1) Financial:
- Stick to the budget. - Definitely not. We were way over on groceries, eating out & we pre-purchased gift cards for place we will use throughout the year.
- Finalize tax update - sent back to the IRS, received a confirmation that they have our response. We will now wait for them.
- Come up with a new way to reduce what we need/spend on an ongoing basis - can't think of anything special we did this month.
- Make $300 in side hustle. - Killed it, made $632
- Sell five items - sold 6 items
- Use up five freezer items - Yes! Used up pizza dough, 3 packages of ground beef, & the rest of a package of tortillas
- Use up 5 irregular pantry/fridge items - can't think of anything specific
- Revisit our 2020 budget - mostly there.
2) Family - spend more time together as a family
- Do one fun activity/month with the kids. - The boys & I have been going to the gym a lot together
- Off the computer by 7:45 each evening - I need to get back to this
- Have two dates with M - we had a fabulous vacation in Hawaii
- Continue with Sam's plan - yes
- Deep clean the entire house - it got a pretty thorough cleaning in late October, but on hold until the rest of the doors are installed
- Finish door project & budget/plan for trim - doors are coming at the end of the month
- Finalize February ski week plans - done
- Get the boys passports - applications sent off
- Get Sam's paperwork for school trip finished - done
- Finish 1/2 of my Christmas shopping/planning - done
- Figure out plan for boys for Thanksgiving break - done
3) Fitness/health
- Run 8 times - I ran 2x. I had stitches in my leg from a minor procedure, which impacted my working out in November
- Track calories (1400/day) - I was at 1640, and definitely feel sluggish post-holidays
- Work out 30 times - managed 26
- Meditate 10 times - I only managed 1x
4) Personal/creative
- Do two social things - working out with friends & dinner out with my mom
- Volunteer a minimum of 1x - nope, but we did select gifts off of the giving tree, and spent some time shopping for & putting that together. I also have been working a lot on a community project, so I'm counting this as a win
- Jounral 15 times - 4/15
- Read one non-fiction book - nope
All told, it was a great month for family stuff, but less of a good month with working out & the budget. On to December! How did you do with your November goals?
You did great! Is there a special site that you go through to buy the year's worth of gift cards?
ReplyDeleteWe bought at a variety of places - Rite Aid, a local grocery store, & Raise. I find that Rite Aid & the grocery store both offer 10% back, which is worth considering. The grocery store sometimes offers 20% back, which is crazy & where we've stocked up in the past. Also, a restaurant the kids like (it's a salad bar - so fancy ;-)) offers one free dinner with each gift card. So, we got enough that I think it will last most of the year.
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