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Busy week.

(Tara Dawn) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:16 PST

Well, it's tuesday. Yesterday was relatively low-expense. I worked, then went to yoga. Honestly, it's the best $5 I've ever spent every time I go. Thank goodness for student pricing

In good news, the fair trade place I went to the other day was having a drawing, and I got pulled...

Goodnight, week.

(Tara Dawn) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:10:31 PST

Well, the week has come to a close. I didn't quite make my goals for the week, but I'm not going to be too hard on myself. I had a lot going on, and I'm still transitioning into this new schedule. I unfortunately cant do everything, and it was a drill weekend. That really limited my...

Good news and new expenses.

(Tara Dawn) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:41:12 PST

So my first week of work came to a close. Everything went entirely well, and I'm looking forward to another productive week. There is some good news on the financial front:

I apparently misheard my tutoring client when we agreed on $15/hour. Apparently she said $15/half hour. So...

Today's Goals and tutoring.

(Tara Dawn) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:21:47 PST

Well, I woke up early to get some work done, so hopefully I'll be productive this morning. Yesterday was a very busy day, and I forsee today being the same.

In financial news, I forsee today being a no-spender. Well, unless I have to get gas. I'm not quite to empty yet, and likely...

And I bought a car.

(Tara Dawn) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:22:18 PST

Well, for the first time ever in my life, I am a *car owner*. Woo! Very exciting time over here. I just drove it home and I couldn't be any happier! With insurance and the money that I put toward the car, I officially have $65 left in my bank account. haha. Not pretty...

The good...

Get my wheels tomorrow! And weekly goals.

(Tara Dawn) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:46:49 PST

well, I put down the money to hold my car til tomorrow, and I head to the bank in the morning. By 10:00 tomorrow morning, I will have my set of wheels Very exciting. This will be the first time in almost 4 years that I have a car to drive, and the first time ever that I have a car...

Found a car! Busy week coming up...

(Tara Dawn) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:13:57 PST

Well, my car search has come to an end. I found my new wheels today I'll be finishing up the transaction over the course of the next couple days. Have to round up some cash-- difficult with the banks closed, it may have to wait til monday morning. However, I'm very satisfied with...

New job, car shopping, and writing gigs :)

(Tara Dawn) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:09:40 PST

So in good news... I got the job! I'll be working part-time hours this coming week, then moving to full time. Very exciting! I'm definitely going to be a busy girl.

Now that I've got the job, this weekend I'm getting a car. I know, I know. I've already gotten the "you cant buy...

Articles and Stuff.

(Tara Dawn) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:39:05 PST

Well, Associated Content bought another one of my articles, so I added another $3.99 to my challenge money. My goal for today is to write 3 articles. I've got 1 down... getting the motivation to write is hard! But I'm going to continue kicking myself until I get it done. That'll make...

No-Spend and more income!

(Tara Dawn) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:13:03 PST

So yesterday was a *No-Spend Day* Woot! I did in fact paint grandma a b-day card, and had dinner at mom's. In other successes, I lined up a tutoring job for next week. $20/hr. Only an hour a week, but still. That's an extra $80/month! Hopefully I'll pick up more of those.

Today...

Setbacks and Successes

(Tara Dawn) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:15:56 PST

Well, I certainly spent more than I had intended last night... about $40 when everything was said and done. That was a few for me, a few for mom, and one for my newly dumped friend. Plus a sandwich. The rest of my week is going to be very low-key as a result. Either way, had an excellent...

New month, new attitude :)

(Tara Dawn) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:56:43 PST

Well, it's already november. Again, I haven't been keeping up with my blog here, and consequently my wallet has been suffering. I need to be more conscious of my spending or I'm never going to meet the goals I've put out for myself.

I'm still in the process of looking for a job....

Everyday ho-hum-ness.

(Tara Dawn) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:53:57 PST

Well, sat down this morning and went over the damage from the weekend and put it in the books. Yay. Not terrible... could have been worse.

My babysitting clients sent me a text this morning, I have a job lined up for saturday night. Woo! I'm making more extra cash here than I anticipated....

Oh monday...

(Tara Dawn) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:12:49 PST

Well, as I should have expected, I spent a little more than I had intended at the Indian Festival on saturday. It was a really fabulous day, though. I bought 2 tunics, a yoga video, a henna tattoo (it looks excellent), and a bunch of amazing food. Got to have a girl's day. I would...

Babysitting and end of sept goals.

(Tara Dawn) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:21:26 PST

So I snagged a babysitting job last night, which is great. Only watched the girls for a few hours, but made $27. Not bad for last minute, out of nowhere!

Went grocery shopping during the day, and spent about $45. Could have done better, but BFF wanted to go to Marc's, so we ended...

Getting stuff done...

(Tara Dawn) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:59:53 PST

So I wrote out a list of things I needed to get done, and I've completed quite a few of them...

Had a job interview this morning, which went pretty well. It's an assistant teaching position at a childcare facility, which is fabulous. But they dont really have all that much time...

Oh my...

(Tara Dawn) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:54:17 PST

So... called the bank today. That was a total mess... As it turns out, the branch I opened my account at in PA was taken over by an entirely different bank, so my account is through a bank that is nowhere near Ohio... Fabulous. The only good news is that they had already mailed a debit...

And she's home.

(Tara Dawn) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:36:08 PST

So I made it safely home, thank goodness-- after almost missing my flight due to a bank error. Bleh. Words to the wise: if your platoon sgt tells you to wait to the last minute to get money out of the ATM to pay the cab driver to get you to the airport, do yourself a favor and just...

Preparing for home.

(Tara Dawn) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:39:25 PST

So it's come to my attention that I'll be back home in Ohio in less than a week. Holy crap. heh.

I've been trying to prepare for this for a while now, and each day it gets a little easier and I get a little more excited. I was dreading my return not a month ago, but I feel I'm...