Denise

"Develop a plan that is so amazing, so glowing, that you are willing to walk blurry-eyed to work everyday to make the money necessary to reach the light." Sparky I'm a freelance journalist and crafter who dreams of starting my own business-- a hometown Tiki bar. I am a former New Orleans Bourbon Street bartender. The tiki challenge: I must find creative new revenue streams, apart from my career. **Five year tiki goal: $40,000** **2009 Tiki fund goal: $2,500** $2427.43 to go **Total tiki money: $3,032.74** ***Savings Goals for 2009*** $10,000 into savings/ EF $2,000 into 529 plan $2,000 to Roth IRA $2,620 extra college fund $600 into new car fund Total: $17,200 Pay $3,000 extra on student loan. Balance: $0. PAID OFF As much as possible to IRA ***Progress Report*** $7343 savings, $2657 to go $1800 to 529 plan, $200 to go $100 to Roth, $1900 to go $400 to new car fund, $200 to go $175 to IRA $2,620 to extra college fund, GOAL MET Total: $12,438, $4762 to go Student loan extra: PAID OFF **Non- financial goals** Write a novel in a month Lose 10 pounds Grow 100 pounds of veggies **Progress** 0 pounds lost-- pregnant! 4 pages written 53.54 lbs. veggies grown

• Date Started: Jan 9, 2008
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$20 Tiki challenge

The purpose of this page is to keep track of where all of the money for the $20 tiki challenge comes from, to show myself and anyone who's interested in how little bits of money really do add up!

**Five year tiki goal: $40,000**
**2008 Tiki fund goal: $1,500**
$1976.15 in fund, GOAL MET!!

***Monthly Tiki Fund Total***

Dec: $138.10
$36.84 misc Web projects
$8 etsy profit
$67.06 Web sales
$26.20 Cafepress

Nov: $483.09
$20.67 Web/Etsy sales
$25.67 misc. web projects
$80.76 (pending) Google adsense
saving act interest
$436.75 from freelance

Oct:$116.10
$10.85 Web sales
$29.07 Misc Web projects
$3.51 Amazon sales
$3.02 Saving act interest
$75,from freelance work

Sept: $44.89
$6.00 Web sales
$23.25 Misc Web projects
$13.00 Amazon sales
$2.64 Saving act. interest

August: $74.17
$5.03 Web sales
$37.50 eBay profit
$24 Google Adsense
$5 festival prize
$2.64 saving acct. interest

July: $40.58
$19 Web sales
$10.74 insurance refund check
$8.52 eBay profit
$2.32 tiki savings interest

June: $2.21
$2.21 interest on tiki saving act.
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May 2008: $98.70
$9.00 Web sales
$87.61 Google Adsense
$2.09 Tiki savings interest

April 2008: $215.70
$30.12 Web sales
$84 part of 2005 state tax refund
$100 of federal tax rebate
$1.58 tiki savings interest

March 2008: $112.30
$25 ING sign-up bonus
$10 ING referral bonus
$54.74 -Website ad sales
$11.20 Amazon marketplace sales
$9.81 Mar.craft & Web sales
$1.55 Tiki savings interest

Feb 2008: $93.25
$67.29 from Google adsense
$10.05 from Feb.craft & Web sales
$9.51 Amazon Marketplace sales
$5 lotto ticket
$1.40 interest on Tiki savings

Jan. 2008: $468.40
$250 from Christmas craft sales
$142.19 from change jar
$8.30 Amazon marketplace sales
$57.84 from Jan. craft & Web sales
$8.80 (profit) from eBay sales
$1.27 interest from Tiki fund savings account


Where the Tiki Fund came from in 2008
Craft and Website sales
eBay
Amazon marketplace
bank account interest
$142.19 Change jar
Google adsense
lotto tickets/ prize money
$50 ING referral bonuses
$184 tax rebates and tax "stimulus"
freelance