Hello, everyone. I got paid again on Friday. More money went to savings and retirement. Speaking of which, I need to update those numbers. Done as of 5:11pm on 3-19-2011.
The repairs to the car should be complete on Wednesday and we can go pick it up. That will be a relief. Hubby and I agree we should immediately start saving for a replacement car. We thought seriously about getting a different car now, but everything we looked at was out of our price range and we did not want to go into debt for a car so shortly after buying a house. I also added more money to the Conference Challenge. I cashed in some survey points, which will get added to the Conference Challenge.
I also hit another major milestone. I PAID OFF HOSPITAL DEBT #2!! Woo-hoo!
This debt was close to $10,000 in 2006. My husband had no insurance and I had to take him to the ER. He has insurance now thanks to my pointing out it might have cost less than 1/2 that if he had had insurance.
In other news, the Lunch Challenge continues. Next week, it is Spring Break at the college I work at. I will be working Monday and Tuesday, but Wednesday through Friday I will be on vacation. My progress so far this much is that I have eaten lunch out once on last Friday. I spent about $10.00. I also bought ice tea or soda several times, but I bring my own cup which makes it cheaper because they give a discount for that. Here are my lunches for next week:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - leaf lettuce salad, carrots, cucumbers, tuna in foil packet, oil and vinegar for dressing, orange or apple, water
Wednesday - Wednesday is the day we expect to pick up our car, so I think we may go out to lunch to celebrate
Friday - maybe an almond butter sandwich on gluten free bread, orange, apple, carrots, water
Another thing I have planned to do on Wednesday is to go to Home Depot and buy stuff to fix our toilet that runs frequently. Our last water bill is $60 and we only have 2 people living in our house. I think the water bill should be about 1/2 that much. Have any of you ever fixed a running toilet? Is it difficult?
March 19th, 2011 at 11:02 pm 1300575731
It shouldn't be too hard. My husband has replaced toilet "innards" (from replacing the entire mechanism to replacing the seal and flap (I think that is what they are). If you have an Ace Hardware, I'd suggest going there simply because you can get far better instructions and personalized help than at Home Depot (my own personal experience!) Good luck!
March 20th, 2011 at 02:24 pm 1300631088