance is $5,100.66

Hubby's Student Loan Balance as of 4/21/14 is $7,751.69

  • Outstanding Balance is $7,515.16

Family Loan $8000 – We will slowly start paying this back after this summer when I will be working full time again (I work in the local school districts) and the family member is ok with that, thankfully!

We also have two mortgages, one for our personal home and one for our rental property.  Neither one of these we will post until all other debt is paid off.  Then we'll tackle our personal home mortgage!