MONDAY
Tortilla Pizzas. So fast. So good.
TUESDAY
Lasagne-esque Casserole with Rotini. Green Salad. Garden Veggie.
WEDNESDAY
Turkey and Veggie Dirty Rice. Green Salad.
THURSDAY
Sweet Meatballs. Mashed Potatoes. Corn. Another Veggie. Homemade Bread.
FRIDAY
Toasted Chicken Panini BLTs. Cheddar Fries.
SATURDAY
Find Your Own Food or Starve Day.
SUNDAY
Leftover Buffet, or I may change my mind mid-week depending on what we have leftover. We'll see.
Enjoy the week! It's going to be busy, busy, busy here.
Simply,
Em.
28 July 2008
24 July 2008
Dehyrating Cherries ... Take Two
After the recent death of my beloved 11 year old dehydrator, I didn't know what I was going to do. We did manage to rescue the cherries it was trying to speed-rot and they're safely in the freezer for some cold winter day when I want fruit cobbler or cafloutie or something. Since then, though, I've been a bit distressed over the possible non-existance of cherry oatmeal cookies in December and cherry oatmeal and about a million other uses I could think of for dried cherries (plus the ones I eat straight out of the jar in the pantry, when no one is looking). I thought we were doomed to a cherry-less year. Booooo.
Then! Miracle!
Be's dad happens to also own a food dehydrator (and a much cooler one than mine, I must say), and has managed to acquire it for the time being. There is hope! I was a little anxious when I pulled the fresh cherries from the back of the fridge (where I put them before the 4th of July ... eek!). I was afraid they would all be soft and moldy and the like. Much to my surprise, they are still absolutely perfect. There were a few in the smaller (older) bag that were a little challenged with soft spots and I believe one with a bit of fuzz. The larger bag (we're talking 10+ pounds of cherries) are still beautiful, sweet, crisp, like they just came off the tree perfect. Since I buy my cherries from a local orchard, I know what I'm experiencing is luck rather than chemical or radiation induced longevity. I'm so stoked!
So, this afternoon, I covered my knees with a ratty towel, donned a pair of vinyl gloves (because it makes the hand scrubbing so so so so much easier), and went about pitting my gorgeous cherries. I was planning on doing the whole lot, figuring on softies that I'd have to compensate for, but I decided to put the brakes on somewhere in the middle of the large bag. I put what I had in the borrowed dehydrator and slipped the rest back in the fridge for this weekend's snacky cravings. I now wait with baited breath for the signs that the dehydrator is working correctly. The tricky part is that you don't know it's screwing up until several hot air filled hours have passed. I will be monitoring closely in a determined attempt to salvage what I can of my cherry drying adventures.
Keep your fingers crossed this works. The world is just not the same without cherry oatmeal cookies, and I refuse to pay $4.99/lb for them.
Simply,
Em.
Then! Miracle!
Be's dad happens to also own a food dehydrator (and a much cooler one than mine, I must say), and has managed to acquire it for the time being. There is hope! I was a little anxious when I pulled the fresh cherries from the back of the fridge (where I put them before the 4th of July ... eek!). I was afraid they would all be soft and moldy and the like. Much to my surprise, they are still absolutely perfect. There were a few in the smaller (older) bag that were a little challenged with soft spots and I believe one with a bit of fuzz. The larger bag (we're talking 10+ pounds of cherries) are still beautiful, sweet, crisp, like they just came off the tree perfect. Since I buy my cherries from a local orchard, I know what I'm experiencing is luck rather than chemical or radiation induced longevity. I'm so stoked!
So, this afternoon, I covered my knees with a ratty towel, donned a pair of vinyl gloves (because it makes the hand scrubbing so so so so much easier), and went about pitting my gorgeous cherries. I was planning on doing the whole lot, figuring on softies that I'd have to compensate for, but I decided to put the brakes on somewhere in the middle of the large bag. I put what I had in the borrowed dehydrator and slipped the rest back in the fridge for this weekend's snacky cravings. I now wait with baited breath for the signs that the dehydrator is working correctly. The tricky part is that you don't know it's screwing up until several hot air filled hours have passed. I will be monitoring closely in a determined attempt to salvage what I can of my cherry drying adventures.
Keep your fingers crossed this works. The world is just not the same without cherry oatmeal cookies, and I refuse to pay $4.99/lb for them.
Simply,
Em.
Instant Gratitude ...
Today, I'm grateful for ...
... sunshiney skies with puffy clouds. I swear, pretty clouds are like insta-Prozac.
... the enormous chocolate muffin I just devoured.
... fresh peas and beans from our garden today.
... Be, who adores me, no matter my flaws or shortcomings.
... that ah ha moment when it feels like you better understand something.
... closeness to the divine, in an attempt to find my center.
... a unique and eclectic living situation that allows our family to be close always.
... great night's sleep.
... emerging equilibrium.
What are you grateful for today? Gratitude lifts the mood almost instantly. Try it.
Simply,
Em.
... sunshiney skies with puffy clouds. I swear, pretty clouds are like insta-Prozac.
... the enormous chocolate muffin I just devoured.
... fresh peas and beans from our garden today.
... Be, who adores me, no matter my flaws or shortcomings.
... that ah ha moment when it feels like you better understand something.
... closeness to the divine, in an attempt to find my center.
... a unique and eclectic living situation that allows our family to be close always.
... great night's sleep.
... emerging equilibrium.
What are you grateful for today? Gratitude lifts the mood almost instantly. Try it.
Simply,
Em.
22 July 2008
An Open Letter To The Coupon Using Community
Dear Fellow Coupon Lovers,
I'm beginning to get a little annoyed with a small handful of you who have lost your darn marbles when it comes to shopping and deal finding. It would seem that on more than one occasion during the last two weeks, near riots have broken out at local Meijer stores over freebie cut pasta and spaghetti. I understand that free things are amazing. I like them a whole lot myself. However, is there ever *really* a need for you to fill two entire carts with a shelf full of noodles and use 70 million coupons all at the same time? Is that polite, do you think? Fair? Just? Sane? I vote no to all.
Please, don't get me wrong, I love to find deals. I love to stock up. I once bought 40 cans of tuna fish for 9cents a piece, but I didn't do it all at once. I did not roll into a store, guns blazing, and clean the place out. I was not obnoxious about how the cashier 'better know how to ring these up'. There's something to be said for acting like a normal, rational, non-possessed human being while shopping, and I think there are a handful in this community of ours who have recently gotten out of control. I'm ashamed of them, honestly. I continue to use deals to feed my family for less, but I cringe whenever someone associates me with 'those other coupon ladies' because I hear horror story after horror story from cashiers about rude, arrogant, spiteful people trying to hoard an entire store's worth of merchandise in one lousy trip.
If you really think you *need* two full carts of noodlies, how about breaking it up a bit? You can always grab a few now and a few later. Or, if you can't get back later, you can just settle for the few that you were able to get. Be grateful, dear couponers, for the chance at saving money at all, and remember, it only takes a few to ruin something wonderful for a grand many people (for example, see previous post about coupon wording changes after the onslaught of attention began).
Mostly, calm down sometimes. Take a breath. Enjoy life. Enjoy the thrill of finding a great deal, and try to stop shoving it all into your cart so that maybe, possibly someone else in the world can share that thrill with you. I'm not at all saying we should stop everything, but instead that we should tone it down a bit, reel it in, and try to shop like normal people once in awhile.
Simply,
Em.
I'm beginning to get a little annoyed with a small handful of you who have lost your darn marbles when it comes to shopping and deal finding. It would seem that on more than one occasion during the last two weeks, near riots have broken out at local Meijer stores over freebie cut pasta and spaghetti. I understand that free things are amazing. I like them a whole lot myself. However, is there ever *really* a need for you to fill two entire carts with a shelf full of noodles and use 70 million coupons all at the same time? Is that polite, do you think? Fair? Just? Sane? I vote no to all.
Please, don't get me wrong, I love to find deals. I love to stock up. I once bought 40 cans of tuna fish for 9cents a piece, but I didn't do it all at once. I did not roll into a store, guns blazing, and clean the place out. I was not obnoxious about how the cashier 'better know how to ring these up'. There's something to be said for acting like a normal, rational, non-possessed human being while shopping, and I think there are a handful in this community of ours who have recently gotten out of control. I'm ashamed of them, honestly. I continue to use deals to feed my family for less, but I cringe whenever someone associates me with 'those other coupon ladies' because I hear horror story after horror story from cashiers about rude, arrogant, spiteful people trying to hoard an entire store's worth of merchandise in one lousy trip.
If you really think you *need* two full carts of noodlies, how about breaking it up a bit? You can always grab a few now and a few later. Or, if you can't get back later, you can just settle for the few that you were able to get. Be grateful, dear couponers, for the chance at saving money at all, and remember, it only takes a few to ruin something wonderful for a grand many people (for example, see previous post about coupon wording changes after the onslaught of attention began).
Mostly, calm down sometimes. Take a breath. Enjoy life. Enjoy the thrill of finding a great deal, and try to stop shoving it all into your cart so that maybe, possibly someone else in the world can share that thrill with you. I'm not at all saying we should stop everything, but instead that we should tone it down a bit, reel it in, and try to shop like normal people once in awhile.
Simply,
Em.
An Open Letter to Meijer
Dear Meijer (because I know you're reading ... ),
I first want to congratulate you on the fabulous service I received on Saturday. Everything was still in stock, even though I didn't make it there until after closing at work. My cashier was amazing; friendly, cheerful, helpful, you name it. She deserves a raise, and you should cut her a break on not being "fast enough" per your ring rate standards. She's a rockin' cashier regardless of whether you think she gets it done fast enough or not. I was pleased as a peach with the entire event after some pretty awful customer service experiences at your stores in the recent past (read: evil Coke Vendor ... wait, you already did). Kudos to you this time for sure.
On the other hand, I do want to add that I'm a wee bit annoyed with the entire Mealbox coupon operation. I think it's great that Meijer is offering store brand printables online since many, many other branded stores have been doing it for quite awhile. As well, although it takes some getting used to, the Mealbox widget isn't the worst device ever.
My annoyance comes from your recent change of the wording to include the awful "One coupon per transaction". I know why you did it. I get that the Mealbox pasta deals got way too much PR and far too many crazies went out and raided the place of free spaghetti. They have a stern talking to coming as well, but do you honestly think one per transaction is a realistic expectation? Do you know of anyone who only needs ONE box of spaghetti, ONE pound of meat, ONE bottle of marinade? In houses like mine, where SEVEN people currently eat dinner each night, it would be nearly impossible to feed them within your restrictions. Do you not encourage people to buy things from you? Or, instead, are you really interested in wasting mine (and your cashier's) time ringing through individual orders so that the letter of the law is followed? My preference, of course, is to not do 12 transactions every time I go to Meijer, but you better bet your bubble gum that I will, and so will many, many others. For a company so darn determined to meet ring rates and quotas, that's not efficient or logical planning at all.
In closing, I will continue to love you on whole, dear Meijer. I am merely temporarily annoyed with your mid-stream wording changes (like switching the pasta coupon wording in the middle of a week ... crafty, crafty) and mixed messages. You either want me to buy things, or you don't. You can't have it both ways.
And that cashier still needs a raise.
Simply,
Em.
I first want to congratulate you on the fabulous service I received on Saturday. Everything was still in stock, even though I didn't make it there until after closing at work. My cashier was amazing; friendly, cheerful, helpful, you name it. She deserves a raise, and you should cut her a break on not being "fast enough" per your ring rate standards. She's a rockin' cashier regardless of whether you think she gets it done fast enough or not. I was pleased as a peach with the entire event after some pretty awful customer service experiences at your stores in the recent past (read: evil Coke Vendor ... wait, you already did). Kudos to you this time for sure.
On the other hand, I do want to add that I'm a wee bit annoyed with the entire Mealbox coupon operation. I think it's great that Meijer is offering store brand printables online since many, many other branded stores have been doing it for quite awhile. As well, although it takes some getting used to, the Mealbox widget isn't the worst device ever.
My annoyance comes from your recent change of the wording to include the awful "One coupon per transaction". I know why you did it. I get that the Mealbox pasta deals got way too much PR and far too many crazies went out and raided the place of free spaghetti. They have a stern talking to coming as well, but do you honestly think one per transaction is a realistic expectation? Do you know of anyone who only needs ONE box of spaghetti, ONE pound of meat, ONE bottle of marinade? In houses like mine, where SEVEN people currently eat dinner each night, it would be nearly impossible to feed them within your restrictions. Do you not encourage people to buy things from you? Or, instead, are you really interested in wasting mine (and your cashier's) time ringing through individual orders so that the letter of the law is followed? My preference, of course, is to not do 12 transactions every time I go to Meijer, but you better bet your bubble gum that I will, and so will many, many others. For a company so darn determined to meet ring rates and quotas, that's not efficient or logical planning at all.
In closing, I will continue to love you on whole, dear Meijer. I am merely temporarily annoyed with your mid-stream wording changes (like switching the pasta coupon wording in the middle of a week ... crafty, crafty) and mixed messages. You either want me to buy things, or you don't. You can't have it both ways.
And that cashier still needs a raise.
Simply,
Em.
21 July 2008
Menu Monday!
MONDAY
Venison Helper with Knotted Rolls I found on the day old bread rack at Meijer for less than $1.
TUESDAY
Walking Tacos (Meijer has ground beef on sale ... we've been out for weeks ... finally, tacos, yay!)
WEDNESDAY
BBQ Chicken Leg Quarters with French Fries
THURSDAY
Spaghetti with Meatballs and Homemade Garlic Bread
FRIDAY
Marinaded Grilled Tilapia with Veggie Variety Rice
SATURDAY
Homemade Stromboli with Raw Veggies
SUNDAY
HAM! We must eat this stinking ham one of these days. I continue to forget to take the blasted thing out of the freezer. I'm beginning to have a personal vendetta against it. It will be eaten this week or I may throw it out the blasted window.
That's what we're eating, you?
Simply,
Em.
Venison Helper with Knotted Rolls I found on the day old bread rack at Meijer for less than $1.
TUESDAY
Walking Tacos (Meijer has ground beef on sale ... we've been out for weeks ... finally, tacos, yay!)
WEDNESDAY
BBQ Chicken Leg Quarters with French Fries
THURSDAY
Spaghetti with Meatballs and Homemade Garlic Bread
FRIDAY
Marinaded Grilled Tilapia with Veggie Variety Rice
SATURDAY
Homemade Stromboli with Raw Veggies
SUNDAY
HAM! We must eat this stinking ham one of these days. I continue to forget to take the blasted thing out of the freezer. I'm beginning to have a personal vendetta against it. It will be eaten this week or I may throw it out the blasted window.
That's what we're eating, you?
Simply,
Em.
15 July 2008
Good Deal Alerts a la Meijer
CHEAP!
Chicken Leg Quarters ... 79c/lb, not amazingly awesome, but still pretty darn good if you're in need. We turn Chicken Leg Quarters into a million things. We BBQ them on the grill. We roast them in the oven. We pick the bones and make soup, quesadillas, chicken casseroles, chicken fried rice, and on and on. Leg Quarters are amazingly versatile.
CHEAP!
Frozen Tilapia Filets ... Buy 2, Get 2 FREE! There is also a coupon on the Mealbox site that can be used, making them super cost effective. Buy a bunch, throw them in the freezer and you can have basically fresh fish anytime. The filets are flash frozen so they defrost really quickly and grill fabulously. Contemplate some marinades, throw on a pot of rice, and it's dinner in no time.
DEAL!
Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Cookies ... 2/$5. This isn't the most amazing price. When you buy two, though, you get a FREE 1/2 gallon on Meijer brand ice cream. Pair that with the $1/1 Any Nabisco tearpad coupons if you have them and it's $3 for 2 packages of cookies and a 1/2 gallon of ice cream. Good enough for me!
CHEAP!
Family Size Salty Snacks ... 2/$5. Again, not the best price, though not awful since the bags are practically big enough to feed an army. There are coupons on Mealbox that net you $1 off each one for a final price of 2/$3. Now, that's pretty sweet. We actually tried these for the first time yesterday (I bought them last week in preparation for yesterday's pot luck), and they're pretty fabulous. We tried the white corn tortillas and the yellow corn scoops (like Fritos). Both were equally as wonderful as name brands, I'm happy to report. I even heard a few times that the scoops were better than the name brand. Yay!
SUPER CHEAP!
Meijer Specialty Cut Pasta ... 3/$2. Pair this with the Mealbox coupon for 50c/1 and you're looking at 17c pasta. It's not free like last week's spaghetti, but still pretty darn smokin' good if you ask me.
POTENTIAL!
Kraft Salad Dressing/Mayo/Miracle Whip Catalina ... I haven't done the scenarios, but I think there's some potential here if you have the right coupons. I haven't gone through mine for possibilities yet so I'm not much help, but check it out for sure.
POTENTIAL!
There's word that the Meijer brand olive oil (8oz) can be had with the Mealbox coupon for $1. I haven't tried it yet, but I'll update if I do.
Have a great week scoring deals!
Simply,
Em.
Chicken Leg Quarters ... 79c/lb, not amazingly awesome, but still pretty darn good if you're in need. We turn Chicken Leg Quarters into a million things. We BBQ them on the grill. We roast them in the oven. We pick the bones and make soup, quesadillas, chicken casseroles, chicken fried rice, and on and on. Leg Quarters are amazingly versatile.
CHEAP!
Frozen Tilapia Filets ... Buy 2, Get 2 FREE! There is also a coupon on the Mealbox site that can be used, making them super cost effective. Buy a bunch, throw them in the freezer and you can have basically fresh fish anytime. The filets are flash frozen so they defrost really quickly and grill fabulously. Contemplate some marinades, throw on a pot of rice, and it's dinner in no time.
DEAL!
Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Cookies ... 2/$5. This isn't the most amazing price. When you buy two, though, you get a FREE 1/2 gallon on Meijer brand ice cream. Pair that with the $1/1 Any Nabisco tearpad coupons if you have them and it's $3 for 2 packages of cookies and a 1/2 gallon of ice cream. Good enough for me!
CHEAP!
Family Size Salty Snacks ... 2/$5. Again, not the best price, though not awful since the bags are practically big enough to feed an army. There are coupons on Mealbox that net you $1 off each one for a final price of 2/$3. Now, that's pretty sweet. We actually tried these for the first time yesterday (I bought them last week in preparation for yesterday's pot luck), and they're pretty fabulous. We tried the white corn tortillas and the yellow corn scoops (like Fritos). Both were equally as wonderful as name brands, I'm happy to report. I even heard a few times that the scoops were better than the name brand. Yay!
SUPER CHEAP!
Meijer Specialty Cut Pasta ... 3/$2. Pair this with the Mealbox coupon for 50c/1 and you're looking at 17c pasta. It's not free like last week's spaghetti, but still pretty darn smokin' good if you ask me.
POTENTIAL!
Kraft Salad Dressing/Mayo/Miracle Whip Catalina ... I haven't done the scenarios, but I think there's some potential here if you have the right coupons. I haven't gone through mine for possibilities yet so I'm not much help, but check it out for sure.
POTENTIAL!
There's word that the Meijer brand olive oil (8oz) can be had with the Mealbox coupon for $1. I haven't tried it yet, but I'll update if I do.
Have a great week scoring deals!
Simply,
Em.
14 July 2008
Menu Monday!
MONDAY
Venison Helper ... think Hamburger Helper, but with Bambi. Thank you freebie deer for feeding my family while I am at work.
TUESDAY
Grilled Chicken Breasts with ItaiSoy Marinade, Misc. Veggie Rice, Green Salad.
WEDNESDAY
Sausage and Potato Hash with Eggs.
THURSDAY
Crockpot Pork Roast with Roasted Potatoes and Carrots.
FRIDAY
Pulled Pork BBQ from leftover Roast, Chips.
SATURDAY
Every other Saturday, I work 12 hours and leave my family to fend for themselves. This is one such Saturday. They shall make themselves something to eat, or they shall starve.
SUNDAY
HAM! We must defrost and eat this darn ham that I keep talking about. Maybe if I take it out of the freezer right now. Maybe then it will be ok in time.
Simply,
Em.
Venison Helper ... think Hamburger Helper, but with Bambi. Thank you freebie deer for feeding my family while I am at work.
TUESDAY
Grilled Chicken Breasts with ItaiSoy Marinade, Misc. Veggie Rice, Green Salad.
WEDNESDAY
Sausage and Potato Hash with Eggs.
THURSDAY
Crockpot Pork Roast with Roasted Potatoes and Carrots.
FRIDAY
Pulled Pork BBQ from leftover Roast, Chips.
SATURDAY
Every other Saturday, I work 12 hours and leave my family to fend for themselves. This is one such Saturday. They shall make themselves something to eat, or they shall starve.
SUNDAY
HAM! We must defrost and eat this darn ham that I keep talking about. Maybe if I take it out of the freezer right now. Maybe then it will be ok in time.
Simply,
Em.
09 July 2008
Dehydrating Disaster
In general, we like to only buy fruit in season. So, we try to find creative ways to store and package it to last us through the long, cold, fruit-less winter months of Michigan. We live in cherry country, and since we all adore sweet cherries, I try to dry a couple (well, more than a couple) pounds of them every summer for long term use.
Until now.
Yesterday, I went to check on my precious dehydrating cherries and discovered that my beloved dehydrator had breathed it's last breath. It was still on, and hot, and trying to cook/rot my cherries at record speed.
Ahhh!
We quick pulled the cherries and tossed them in the freezer. They'll make a nice cobbler eventually, but now what will I do about my dried cherry shortage? No cherry oatmeal cookies? No cherries in granola? No cherries in homemade oatmeal packets?! Ahhhh! I could try the oven, but I'm afraid that my non-central air conditioned dwelling would get warm enough to cause a mutiny if I did. I could air dry them, but I'm kind of afraid of the fruit fly problem. Boo. Hmpf. I can't just run out and buy a new one. How very unfrugal that would be.
Any ideas?
Simply,
Em.
Until now.
Yesterday, I went to check on my precious dehydrating cherries and discovered that my beloved dehydrator had breathed it's last breath. It was still on, and hot, and trying to cook/rot my cherries at record speed.
Ahhh!
We quick pulled the cherries and tossed them in the freezer. They'll make a nice cobbler eventually, but now what will I do about my dried cherry shortage? No cherry oatmeal cookies? No cherries in granola? No cherries in homemade oatmeal packets?! Ahhhh! I could try the oven, but I'm afraid that my non-central air conditioned dwelling would get warm enough to cause a mutiny if I did. I could air dry them, but I'm kind of afraid of the fruit fly problem. Boo. Hmpf. I can't just run out and buy a new one. How very unfrugal that would be.
Any ideas?
Simply,
Em.
07 July 2008
Menu (and on Monday even)!
MONDAY
Turkey Shepard's Pie with crescent rolls
TUESDAY
Homemade Pizza
WEDNESDAY
Marinaded Chicken Breasts with Rice and Veggies
THURSDAY
Box Lunch style dinners because we're headed to the local baseball game. Now, to decide what I'm putting in them ...
FRIDAY
Venison Helper with Broccoli
SATURDAY
Grilled Sausages and Hot Dogs with French Fries
SUNDAY
Ham! I will cook this devil ham eventually. Au Gratin Potates, Roasted Carrots.
Sounds like a yummy week. If you have any great box dinner ideas, send 'em my way.
Simply,
Em.
Turkey Shepard's Pie with crescent rolls
TUESDAY
Homemade Pizza
WEDNESDAY
Marinaded Chicken Breasts with Rice and Veggies
THURSDAY
Box Lunch style dinners because we're headed to the local baseball game. Now, to decide what I'm putting in them ...
FRIDAY
Venison Helper with Broccoli
SATURDAY
Grilled Sausages and Hot Dogs with French Fries
SUNDAY
Ham! I will cook this devil ham eventually. Au Gratin Potates, Roasted Carrots.
Sounds like a yummy week. If you have any great box dinner ideas, send 'em my way.
Simply,
Em.
06 July 2008
Top 'o the Month!
Ok, it's the 5th ... but there was a holiday and work and school and I got all discombobulated. Alas, bring on the numbers!
EFund ... $909.26, but it's a little misleading. We're supplementing from the EFund as needed because someone isn't getting a paycheck anymore from the big, bad, evil employer. I think we're doing relatively well since I make jack squat per hour in comparison.
Dream Savings ... $460.64. This is in limbo as well since we'll use it to cover the EFund if it gets dramatically low in the upcoming months. I will be sad about it, but if there are no other options, we'll do what we must.
Jeep ... $1410 and some misc. change to clear the loan at the end of the period. That's SIX more payments. Holy YAY, Batman!
GP ... $5833.38.
C1 ... $430.69.
AV ... $397.95 ... check out that progress. Yes! This is the current top of the snowball list debt, so hopefully it will be gone forever in the near future. We're trying to be careful between conserving cash in case of emergency since we're down to one paultry income and still working the plan to be debt free ASAP. I find myself doing littler bits. I won't drop a $100, but I will drop $20 here and then $20 there and end up in the same place. It's just more comfortable knowing I could change mid-course if need be.
VSA ... $0.00!! DONE! Yay!
It would seem we're down $1548 and change since the last TOTM post (in May). How, I have no idea, but I'm loving it regardless.
Simply,
Em.
EFund ... $909.26, but it's a little misleading. We're supplementing from the EFund as needed because someone isn't getting a paycheck anymore from the big, bad, evil employer. I think we're doing relatively well since I make jack squat per hour in comparison.
Dream Savings ... $460.64. This is in limbo as well since we'll use it to cover the EFund if it gets dramatically low in the upcoming months. I will be sad about it, but if there are no other options, we'll do what we must.
Jeep ... $1410 and some misc. change to clear the loan at the end of the period. That's SIX more payments. Holy YAY, Batman!
GP ... $5833.38.
C1 ... $430.69.
AV ... $397.95 ... check out that progress. Yes! This is the current top of the snowball list debt, so hopefully it will be gone forever in the near future. We're trying to be careful between conserving cash in case of emergency since we're down to one paultry income and still working the plan to be debt free ASAP. I find myself doing littler bits. I won't drop a $100, but I will drop $20 here and then $20 there and end up in the same place. It's just more comfortable knowing I could change mid-course if need be.
VSA ... $0.00!! DONE! Yay!
It would seem we're down $1548 and change since the last TOTM post (in May). How, I have no idea, but I'm loving it regardless.
Simply,
Em.
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