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My 2013 Budget 5 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
My spending has changed a bit since 2012, so I’ve been overdue for an overhaul. After the last 11 months’ medical crisis of dealing with a cancer diagnosis and 9-month treatment plan, I’ve had to reev...
What Does Life After Debt Look Like? 4 Aug 2013 | 10:35 pm
What does life after debt look like? I have no idea, since I’ve never been there! But here’s how I’m planning to restructure what I currently pay off on debt towards paying myself. In reality, it look...
Back in the Game 4 Aug 2013 | 01:44 am
Howdy folks. Been a long 10 months since my last post. Finally completed my cancer treatment and the drug and chemo haze has faded (mostly) from my head. I’ve buckled down and finished paying off my m...
Cancer Changes Everything 3 Nov 2012 | 10:07 pm
My life and my debt journey have taken a radical detour. 2 months ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer and my entire outlook is now focused on my health and making it through treatment over the cour...
Slow down for a month (or two) 11 Jul 2012 | 07:56 am
Decided to take a little intermission for the next month or two and catch up on my debt and savings plans. I’ve been running pretty close to the edge the last few months. I get greedy to pay down my d...
Status update, mini-milestone, and coming to terms with the cost of hiking 27 May 2012 | 05:58 am
No big topic to post about, but a lot of updates and musings to bring up. I’ve had some juicy overtime the last 2 paychecks, and one more to come. The last one I worked from 8:30 am to 10:45 at night!...
The great internal debate (on food spending) 12 May 2012 | 04:43 am
My food spending is out of control. I don’t know quite why. It could be that now I drive by my favorite, yet the most expensive/upscale market just before I get home, so I tend to stop there more freq...
Tax Rates, Paychecks, Overtime, and Road Trip 21 Apr 2012 | 07:53 am
I got my paycheck today and as always, it was about $50 from what I expected it to be. I finally found out why! Overtime is taxed at a higher rate than regular hours! Thank you to my friend in account...
Reality check: my new 2012 budget 17 Apr 2012 | 05:31 am
I just posted my 2012 budget on the side bar. Putting it together made me think really hard about my spending on a macro scale. It also made me realize that thoughts and deeds are very different thing...
Update on budget revision/musings on food frugality 12 Apr 2012 | 05:58 am
This is the first month with my revised split payment budget plan in effect, and I have to say, so far I love it! Previously I had to pay rent, bills, save money in my mini-funds (car maintenance, EF ...
