What a gorgeous weekend it has been for us here in Upstate NY! Sunny and even warm today is the forecast. Before I run outside and play in my garden here is my three week SAL update. Three weeks ago I left off with almost having the bottom finished: After three weeks here is howContinue reading “SAL 7- Crown of Thorns”
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Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 39 of 80 – April 2019 Results
April was catch up month for us so as expected the results are not spectacular. We started off the month with $25,421 and as of today we are at $24,750. That’s down $671 which is the lowest I think I have had so far. But hey, it’s still forward progress right?! I was only ableContinue reading “Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 39 of 80 – April 2019 Results”
Not Impressed With Our Debt – Week 38 of 80 -Who’s Paying the Bills?
Who pays the bills in your household? For us it’s obviously me since I am blogging about it but recently I have had a few conversations with people about their bill paying practices. One point from these conversations has been coming up more frequently. That point is are both you and your spouse or significantContinue reading “Not Impressed With Our Debt – Week 38 of 80 -Who’s Paying the Bills?”
SAL-#5 Crown of Thorns
Good Morning from sunny New York! What a beautiful day it is going to be. Before I go out and dig in my garden all day I thought I better update you all on my progress with Crown of Thorns. Here is where I ended three weeks ago: And here is where I am now:Continue reading “SAL-#5 Crown of Thorns”
Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 35 of 80
It’s been a stressful month in lots of ways but being at week 35 of our 80 week debt paying challenge, I expected it. We are to the point in our debt payoff that each week we get closer to blowing this thing wide open but it’s a delicate balance as well. Two weeks agoContinue reading “Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 35 of 80”
Not Impressed with our Debt – Week #33 of 80 – Paying off the Home Equity Status
I am determined to pay off our Home Equity this month. We only had $1900 left to pay on it and this week our Federal Tax refund came in so I pay $543 right to the principal of the loan. Right now the balance is about $1346. Keep in mind that figure is not actuallyContinue reading “Not Impressed with our Debt – Week #33 of 80 – Paying off the Home Equity Status”
Eight Steps to a Beautiful White, Blueberry Filled, Cream Cheese Frosted, Drip Cake
A couple of months ago I popped an unfrosted cake into the freezer to use for later and forgot about it. I came across it while I was looking for something else in the freezer and thought I would bring it out to have it as dessert last night. Cream cheese frosting sounded better thanContinue reading “Eight Steps to a Beautiful White, Blueberry Filled, Cream Cheese Frosted, Drip Cake”
Not Impressed With Our Debt – Weeks 24-27 – Up to Date Results
Hi all! I looked back to see the last time I posted a monthly result and I haven’t posted results since October! Yikes! Sorry about that. Between Christmas shopping bills and property tax bills that came due in January I am a little behind in paying off debt but I do have some progress toContinue reading “Not Impressed With Our Debt – Weeks 24-27 – Up to Date Results”
SAL #2 Crown of Thorns
It’s been three weeks since our last update and we have had multiple snow storms even blizzards in that time so boy did I get a lot done on my current project! Here is where I left off last time which was my first post on this WIP: And here is Jesus’s haunting face whichContinue reading “SAL #2 Crown of Thorns”
SAL -#1 – Crown of Thorns
I’m back! I am so excited to be back with my favorite stitchers. I was gone for quite a while because I wanted to concentrate on getting my debt paid down. Now that I am well into my 80 week challenge I decided it was time to get back to stitching. I received a kitContinue reading “SAL -#1 – Crown of Thorns”
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