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

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Back on the $20 challenge bandwagon: sacrificing Beatles stuff!

January 28th, 2009 at 06:09 pm

Well, in my effort to get a tiki bar and to clear out things I no longer use, I am making two sacrifices from my beatles collection: 4 1963 Beatles stamps and my copy of the Paul Mccartney death hoax magazine. I bought them almost 20 years ago and it's time to let them go! Sigh. I guess this means I am serious about decluttering. They went up on Ebay tonight.

Also, I posted an autographed Bob Feller photo a relative gave us as a gift. I hate to regift, but we really hate baseball....Hey,someone bid on the baseball stuff already!

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9 Responses to “Back on the $20 challenge bandwagon: sacrificing Beatles stuff!”

disneysteve Says:
January 28th, 2009 at 06:24 pm

FYI: You left off a final bracket on the url tag.

Good luck on the auctions.
thriftorama Says:
January 28th, 2009 at 06:29 pm

Ugh. Thanks! It's hard to keep track of details with Beaner screaming and pulling on my leg. Looks like it's bed time.
Single Guy Says:
January 28th, 2009 at 07:00 pm

Well, you may get someone to buy the Feller photo, but I wouldn't expect too much. He had a reputation as a wonderful person, but also a person that would sign anything and everything freely. There was a joke in collector circles that the rarest Feller cards were those that weren't signed.
thriftorama Says:
January 28th, 2009 at 07:04 pm

It was free. I just want it to go to a good home. It was funny because we got it as a gift and were like "huh?" We hate baseball! It's the one sport we don't follow.
frugaltexan75 Says:
January 28th, 2009 at 07:12 pm

Tempting, tempting, tempting . . . You're talking to a Beatles girl here.
Koppur Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 08:19 am

I'm very impressed with your dedication to your Tiki Goal. I'm not sure I would be able to get rid of some of my collectibles, esp. ones that were over 20 years old. Good luck on the auctions!
LuxLiving Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 08:40 am

You are digging deep! Good luck with your auctions.
thriftorama Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 04:21 pm

I figure it's time for a fresh start. I have too much stuff. It's time for it to go to someone who appreciates it more than me.
Carolina Bound Says:
January 30th, 2009 at 08:12 am

Back in '63 I had almost the whole collection of Beatles cards. I don't know what ever happened to them. My mom probably threw them away. Ditto for my Beatles bobblehead dolls.

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

Back on the $20 challenge bandwagon: sacrificing Beatles stuff!

9 Responses to “Back on the $20 challenge bandwagon: sacrificing Beatles stuff!”

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