Hola! Buenos dias.
I've opened a savings account so that I can start saving my pennies in an account that's not easy for me to access. I have a set amount I'd like to have in there (after selling anything the kids don't want) before I move. I have a list going of stuff I'd like to sell and how much I'd like to get for the item. Some of it needs to wait until closer to September but some stuff I'll start trying to sell now. I went through junk drawers this past weekend and threw out a bunch of stuff that I'm not even sure why I was hanging onto it. I've started saying to myself 'it's just stuff - do you really need it?'. Up next is the basement I think. I have some boxes and totes I've never looked in since we moved over a year ago as well as some small appliances that I don't really use. I'll also start going through my clothes and figure out what to do with such things as concert t-shirts that I just needed to have once upon a time. All I can do is shake my head lol
As for saving, I've cut out my $90+ a month from stopping at Tim Hortons daily - now I buy hot chocolate powder and bagels for less than $20 a month and I don't need to drive 18kms out of my way (so I also save quite a bit of gas) and save myself about 20 minutes a day. Win-win-win :-) Now to quit smoking. Which sounds easy to say but when you have 4 other people in the house that smoke...not so easy. :-( Although I impressed myself last week. I bought 4 packs on Nov 7th and I only opened the last pack on Nov 15. So 4 packs in 8 days...compared to a pack a day. The colder weather is good for one thing :-)
A lot of my Facebook feed is Puerto Vallarta stuff. Makes me smile yet makes me sad because I'm not there yet. Ticker Factory says 9 mths, 2 weeks and 2 days which equals 289 days. I think I'll add a couple countdowns on the page somewhere. I'm hoping to get there in March or April (maybe bring some stuff down that I know I'll want to keep). Flights are cheap in December but I just don't think I'll have enough saved by then. :-(
That's all for now, Hasta luego!
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