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Goals for 4/12

April 12th, 2005 at 01:19 pm

Goals for TODAY!!!!

- Email HR about health insurance & 401k ~ DONE (coming back a day later to say that they did not respond to me! grrr! Maybe the lady was out - I will give the person the benefit of the doubt and wait a day or two...)

- Have hubby call his cell phone and get a cheaper plan ~ DONE! (Yea! Took it from $50 down to $24!)

- Call blood plasma place to see if they are accepting donors ~ DONE (they are! no appt necessary so I am going to go on Thursday! $20 for the first time, $25 for the second! Easy - sit there for 3 hours and read and get paid for it!)

- Deposit my "fun money" into the bank so when it shows up I can open an ING savings account ~DONE


I am holding myself accountable for getting these things DONE!!! That's 6 phone calls, one thing for hubby, and one trip to the bank. I can do it!
{edited to say that I got home late and need to get some sleep, so I moved some items to tomorrow's list!}

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1 Responses to “Goals for 4/12”

  1. Anonymous Says:
    April 12th, 2005 at 03:14 pm 1113318862
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    First of all, it's great that you're doing this. There are so many supportive people on this site, you'll feel right at home! Second, don't open your ING account unless you have a link from Jeffrey or Nate. By getting a referral from someone who already has an account, instead of opening one yourself directly on the ING site, you get a $25 bonus. Then, after you're set up, you can open up another account in your husband's name, so he gets the $25 and you get $10 for the referral. (That's $60 right there - with no minimum balance required). There are a few offers like this, and it's basically free money. Although it's not much, added together it may give you a little cushion. You can use these multiple savings accounts to save for different goals. Third, you may think that there's no room in your budget, but you'd be surprised! Definitely make a budget, then take a look at each line and see what you can do about it. (Check out all the entries on this site and you're sure to get ideas). The one I thought of right away: Can you lower the interest rate on either/both of those credit cards? Either by switching to a low rate card (I think Bankrate may have a list) or by at least calling them and asking them to drop the rate? My favorite expression is "Slow and Steady Wins the Race". Hang in there, don't get discouraged, and know that you've done the most important thing just by getting started. Good luck!

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