Money has been on my mind a lot lately. Which makes sense, because our financial world changed over night. I don't have a lot figured out, but I wanted to tell you some pretty exciting stuff:
First Things First
With Rob's first paycheck, we paid off his smallest remaining student loan.
Second Things Second
With Rob's second paycheck, we paid off the next-to-last student loan.
That means we only have 1 left. We knocked out half our debt, equalling just over $100 a month in debt payments. Also, we can afford Christmas like never before. We're not spending a ton on ourselves, but we've been able to buy some killer gifts for loved ones, and that feels amazing.
Last Things Last
And everything else I can't figure out about money, it can just be ignored for now. Which car should we buy in 2013? Should we really just wait for the van to die or do we want to pre-emptively strike the car market? Do we want to upgrade house in the next few years? Does that mean a slightly bigger house, a bigger yard, or should we save up and build our own after saving for a few more years? Do we want to re-do the basement on our current house? Do we want to make our current house our forever house? Do I want to take a trip to Hawaii or Peru? If our current house becomes our forever house, could I afford a trip to both Hawaii AND Peru?
And now you see why I've been thinking about money a lot. We've never had so many options.
It's fun to dream.
1 comment:
If you like thinking about money, I highly suggest getting a seasonal job in retail. Soon every day items become boring hours of work.
A new toilet scrub brush costs $5...Is it worth folding t-shirts for 45 minutes?
This is my new self-imposed lifestyle. I would ask you to take me to Peru with you, but then I would have to work at a sweatshop, where the same toilet brush would put me back a full week's worth of salary.
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