I can now sleep peacefully at night!
It's almost a year since I started this saving blog and I am giving myself a reality check to evaluate if all these efforts to save resulted to something productive. I started this blog with only a few hundred dollars in my investment portfolio and from where I started, I feel I am in the right direction. Staring closely at my closet, I can't believe I only bought two pairs of shoes (on clearance) for the entire year..Am I missing something?
Practice what you preach! My personal quest to count pennies in the simplest way paved way for the following. Rome was not built overnight - -It took me a year to figure this out...
- Purchased daughters' first car in cash!
- Mini vacation paid in cash
- Paid off personal loan
- Increase in personal investment by 30-40%
- Set up emergency fund allocation
- De-cluttered and donated to charity
- Living a healthier lifestyle as I have been cooking like a madman
- I've read more books and felt more relaxed
- I reconnected to my mom/brothers in Manila
What first started as a saving blog ended up as a lifestyle change for me. I usually write down tips based on what works for me - " -My reality life in this la-la land" so to speak.
(Mini vacation: Spring Break 2010)
We were at the mall yesterday and the latest fashion doesn't interest me. Nowadays, all I can think of is ...how can I take this simple saving goal to the next level? Anyway: To catch up on my attempt to save, I've listed a summary of my saving quest (my personal reality check - -waaahh - I can only do so much!).
- CLEANING CLUTTER CAN HELP CUT COST
- CREATE A PRIORITY LIST
- CUT ON GROCERY BUDGET
- DO I NEED A HOUSEKEEPER?
- FIVE STEPS TO BUILD AN EMERGENCY FUND
- FIVE WAYS TO AVOID DEBT
- HOW CAN I SAY GOODBYE?
- HOW I SAVED $40 ON ENTERTAINMENT
- HOW TO AVOID SPLURGING AT THE MALL
- HOW TO BE FASHION SMART AND STILL SAVE
- HOW TO COUNT YOUR PENNIES
- HOW TO DECORATE ON A BUDGET?
- HOW TO LOOK GORGEOUS ON A BUDGET
- HOW TO MAXIMIZE TALENT AND SAVE COST?
- HOW TO MAXIMIZE WEEKEND TIME
- HOW TO SAVE $120 BY REVIEWING YOUR COSMETIC OPTIONS?
- HOW TO SAVE WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO SAVE?
- HOW TRACKING FINANCES HELPS YOU FOCUS
- IS TRACKING EXPENSES GOOD FOR YOU?
- LIVING GREEN HELPS REDUCE COST
- MINIMIZE PET CARE COST
- READ FINE PRINTS
- READING ON A BUDGET
- SAVE $1500 BY PLANNING A STAYCATION
- SAVE BIG BY STARTING SMALL
- SAVE MONEY THROUGH BREAKFAST IN BED TACTIC
- SAVING THROUGH ONLINE SHOPPING
- SKIN CARE ON A BUDGET
- TEACH TEENS THE VALUE OF MONEY
- UPDATING SUMMER CLOTHES FOR LESS
- WHERE TO SPLURGE EXTRA MONEY?
- WHY DO I FEEL RICH WHEN I HAVE NO CASH
