I'm doing 34 things
My goal for having a downpayment is December 1. How much we save for the house will depend on how much we want to keep in the emergency savings, how quickly we can finally pay off the car (a year after buying it we are still making payments), and how much we want to save for the baby fund. If we aren’t pregnant yet in December we can put more money into the house.
Anne Lo's Life List
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1. Be productive in the evening after work
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2. Establish a 1 year emergency fund ($26,400)
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3. save money to buy a house ($15K-$50K)
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4. Save $5000 in a baby fund
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5. Lose 30 lbs so I can have a baby
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6. get pregnant before I turn 30
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7. Take some photos every week to send to my Grandma
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8. Go camping with the dogs
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9. Train my dogs with the clicker
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10. join a choir
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11. Get involved in charter school system and learn more about our public schools
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12. Keep closet and style updated
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13. Learn how to can vegetables
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14. Volunteer for temporary duty abroad
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15. Practice my French and German
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16. travel to a different country once a year
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17. Visit the Corcoran and Phillips
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18. Maintain a clean house every day
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19. Save enough to pay off car loan
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20. Plans for 2013
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21. Trips I want to take in 2013
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22. Put at least 10% into retirement savings
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23. Learn how to navigate the DMV in the car
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24. Keep up with the new restaurants and bars in DC
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25. Go swimming at a pool in DC
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26. Do yoga at Yards Park with my husband
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27. Visit all 23 National Parks in DC
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28. Figure out how to stop worrying about money and make life changes without having money first
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29. See a show at Arena Stage
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30. Take dogs to the Eastern Shore
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31. Visit the National Arboretum and the Aquatic Gardens
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32. read books every day
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33. Go to a summer concert at Fort Reno
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34. Travel for my own pleasure
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Recent entries
I have decided to go without booze altogether, which surprisingly, seems like it is easier to do during the warm months than it felt during the winter.
My husband was unemployed for a little while, and I knew we wouldn’t have a baby then. But now that he is gainfully employed, losing weight is one of the few things standing in the way. He is trying to lose weight with me. We are also getting serious about saving money now that we are a two-income family. Trying to use the progress in one area as motivation to progress in the other.
