It's crazy how much can change in such a short time. When I originally made this list, I had very little interest in our financial fitness. Now, becoming debt free before we PCS in 2019 is our main focus in life. I am working non-stop to make extra money, and Josh is going to be gone way more than we originally thought while we're at Fort Drum. That's OK though because we don't particularly like it here, so this is the perfect place to be hermits and focus on working our butts off. With that being said, there are now a lot of things on this list that I don't expect to accomplish. There are a few things that we know for sure are not happening and those are listed below. The others I'll keep on the list and see what happens.
Completed:
Visit Ottawa: I visited on June 16th when my friend Heather came to visit. I loved it and can't wait to go back! It's always the places you have low expectations for that you end up loving the most!
In Progress:
Put together a financial plan and stick to it: I'm counting this as halfway done. We have a plan, we do our monthly budgets, now we just have to stick to the plan and the budgets until we get our debts paid off.
Pay off one Student Loan: More on this one in my next financial update (coming Sept 4th), but I we are now chipping away at student loan 1 of 3. I'm hoping to have this one paid off by time Josh gets home, or at least by the end of the year.
Do the declutter challenge: As I mentioned in my last update, I'm not exactly doing this challenge but I am still actively decluttering my house. I've successfully downsize my closet (majorly) and I've been working on my DVD's, which has been easier than I thought. I am currently playing the 30 Day Minimalism Game which has really helped me to stay on track with decluttering!
Inventory all of our belongings: I am doing this as I declutter. Once I declutter a certain area or category, I take inventory of what we have. This is mostly for PCS purposes. If they lose an entire box of DVD's, I want to know exactly what is missing. This will be something I go back and do every few months due to adding and subtracting stuff from our lives.
Visit at least 10 vineyards in New York: White Heather was up we visited a place called Busted Grapes. I'm not doing a post on it because I didn't take any photos, but it's worth visiting because the wine is delicious! We also visited the tasting room of Otter Creek Winery in Alex Bay, but I'm not counting that yet because I want to go to the actual vineyard. I am currently at 4/10.
Not Happening
Visit at least one new country: We were thinking of taking a cruise to Cuba when Josh gets home from deployment, but we've made the decision to put all of the extra money towards our debts. Getting out of debt is our number one priority right now. Vacations paid for in cash with no stress will come after we're debt free.
Go on another cruise, Go back to Arizona, Visit 5 new States: See above.
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