Happy Monday 🙂 Hope you all had a great weekend!
It was a pretty packed weekend for me, I feel like I need a vacation after this weekend. I did a bunch of cleaning and errands stuff. Also went to Oktoberfest on Saturday night (woohoo!) and on Sunday did a bunch of bridal things and went to a bridal show.
Anyone loving baseball a whole ton right now? The Cardinals had some great games this past week/weekend! Hoping that we win against the Giants (sorry to any Giants fans 😛 )
What's everyone being for Halloween? The boy and I thought it would be funny if he went as Peyton Manning and I went as a cheerleader. A little dorky, but a ton of people call him Peyton (as a joke because they look so much alike) and a lot of strangers will go up to him and point it out as well. I think the boy is MUCH better looking than Peyton but oh well 🙂
My updates:
Spending: We did spend a lot in the past week. We decided that with all of the extra income in the past couple of weeks, that we would reward ourselves. I got a trim (my hair was looking unhealthy), bought some clothes and spent a decent amount of money at Oktoberfest (beers STARTED at $12).
I spent around $75 on clothes. I looked for more and was determined to spend over $200, but I couldn't find anything else. The boy bought a new pair of Sperry's and a Cardinals Postseason hoodie 🙂
Extra Monthly Income (this is on top of my salary from my job): Yet another great week for extra income. I made around $800 in extra income last week. WOOHOO! How much did you make last week?
I also threw around $550 towards my student loan payments last week as well. All of it came from my extra income from last week.
Food: We're doing better with this. Our goal is to eat in for Monday through Thursday of this week. We will of course aim to eat in the whole week, but we will be extremely happy with eating in at least 4 days of the week.
Being healthy: Still not doing the greatest. I know these are just excuses, but I feel like I have absolutely no time! Between it being the busy time at work, planning bridal stuff for my friend, and trying to spend more time with the boy, my sister, my dogs and my friends, I'm just finding no time. I need to work on this and I do realize that.
How's your spending, working out and extra income going?
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DC@Young Adult Money says
October 15, 2012 at 6:21 amWell we closed on the house on Friday so working on the house has been our "work out" time (though I know it's not as good as going to the gym!). Extra income I have had little time for with the whole getting ready to move and now putting in a ton of time prepping the house and the apartment for the move.
Congrats on making another $800 last week! I also like your costume ideas, I'd say go for it.
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:41 amI'm so happy that you guys bought a house! Post pics 🙂
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graduateliving says
October 15, 2012 at 7:01 amCardinals! WOOT! They had me worried for a bit last night, but I'm so glad they were able to hold on.
My sister was in town this weekend, so my dining out budget got away from me. To negate costs, I made a large pot of veggie soup for cheap and will be eating off that all week – I can't do this every week because it gets super-old super-fast, but making a pot every other week helps me be healthy and keeps food costs down.
Congrats on the big SL payment!
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:42 amI was worried last night as well! Glad we won.
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John S @ Frugal Rules says
October 15, 2012 at 7:01 amGreat work again on the side income and even better throwing so much at your student loan debt! I can totally relate on the working out. 🙁 There is just so much time in the day and I generally prefer the little bit of sleep I get. It all comes down to just scheduling it for me. I need to get better at doing that and then actually following through.
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:42 amThanks! I need to schedule time in as well.
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Holly@ClubThrifty says
October 15, 2012 at 7:16 amWe are doing pretty good this month after two not so great months in a row (August, September). I got a surprise check for almost $200 from my mortgage company on Saturday. Woot!!!
MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:43 amWOOHOO!
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Pauline @ Reach Financial Independence says
October 15, 2012 at 8:05 am$800 in extra income is awesome!!
We have wine fest instead of Octoberfest in France, and that is a reason to go out and drink CHEAP wine, those $12 pints are crazy expensive!
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:43 amYeah it was definitely expensive!
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Glen@MPB says
October 15, 2012 at 8:11 amWhat type of beer were you drinking at $12 a glass?
I hope it was the best authentic German beer you ever tasted!
$30-$40 buys a carton of 24 beers in Australia.
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:43 amI actually thought it tasted like pee, and I had to keep double thinking it because I wasn't sure. UGH!
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SWR says
October 15, 2012 at 8:13 amYeahhhh Cardinals! My team and the Cards have a mutual rival, so I guess that makes me a Cards fan?
And holy expensive beers! I hope they were really really good!
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:44 amHaha yeah that makes you a Cards fan!
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Savvy Scot says
October 15, 2012 at 8:32 am$800 extra is incredible!!! Great job… Can you give us a breakdown?
MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:43 amI can't talk about it directly on my blog, but e-mail me if you're interested 🙂
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savvyscot.com says
October 16, 2012 at 4:02 amJust done it 🙂
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Jordann says
October 15, 2012 at 8:48 amSpending is going OK for me, last week wasn't the greatest but I didn't do too much damage. I've been doing great with exercising, I even hiked this weekend! Finally, extra income is a bit stagnate but I hope it'll pick up again soon.
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:44 amI need to go hiking, I haven't done so in forever.
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Budget & the Beach says
October 15, 2012 at 9:03 amSounds like a fun weekend! I really want some new clothes! 🙁
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:45 amI wish I could've found more, all I got were 2 sweaters.
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Lance @ Money Life and More says
October 15, 2012 at 9:14 amMy extra income was amazing last week but was probably a bit of an anomoly. If I can keep it up though I will be making bank from side gigs!
MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:44 amThat's great 🙂
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SavvyFinancialLatina says
October 15, 2012 at 9:40 amSounds like a super fun weekend! Keep enjoying life!
MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:45 amThanks!
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Tanner says
October 15, 2012 at 9:44 amThat ecard expresses exactly how I feel some Mondays and Fridays. Sadly, I didn't really make much extra income (is my part time job extra income?). I like your Halloween idea. I think you two should totally go for it.
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:44 amThanks!
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therandompath says
October 15, 2012 at 10:02 amThat's great that you were able to throw some extra money towards your student loan! Yea! 🙂
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:44 amThanks! I was pretty excited 🙂
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Kim@Eyesonthedollar says
October 15, 2012 at 10:06 amYou are raking in the money. Is that from freelancing or from your blog? Either way, great job. Glad you had fun at Oktoberfest. Must have been great beer for $12!
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:45 amIt's from both freelancing and the blog. Thanks!
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Allison says
October 15, 2012 at 10:49 amNo additional income……
I saw that on Pinterest and laughed bc it's so true!
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:45 amHaha yeah I loved the pin also
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debtandthegirl says
October 15, 2012 at 11:26 amWow, I would like to know how you make so much in added income. Thats great!
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:46 amIt's from staffwriting and my blog. Email me if you have any questions 🙂
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debtandthegirl says
October 15, 2012 at 12:11 pmGreat. I will.
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Thomas S. Moore says
October 15, 2012 at 11:38 amThe boy looks like Peyton now thats one I would like to see. I was thinking of being Bane and my son the Joker. But the cost of costumes got us down so I have resorted to just passing out candy. Nice job with the $800 in extra cash. My family budget is doing great. The plans are to start maxing out both of our 401k starting 2013. Eating out does get costly and some times fattening.
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MakingSenseofCents says
October 15, 2012 at 11:46 amHaha yes he gets told that they look alike all the time.
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@undefined says
October 15, 2012 at 11:55 amI am always blown away by how much extra money you make each week. Congrats!!! If I made 800 per week in extra income I would become a FT blogger!
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worksavelive says
October 15, 2012 at 1:54 pmGame 5 vs the Nats was amazing…those guys certainly know how to play until the final strike. I couldn't watch that game as we don't have cable and I was pretty disappointed. The good part now is the NLCS is on basic television, so I was able to watch the game last night. I'm not sure when I"ll get done with appointments today, but I'm hoping to make it home in time to watch the start of the game tonight. Go CARDS!!
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Lovebird Productions says
October 15, 2012 at 2:20 pmI love the costume idea! You can never go wrong with Peyton Manning. Jealous of your clothes shopping! It seems that every dime we have is going towards friends wedding but that is the way we like it. I have been browsing a few of your articles and love them! Great blog and niche 🙂
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iheartbudgets says
October 15, 2012 at 2:22 pmYou are a rare breed. Making extra money and paying off debt with it. You should teach a class to the government on finances
adahat1 says
October 15, 2012 at 4:42 pmGreat job beating up that student loan! I think the playoffs are actually interesting this year at least even if I am a Red Sox fan.
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Danavee says
October 15, 2012 at 8:45 pmGOOO CARDS!!!!!!!!!!!! We are watching them NOW!
Kelly says
October 15, 2012 at 9:31 pmI love your Halloween costume idea!!!! I think it's adorable!!
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The College investor says
October 15, 2012 at 11:08 pmGreat job with the extra income! I know you work hard for it – don't burn yourself out!
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Dominique Brown says
October 19, 2012 at 8:59 amGreat job on earning $800 from your extra income! I did not spend much last week, I just bought two shirts for the office and went grocery shopping. I also earned a few hundred bucks from my online job, which we used for our grocery expense. I have also spent at least an hour per day in the gym from Monday to Friday and rested during the weekend.