Thursday, January 31, 2013

Paycheck 02 Recap

January is gone, and this second half wasn't as good as the first half. Here are my boring stats. I went over on the personal. I blame it on getting the mouse for my laptop (ended up getting 2 for the price of one), plus the unexpected Sharpies for my teacher friend, plus shipping those. But overall, it all balanced out since I didn't spend as much on foods. This coming paycheck will not have that much luck, as my pantry is starting to look sad.

Snowflakes went as planned, and I put in the extra $735 from the bonus, which went as another snowball to finish my CC1. I'm starting to feel a lot better by the day about having no credit card debt. CC2 is a closed credit card, so I don't really consider it as such... it also has a 0% interest while in repayment.

I've been exploring financial books, and I recently got "I'll Teach You To Be Rich" by Ramit Sethi. It was on sale at Amazon for $2 (Kindle version, originally $9.50'ish). I got this book for 2 reasons; I am secretly craving to get a Kindle reader but I know I can't afford it and won't even go there. But I am also testing to see if I'm ok reading books on a reader, and my computer simulates that. So far, so good! Still wont get a Kindle (cue in sad face... again).

I did not get the book for the title... I was actually a bit discouraged by it. But we'll see. I started reading it a bit, and I'm charmed so far. I'll do an unofficial review of it once I'm done. I'll also check the recommendation for The Wealthy Barber. Cash month #1 is done and a success. I'll continue it on February. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?
Posted by Tania at 7:00 AM

6 comments:

  1. SassJanuary 31, 2013 at 7:55 AM

    Awesome that the cash thing is working out! I need to make a commitment at some point to do that! Of course, I need to commit to a LOT of things!

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  2. ~Carla~January 31, 2013 at 1:48 PM

    Good stuff, Tanner!! :) We're all cash as well... I honestly think its the best way to live under your means all the time. Good luck in Feb!

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  3. slugmamaJanuary 31, 2013 at 4:17 PM

    Overall you hit Jan. out of the park!
    Kudos to u 8-)

    So why do you want a toy?....it is a toy, stop calling it a kindle, call it a toy. You don't need it to read books....it's a toy. lol
    Do you have a budget for fun money?
    Go make a Pro/Con list about it and if it makes the cut, go plan the spending for one and stop the cravings stuff thing. ;-)

    Cravings are the territory of pregnant women...lol

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    1. TaniaJanuary 31, 2013 at 4:35 PM

      Haha. It's not a toy... an iPad is a toy. Well, guess the Kindle crosses that line too. I guess I'd like a toy too. I've made that pro/con list many many times, but I know I can't commit to it anyway. There are far too many other causes that require my attention.

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  4. ~Carla~February 2, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    Hey! An iPad is an advanced toy! :P Love mine.. lol! Hope your February goes well!! Good luck !!

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    1. TaniaFebruary 2, 2013 at 10:53 AM

      Hahaha. I was waiting for someone to say that!

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