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

Yay! A small success!

August 17th, 2009 at 11:05 am

I canned today for the first time ever-- 2 quarts of pasta sauce made with stuff straight from garden.

Usually, we make stuff and freeze it, but last year, we lost power for 5 days and lost everything, so I was determined to learn to can. I don't want to have AEP determine the fate of my produce. It really wasn't that hard.

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4 Responses to “Yay! A small success!”

TampaBayYankee Says:
August 17th, 2009 at 12:51 pm

That's great! What canning method did you use? Did you have to buy equipment or did you start off with things you had already?
baselle Says:
August 17th, 2009 at 01:05 pm

Its a lot of fun, isn't it? At least it "can" be.
thriftorama Says:
August 17th, 2009 at 06:40 pm

We just used hot water bath. It's hard to screw up tomatoes because they are so acidic. Right? We only had to buy lids for jars. My MIL had a ton of them, so she gave us some of her extra jars.
whitestripe Says:
August 17th, 2009 at 08:13 pm

oooh, can you please post how to do it? i would love to know!

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

Yay! A small success!

4 Responses to “Yay! A small success!”

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