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

****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)

Kitchen facelift

September 15th, 2009 at 03:34 pm

I'm so excited about the granite countertop and backsplash. We decided on full backsplash because I didn't want to deal with tiles and I'm glad we did. I'm including before and after pictures. We still need faceplates for the outlets and some plumbing supplies. What do you think? Total cost of granite= $4,350.00 (no credit cards used)\0/

Before

After

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