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January Recap

February 1st, 2007 at 02:48 pm

Alright... here it is!

$ Earned at work: $1019.70 [not so great at all...]

Expenses:
Groceries: $172.79 [$100 budgeted] $72.79
Dining Out: $98.00 [$45 budgeted] $53.00
Food on Campus: $7.92 [$15 budgeted] $7.08
Clothes: $9.40 [$15 budgeted] $5.60
Entertainment: $55 [$55 budgeted] $0
Gifts: $3.00 [$10 budgeted] $7.00

So about $106.11 over budget...

On the upside...
$20 Challenge total for January: $129.57
$ paid on student loan: $175
Total No-Spend days: 10 [my goal was 7]

Considering the fact that $140 was stolen along with $150 in gift cards I was going to use to buy my books, I can honestly say I did well. I made very little money this month compared to normal, which sucks. But I was able to pay my bills AND buy the World of Warcraft expansion, so I really have no room to complain. And I can only see positively into February. Life is getting back to normal.

I got my final W-2 in the mail today, so I will be taking a trip to HR Block to get my taxes taken care of. I'm not sure what thier rates are, but I'm sure it's going to save me a lot of confusion, as well as money, in the long run.

At any rate, I'll be getting off here now. I have to get ready to go to court. Everyone wish me luck!

Posted in , Daily Little Blurbs, Saving, Business, Goals, The Budget | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “January Recap”

  1. baselle Says:
    February 1st, 2007 at 11:32 pm 1170372734
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    I know you know this, but don't succumb to the rapid refund loan!

  2. LuckyRobin Says:
    February 2nd, 2007 at 07:07 am 1170400076
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    Are they going to make the woman who attacked you pay restitution for the stolen money and gift cards? I hope so. It would be nice for you to get that back, even if it takes awhile.

  3. pjmama Says:
    February 2nd, 2007 at 02:01 pm 1170424907
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    Baselle: I'm not sure what you mean by "rapid-refund loan" Smile If you're talking about HR block, it's less about how fast it comes, and much more about the confusion I would experience doing it myself. I had jobs both in Pennsylvania AND Ohio this year, and I also have all the receipts that I could ever need to dig through. That's the only reason why I'm not doing them myself... I dont know too much about tax preparation at all.

    LuckyRobin: I may get restitution, but if I do, it will be later on in the game. I went to a hearing yesterday, which in a way is prelimanary in a way. She'll be going on to bigger and better courts later in the spring. Let's cross our fingers!

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