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I'm doing 25 things
  

How I did it
How to set up an emergency fund
It took me
1 year
It made me
feel secure

How I did it: I looked for a high-yield, online-only savings account. ING Direct has this awesome family & friends referral program, so I visited a personal finance blog to find someone who had a link. The referral program is great- you sign up and open a savings account with $250 and get $25 deposited to your account, just by using a friend's referral link. They also get a $10 deposit as a thank-you. So far, 4 "friends" have also signed up with my… Read how I did it…

Nov 18, 2008, 10:03AM PST | 0 comments


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Have a baby
Have a healthy pregnancy, 12 months ago

so I can have the healthy baby.

Nov 18, 2008, 11:19AM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments


Clear the junk out of the corners
Getting organized, one step at a time. 12 months ago

Every weekend I want to clear out one corner in one room. This may mean simply putting things where they belong, organizing a pile of stuff, or trashing everything in it. Corners of rooms are where most junk accumulates, in my house. Book cases, linen closets, literal corners in the kitchen, etc.

Last weekend, I worked on a corner in the computer room. There were piles of papers that were in my ‘in’ box, but were not yet filed. There were 3 bathroom bags with random items in each, from traveling in the last several months. I filed both piles of papers, tossed a lot more trash, consolidated the 3 toiletry bags into a main one (plus extra items stored in the second one), stored the toiletry bags where they belonged, and ended up with a new, 2-foot strip of empty space on the carpet where I can walk without tripping.

Nov 18, 2008, 11:01AM PST | 0 comments


Pay off my credit card debt in 3 years (read all 4 entries…)
November Update 12 months ago

From the last time I wrote, I had the narrow perspective of only focusing on paying off my cards. My point of view has broadened since then, to include all my debts.

I have accomplished a few things:
  • paid off the car (hers)
  • paid off the truck (his)
  • paid off 1 of 2 education loans
  • paid off 2 of 5 credit cards

My main focus is still paying off the cards, however. That’s why I haven’t changed this goal.

Nov 18, 2008, 10:36AM PST | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

get rid of stuff i don't need create my own computer game The Sims 2 save a life make friends with people in other countries be daring and passionate, to hell with the consequences takemebowling wants to start doing yoga again Keep in Better Contact With the Friends I Have and Make New Friends Buy a House Mourn the loss of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin get on the dean's list be A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E! IE stop being so timid and shy recieve a love letter become a graphic designer lostdusk wants to lose weight Visit Scotland Read more books become a Master Knitter make my own clothes lose more weight be an opera singer. be a good husband have someone write a song for me women make money talk to my friends more on the phone Jamie Hinds wants to play soccer again! Be A DJ
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