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Ting and 2015 Resolutions

December 28th, 2014 at 08:53 pm

My first monthly bill with Ting ended yesterday - $21.00 +taxes. So that will be covered by my $50 credit. I don't forsee my January bill being any larger, so that will also be covered. Nice. Smile

I need to log in to my ATT account to see if they've posted my final bill yet so I can get that sent off to Ting for the ETF fees reimbursement.

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I talked to my brother yesterday for a bit. He told me that he is preparing for a 40 mile race for the diabetes cure (bicycle) and has decided to stop drinking for at least four months starting Jan 1. Possibly for the entire year!! He wants to really focus in on getting as in shape as possible for the race.

I know how difficult this will be for him, so told him that I would do something equally difficult for me -- only purchase chocolate ONE time per month in 2015.

My diet is fairly healthy otherwise if you take away the chocolate ... so by doing this, I'll hopefully be able to lose some weight. Especially considering that as of this morning I'm now back to my highest weight ever. Frown

We also talked about tentative plans for him and our mom to come out here in May as kind of a Mother's Day thing - the last time the three of us were together was nearly 4 years ago when I graduated with my Masters.

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I finally made a sale on eBay again! It's been at least two months since my last sale. Only $4.99 (roughly $2 profit after shipping and fees) but still, a sale! Smile Just got the payment, so I can get it out in the mail tomorrow.

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I have $22 left in my grocery category for December. That is even with spending a good bit on Christmas dinner food (leftovers for two meals worth after ..) There are a few things I need for this week, and possibly doing a Chef Boyardee pizza for New Years. Otherwise, I think it's safe to say, I'll actually have underspent my grocery category for the first time in forever! (Of course, it has helped to take out the junk food spending and put it in my spending category ... hopefully that category will go down significantly in January.)

I'm going to wait til New Year's Day to do a definitive post on my December budget, but let's just say that I'm very happy with how much came in for my windfall category this month. I don't see the same for January, unless I can make some eBay sales (need to post some more items to help that along!)

5 Responses to “Ting and 2015 Resolutions”

  1. scottish girl Says:
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    I just noticed that you've added figures e.g. 301.60/1500. Is that from windfall money or just the monthly budgeted amount?
    Buying chocolate only once per month would be hard for me to do.

  2. rob62521 Says:
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    Wonderful goal for your brother!

    Wow, the chocolate thing...wonder how many could do something like that with something we so enjoy?

    Good on the eBay sale...maybe more will be coming along.

  3. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    SG - You caught that huh? Smile The figures are budgeted amounts plus windfall money. I already had some allocated to vacation and had about 5200 in my EF previously.

    Yeah, the chocolate thing will be hard for me too. But I think I can do it. Especially since I'm only saying I can *buy* chocolate once a month. Doesn't mean I can't EAT it more than that. Smile
    Thanks Robb, I hope so too. Smile

  4. Looking Forward Says:
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    First, Happy Belated Birthday!
    I haven't been on SA for a few weeks and I'm catching up.
    Second, glad to read you are new meds and hopefully will get you feeling more "normal" soon. Smile

  5. scottish girl Says:
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    I'll subscribe to the post this time, I didn't notice you had replied. Yeah I noticed. You're doing well Smile

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