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So long, January!

February 1st, 2020 at 06:38 pm



For our family January ended on a sad note: FIL died yesterday. He was in hospice so it wasn’t unexpected but still tough to accept.

Yesterday was my fast day too (new habit – one of my 2020 goals) and I survived. Going for two days to get my February day in too was not an option though – 24 hours was as much as I could take. So I’ll plan for another day in February. And I’ve got to decide what my second new health-enhancing habit will be beginning this month.

On the financial front (since that’s the focus of the blog!), DS4 had an interview today for a summer job. He feels good about it. He was nervous but prepared. I’m really proud of him, no matter what happens. Hopefully he’ll get an offer after they check his references.

I’ve stopped using the Ally CC and I’ll redeem my points for cash to the online savings account once my last purchase moves from ‘pending’ – a nearly $300 vet bill for our feline’s annual check-up. Then I’ll be done with that account.

I’ve started doing taxes and hope to finish them within a few days. And I’ve sent principal payments to the 0% CC with a balance and to house debt. I’ve also just been reimbursed for my business trip earlier in the month so I need to send that to the CC before it’s due.

Posted in Debt, Health, Goals, Kids | 11 Comments »

11 Responses to “So long, January!”

  1. LifeBalance Says:
    February 1st, 2020 at 06:55 pm 1580583301
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    I have just spent too long trying to add a photo to this post. Obviously I'm doing something wrong. Could someone give me a step-by-step? I selected the file on my desktop using the 'choose file'. It seemed to be attached, but when I publish I just see a tiny dot where the photo should be.

  2. rob62521 Says:
    February 1st, 2020 at 07:55 pm 1580586935
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    Sorry about your fil's passing. Although not unexpected, death is usually a shock.

    I'm impressed with your fasting. You are more disciplined than I.

    I have problems with adding phots so I've basically given up.

  3. LifeBalance Says:
    February 1st, 2020 at 09:50 pm 1580593825
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    Rob, to make it through my fasting day I bought a variety of herbal teas. A strong one (Matcha tea) with caffeine to take the place of my coffee in the morning and other non-caffeinated ones for the rest of the day. That way I had flavors even though there weren't calories. My taste buds were fooled (maybe) but my belly wasn't - it did some grumbling.

  4. Wink Says:
    February 1st, 2020 at 11:30 pm 1580599824
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    I'm very sorry for your loss. I do some intermittent fasting but not for a full 24 hours, yet. I'll have to try out some of the teas!

  5. rob62521 Says:
    February 2nd, 2020 at 12:27 am 1580603238
    1580603238

    That is interesting to know about the teas. Thanks for sharing.

  6. Laura Says:
    February 2nd, 2020 at 05:21 pm 1580664100
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    I'm sorry about your loss. Even when it's expected, it's still hard.

  7. Lucky Robin Says:
    February 3rd, 2020 at 07:26 am 1580714791
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    I lost my FIL a couple years ago now and it was expected, but that still doesn't make it any easier as I loved him like a father. I'm sorry for your loss. Hang in there.

  8. LivingAlmostLarge Says:
    February 4th, 2020 at 06:35 am 1580798157
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    I am so sorry for your loss. I hope that you are able to find solace with the rest of your family.

  9. LifeBalance Says:
    February 4th, 2020 at 12:27 pm 1580819262
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    Thank you all. What a wonderful community this is!

  10. creditcardfree Says:
    February 4th, 2020 at 05:36 pm 1580837787
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    I too am sorry for your loss. May the good memories sustain you all in your grief.

    As far as photos, I assume you are copying and pasting the code which looks like brackets and number into your post. I think you are, which is why we see the dot on your post. I think it's the sites issue rather than yours, unfortunately.

  11. LifeBalance Says:
    February 4th, 2020 at 05:56 pm 1580839011
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    Actually CCF, I'm not getting that code. On one occasion I successfully inserted a picture and if I remember correctly I selected the file and then that code was displayed below. Then I cut & pasted the code into the post. But now I still get the button to choose a file and I do select it, but no code results. There's nothing to cut & paste.

    I even set up a Flickr account yesterday and tried to guess what the code would be to point to it, but that didn't work either. (That one was probably operator error.)

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