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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Grocery Challenge

As of August 2008, the average we spent on food each month was:

Grocery: $567.30
Restaurants: $386.84

Goal number one is to reduce these amounts by 25 percent for the next two months. That means a total of


Month 1 August 20- Sept. 20:
Goal:$715.47

$254 on eating out
$229.50 on groceries
Total: $733.19
Left to spend:

Sept. 21 to Oct. 21
Goal : $700
Total: $257


The long-term goal is to cut those amounts by 50 percent, by December, for a total of
Groceries: $283.65
Restaurants: $193.42
Total food budget: $477.07