About Me

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

My Pages

$46.63 left . AAAHHHHH!!

November 18th, 2008 at 08:30 am

I'm only $46.63 away from meeting my savings goals for the year.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

That's my way of saying I am very excited.
My last freelance check put me $251 over the tiki fund goal (with more to come, I'm sure), and all of my other accounts are either fully funded or overfunded.

The only thing left is to round out the car fund, and I have some auto-debits scheduled that should take care of that.

I never would have dreamed that hubby and I could save this much. I was inspired by Automatic Millionaire (the book), and it really has worked. So simple. Why haven't I been doing this for years?????

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13 Responses to “$46.63 left . AAAHHHHH!!”

fruitbowlk Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 08:43 am

That's great.
Ima saver Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 08:47 am

Congratulations!!
merch Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 09:08 am

Nice work on your funding goals!!
lizajane Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 09:21 am

"all of my other accounts are either fully funded or overfunded" makes me VERY jealous!!! I hope I can say those same words someday too.
monkeymama Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 10:50 am

Way to go!!!
Koppur Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

Congrats!
mom-sense Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 12:26 pm

Nice job! I look forward to starting 09 with concrete goals that I can track. I missed the boat for 08! Good Going!
whitestripe Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 01:17 pm

well done!
what's the book automatic millionaire about?
thriftorama Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 01:55 pm

Automatic Millionaire is a book about how to pay yourself first by using automatic payments. It seems simple, but it works. I highly recommend getting a copy from your local library. It inspired me, and I have almost met all my goals.
Blue Eyes Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 04:25 pm

Great job!
whitestripe Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 06:25 pm

thanks i already do that
baselle Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 08:02 pm

Way to go! A toast to you in your tiki bar!
MileHighGal Says:
November 21st, 2008 at 02:07 pm

Wohooo! Time to do the happy dance. Amazing what you can do when put a name on every dollar and set concrete goals!

Thrift-o-rama and the quest for a Tiki Bar

One girl's quest to shore up her personal finances and save for her own business

$46.63 left . AAAHHHHH!!

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