November Goals

I haven't done goals in a while, so please bear with me. But during November, I'd like to...
- Make a dr's appointment for yearly check up (way overdue)
- Make an eye dr appointment. I still have about 2 months' worth of contacts (my year supply should've ended a while ago, but I've been using my glasses a lot), but my insurance restarts in January, so might as well use it
- Get $600 for my EF before the month ends. Currently I have it scheduled to $570, but getting $30 extra shouldn't be a problem
- Finish all Christmas planning. Shopping can/may happen during Black Friday or thereafter, but I want to have it planned out 80-90%
- That said... draft Christmas cards. More on that later
- Optional: Get $200-$300 for non Christmas-related Black Friday sales**

I added $290 to my Christmas fund thanks to my part time job's pay ($200), $10 extra in rewards from my credit card, and the Oct. mistake overage ($80). I will open the jar tonight and post about it tomorrow if I get a chance. I am at $505 for my goal, so if I have $85 in the jar, I've met my goal! (Edit, double counted the $80, so I need $165 to meet my goal)

Known unusual expenses for this month:
-$80 Amazon Prime. I get more than my money's worth with that membership, so I will definitely continue it, and share it with my family
-Dr appointment + Eye Dr appointment (no idea what the total will be, but let's set it at $100. My dr loves poking me with needles for some strange reason!)

About my goals... I won't lie, because lying never goes well. But that last goal is because I want to buy an unbudgeted, completely 'want'-type gift... for my dad. See, he hid pulled money for months early this year and managed to buy an iPad. You may remember me ranting about that iPad. What I didn't mention was that my younger sister took it one day a few months later (I think May) and left it in the car. Someone broke into the car and stole it, together with her purse and the car radio. The broken window had to be replaced afterwards. But anyway, my dad loved that thing. He's a gadget man. I may hate the iPad and all their hype, but he worked (literally and figuratively) for it, and it was taken from him. My sister never replaced it, of course, and my dad never would demand such thing. So yeah. Long story short, I'd like to contribute for him to get one. But not to worry, that is an optional goal. I won't jeopardize getting my EF to where it needs to be. I may use partial Christmas funds if I'm falling that short. But if anything, the bulk of that will come from any hours I get at my part time job, which has been scheduled to slow down significantly (but hasnt yet).

Cheers to a good November! And can we please tell the stores we still need to get through Thanksgiving before they start the Christmas music?!