Checking is up to $1771. I kind of froze spending during the furlough so it's left me in a pretty good place there right now.

But savings it down a bit to $31,000. I'm feeling more okay with spending a little now. I'll have another nice chunk to put in savings after I come back from vacation. I should be able to milk what I already have in checking ( Read more... )

Checking is down to $313 since I've been putting off putting anything more into it. The shakeup at work was a real scare, so I'm trying to slow down the spending until I feel like the company and my place in it are a little more secure.

That means savings are up to $33,000. Stocking it away, stocking it away...

14.5 inch neck- down a half inch and ( Read more... )

Checking is up to $2226, since I finally opened cash flow after getting the IRS issue sorted out. Just in time to find out that the biggest salesperson in my showroom was laid off today! The wording of the email I got makes it sound like I have not been, but I'm anxiously awaiting a return call from my supervisor to get the exact info. Eek.

Savings ( Read more... )

Checking is at $978, and I need about $1200 to pay off the IRS so I'll have to add more tomorrow. Savings is down to $30,000 as I have to pull out for some timely things.

15 inch neck- up an inch. Yay!
45.5 inch shoulders- down a half inch.
14 inch bicep- down a half inch.
11.5 inch forearm- down an inch.
40 inch chest- up an inch. I like that nice ( Read more... )

Checking is at $71. I'm just trying to eke little bits into it & save the bulk of my savings until I find out what's going on with this IRS question. Savings is at $31,000.

14 inch neck- down an inch.
46 inch shoulders- up two inches.
14.5 inch bicep- up an inch and a half.
12.5 inch forearm- up an inch.
39 inch chest- same.
36 inch waist- up an inch ( Read more... )

Checking is at $395, so we'll have to get more in there. I thought I'd have longer til I had to do that. Savings is at $22,000 so that's up 3 grand from last year.

15 inch neck- up a half inch.
44 inch shoulders- up an inch.
13 inch bicep- down a half inch.
11.5 inch forearm- up a half inch.
39 inch chest- same.
34.5 inch waist- same.
39 inch butt- same.
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Checking is at $1637, which will last me a while yet. Got a lot of furniture ordered this spring! Savings is at $19,000 so I'm approaching halfway to the one-year emergency cushion I want to have on hand. Eric's doing really well right now, but once the testing's off we'll really see what he can do.

14.5 inch neck- same. I got a Neck Flex, so once ( Read more... )

Beginning 2019, I have about $6000 in my checking account. When I get my desk, that will about get cut in half, so maybe no dining chairs again this year. *sigh*

Now let's see where not working out for a year has got me!

2018 PHYSICAL
14.5 inch neck- same
44.5 inch shoulders- down an inch and a half
13.5 inch bicep- down a half inch
11.5 inch forearm ( Read more... )

FEBRUARY FINANCIAL
$1625 to Retirement Savings

$207 to Work Expenses- new shoes- trying to find something appropriately stylish and supportive enough is a constant challenge

$96 to Grooming- haircuts also expensive but a certain amount of polish is needed

$84 to House Maintenance- this will go up next month as I am going to start contributing to the ( Read more... )

JANUARY FINANCIAL
$1602, well below the average for 2017, because I'm broke and poor! Still making up for what I spent on the tuxedo...

$695 to retirement savings, about half of the 2017 average

$667 to travel expenses, way up from monthly average in 2017 because I got some clothes to prepare for our Europe trip this summer

$159 to transportation, ( Read more... )