1. Pay Down the Mortgage
We were able to make 7 additional principal payments towards the mortage for October.
2. Buy Nothing New for 1 Year.
That goal was easy peasy this past week.
3. Track Spending and Figure Out New Ways to Cut Spending Even More.
If you are not already a Nordstrom rewards member… You can score $10 to use during the prime holiday shopping dates of November 26th – December 24th. The Girl signed up {it’s super easy} and plans to get something for her cousin with the credit. Nordstrom offers free shipping and their sale section almost always has something fun in the $10 piece range.
This past week I made a couscous salad with roasted butternut squash and it was fantastic. You can get the recipe HERE.
5. Keep My Grocery Budget Under $100 a Month.
My new goal is to make it to the end of the year spending an average of $150 a month.
6. Go on 52 Dates with the Handsome Husband
No time for dates this past week. 🙁
So far this year we’ve gone on 27 dates and spent $416.22 out of pocket for our dates.
7. Turn My Wool Stash into $5,000.
I’m back on Etsy and Ebay and this past week I sold $354.70 worth of my hooked rugs. So far this year I have sold $5878.15 worth of arts & crafts.
So far in October I’ve sold $819.17
In September I sold $1259.27
In August I sold $329
In April I sold $29.99
In March I sold $799.53
In February I sold $1077.27
In January I sold $1563.92
8. Get Rid of 1,000 Things.
7 more items made their way to the yard sale pile. This time around it was books. I’ve been holding on the Lincoln book since I was 20 and finally decided it was time to let go of it. If you have someone on your list who is a big Abraham Lincoln fan… it’s the best book I’ve ever read/seen about his life and it would make a great gift.
So far this year I’ve gotten rid of 1100+ things.
9. Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks.
I picked up the book Pale and Interesting from the Library last week and let’s just say I want to live within the pages of the book!!! There are so many {simple} decorating ideas in there!
10. Track Hours Spent Working on My Vegetable Garden and do a Cost Analysis at the End of the Year.
So far this year I have harvested 109 pounds 6 ounces of fresh veggies from our backyards. I spent $19.40 at the greenhouse, $10.40 at Wilco and about $16 on mulch. You can read all about my gardening adventures at Dig for Your Dinner.
Time spent working on Vegetable Garden in 2016: 21 hours 10 minutes.
11. 52 House Projects in 52 Weeks.
I was planning on cleaning out the gutters before the storm but ended up spending friday night at the hospital with my brother so I didn’t have time to do it. But hey, it’s now Sunday and I can just delegate that totally not so fun task to the HH.
12. Make all Birthday and Christmas Gifts This Year or Acquire Them for Free.
My mother. Apparently she felt the need to leave a “room service tip” for taking over our room the past two weeks. That, or her pockets are full of waiting room graham crackers and she needed to empty them out to make room for more. I’m not sure. 😉
Anywho, I now have a $20 free money to spend towards Christmas gifts this year and probably enough graham crackers for the base of a cheesecake. Giddy up!
How about YOU? Did you set any goals for 2016? How are they coming along?
~Mavis
Read About My 2016 Goals HERE.
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