New Beginnings

Holy Cow

(Financeaholic) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:44:40 PST

I think I may have just possibly negotiated a $1200/mo. raise bringing my take home pay to around $3800/mo. It would require me to work 10-15 more hours per week but I was going to look for a part time job anyways so this is perfect ... I would start mid-November if this actually pans...

Persistent Headache

(Financeaholic) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:46:00 PST

Oh my goodness life is stressful lately. Between buying a home, planning a wedding, and full-time work, I'm finding it hard to keep my head on straight!

DF and I are supposed to close on our house on 11/30 but we aren't holding our breath because financing is so backed up and the...

New House Budget - Realistic?

(Financeaholic) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:45:56 PST

Income
$2650 (me)
$2000 (fiance)
$550 (renter)
$400+ (part-time jobs)
Total - $5600

Expenses
$1314 (mortgage)
$250 (prop. taxes)
$36 (HOA dues)
$40 (home ins.)
$300 (car ins.)
$245.03 (car payment)
$150 (ROTH me)
$150 (ROTH fiance)
$175 (fuel)
$250 (utilities)
$250...

House Musings, Engaged, the Usual ...

(Financeaholic) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:25:24 PST

I have been gone for far to long but I have been keeping up with everyone's blogs. Too much has happened since my last post. My boyfriend proposed to me on July 4th and of course I said yes! We have also taken the leap into homeownership. We made an executive decision to buy through...

Paid Off Car

(Financeaholic) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:20:35 PST

I paid of my car last Wednesday and my net worth jumped from a couple thousand to 18K!

6K Payoff on Wednesday

(Financeaholic) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:32:27 PST

Hello folks! It's a gorgeous day in WA today, I can't wait to be off work! So you read the title right; I have pulled a little over 6K from savings and I will be paying my car off with that on Wednesday. My savings will be at a paltry $50 or so after that. But by the end of the month...

2009 Projections & New Beginnings

(Financeaholic) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:23:23 PST

Well, we paid to break the lease early on our apartment and we will be out at the end of the month. We had to pay a month's rent to break the lease which ends on May 31. So while we basically paid rent for April, we will recoup that money in April and then save about $1200-1500 in...

Questions and Concerns - Need Advice & Reassurance

(Financeaholic) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:03:19 PST

Ugh, so many things on my mind. This will be quite a regurgitation of thoughts.

BF has very little work right now (he works as a contractor) so we are quite tight every month. He would get about $1400 unemployment every month while I make about $2400 every month. This easily covers...

A new year means new goals!

(Financeaholic) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:18:22 PST

Haven't written in awhile. I made it through the holidays alive but with a little bit of credit card debt. It sucks but I'm not that disappointed with myself. I was able to get my family useful presents for the cheapest I have ever been able to manage around the holidays.

I think...

The Weekend

(Financeaholic) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:09:09 PST

... was very spendy. Basketball Boy and I spent about $225 @ Costco. We have a food budget of $250/mo so we have $25 left. Granted, we haven't been shopping in about three weeks so the Costco run should def last us through the month.

I've never really tried any frugal hacks before...

Transfer

(Financeaholic) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:55:39 PST

From my checking account to my ING account of $900! That brings me just shy of my $4,000 goal to be reached by the end of December which will be surpassed by my auto transfer of $150 in early December. Woo hoo!

Been Awhile ...

(Financeaholic) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:55:41 PST

I have been keeping up with everyone's blogs but haven't posted one of my own in awhile. BB and I are doing well. We got a puppy at the end of October and we are enjoying raising her. Other than that nothing too eventful has happened recently. I got my hair chopped off over the weekend...

The Fourth

(Financeaholic) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:19:04 PST

Happy Fourth of July to everyone! So I'm hoping today will be a big NSD. Basketball Boy and I are going to meet up with his little brother and friends and hang out on the lake for the day. They have gorgeous fireworks out in Snohomish!

Last night was a big spender. Basketball Boy...

June Net Worth

(Financeaholic) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:23:45 PST

This isn't going to be very pretty ... do I get to use my age as an excuse for not having a positive net worth? Hehe.

Anyways here goes ...

JUNE 2008

AMEX : $341.59 (to be paid in full)
Costco AMEX : $0
Visa : $0
ING Savings : $100
BofA Checking : $2551.75
BofA Savings...

My First Entry

(Financeaholic) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:02:43 PST

Blah. I figured I could waste some time on here today. I want to get this blog up and running. My name is Kayla and I just moved to a nice, one bedroom apartment in Kirkland, with my BF Basketball Boy. So far it has been a great change for me! It was about time to move out of my DF...