About Me

DEB

I am married to a 'most of the time wonderful guy' and the mom to two great kids. I'm a high school teacher and I'm currently working on a Masters degree in Education.

2010 Tentative trips

February 2010 Puerto Rico
Need $1,000.00
9/15/09-$200.00
9/30/09-$250.00
10/16/09-$450.00
10/31/09-$650.00
11/15/09-$850.00

March/April 2009 Ireland
Need $2,500.00
9/15/09-$250.00
9/30/09-$450.00
10/15/09-$650.00
10/31/09-$900.00
11/15/09-$1,150.00

****SAVINGS TO DATE****
Money Market Account:

10/15/09= $21,644.94

Savings Account:

10/15/09=$25,820.12

Total savings goal=$50,000.00

****SUMMER FUND 2010****
(So I don't have to work in the summer and home repairs)
Goal by June 30, 2010
$13,000.00

9/15/09-$550.00
9/30/09-$1,100.00
10/16/09-$1,650.00
10/31/09-$2,200.00
11/15/09-$2,750.00

****GOALS FOR 2009****
[ ] Remove in-ground oil tank
[X] Save for a granite counter-
top, stainless steel sink
and range hood.
[X] Replace the deck. (priority)
[X] Take at least 3 graduate
courses in 2009.
[ ] Increase the extra principal mortgage payment to $200 instead of $150.00.
(X) January/2009
(X) February/2009
(X) March/2009
(X) April/2009
(X) May/2009
(X) June/2009
(X) July/2009
(X) August/2009
(X) September/2009
(X) October/2009
(X) November/2009
[X] Increase savings to $20,000 by July 1st, 2009.
[X] Increase Personal Savings account to $23,000.00 by December 31, 2009.

****Personal 2009 Goals****
[ ] Exercise more
[ ] Lose weight (I'm working on it!
[ ] Try to visit my parents at least two times a year.

****Long Term Goals****
[ ] Pay-off 30 year mortgage in 10 years. (26 years remaining)

Big Savings today for something we really needed!

November 7th, 2008 at 02:35 pm

My husband and I were shopping at Walmart today. We usually go all the way to the back to see what big items they had on clearance. We stumble upon the home and garden section where my husband saw 5 lawn mowers just sitting there. He had one of the employees call for the manager and he asked him how much they were looking to get for the lawn mowers. Get this, she said $20.00. We bought two brand new mowers (one for our house and the other for the rental) for $40.00. Their original price for each was $170.00. What a bargain!

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4 Responses to “Big Savings today for something we really needed!”

Ima saver Says:
November 7th, 2008 at 03:14 pm

That is a bargain. we had to buy one for the spec house dh was building last summer and we paid $160 for it.
scfr Says:
November 7th, 2008 at 09:10 pm

You scored a great deal!
campfrugal Says:
November 8th, 2008 at 04:53 am

Wow, that is cool. My youngest son (13) just pushed a lawnmower home from someone's garbage, took pictures of it, listed it on craigslist and made $50.00. You probably could have bought them all and made money.
lizajane Says:
November 8th, 2008 at 07:17 pm

I would have bought them all, even if I didn't resell them. It would be my lawnmower stockpile for future years!

Trying hard not to be a slave to the lenders.

Teaching my sons to be fiscally responsible by example.

Big Savings today for something we really needed!

4 Responses to “Big Savings today for something we really needed!”

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