New Goals

In the 6 months since I started this blog I have made decent progress. My goals were to

• Pay off 2 credit cards (Paid off 1)
  
• Open Savings Account (Done)
  
• Save $600 (Saved $350)
  
• Pay Back Ex Boyfriend (Owe $200)
  
• Pay Back Sister (Done)

Now that we are in the second half of the year I have to update my goals.

New Goals

1. Pay off 1 credit card (Put the new lap top on my Master Card. Will be paid off by July 31st)
2. Save $50 a month (Will have savings account up to $650 by the end of the year)

Now that I am not making as much money as I used to and had some major expenses that I had to pay for (dental work, car repair, lap top, etc.) I am practically starting at square 1.

Up Dates

O.k. now I am officially back in action. I would like to thank all of my followers for not leaving me during my hiatus.

Here are some updates

1. Still with the same employer. While I continue to be angry over everything that want down I can see now that it was for the best (Will comment on this later).

2. Due to some unforeseen expenses I am almost in the same financial position I was in when I started this blog (Only now I am 6 months smarter).

3. I still want to start a small business to do on the side. My office/craft room is becoming over run with things I make. Crafting calms me down, it's my drug of choice.

4. I started taking correspondence courses to get a certificate in Graphic Design, mainly so I can learn Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign (these soft wares are crucial for me getting the job I want).

5. I've started gardening. I am now the proud mother of 4 sunflowers.

In a way I feel that I am starting over, not just financially but in my life as a whole. I don't want to be in the same position in a year and I am working hard to turn things around.

After all, 30 is the new 20.

I'll Be Back

Things are still a little crazy.

I'll be back June 1st.

Out With The Old...

I got my laptop back from my brother in law today (I love it, it's like having access to Geek Squad 24/7).

I am now in the process of rebuilding my Bookmarks, (does anyone know of a faster way to do this other than opening the bookmark on your old computer and typing the addresses into your new computer?) installing my printers and other such things.

I should be back into full blog mode by Saturday.

Almost There

My new laptop was delivered on Monday, I am so excited. Now I just have to get used to Dell after having a HP.

My Brother-In-Law has it now and is setting it up for me. I am not computer savvy in the least.

I should be back full time as of next week.

Waiting For My New Laptop

Well, after much research I broke down and bought a new laptop. In 2 weeks I will be the proud owner of a Dell Vostro 1520. I have 4GB of Memory and 320GB of Hard Drive. Thanks to the coupon code my Brother-In-Law found I got a $1142 computer for $742.

You may be wondering how I paid for the laptop.

I split the payment between 2 credit cards (I didn't want such a large charge on one card) and plan to pay the balance with the free check I get on July 31st.

Thanks to this I am going to have to adjust my budget so that I can get back to paying off my credit cards. Right now I am not making any progress in decreasing the balances, but I am better off than I was this time last year.

I'll keep you posted.

I'm Back

Sorry I've been MIA.

My laptop died and it has been out trying to be fixed to no avail.

Alas, I'll have to buy a new one.

Be back soon.