In 2016, I did monthly updates and I'm really glad I did. It ended up being a really great year and I'm happy I have those posts to look back on. I decided not to go that route in 2017 and I'm glad I didn't because for the most part it would have said "this month I worked 2 jobs and went to the dog park". Hopefully, with my husband home, this year will be better than last so I've decided to give the monthly updates another go.
January was friggin' cold. We spent the first half of the month in the negatives - not my cup of tea! Luckily it warmed up bit later in the month - so over these long cold winters!
We paid off my first student loan! I'll go in to a bit more detail in my next financial update, but I'm ecstatic! Every time we pay something off I feel a little bit weight lifted off my shoulders. As exciting as it is to pay everything off, I can't wait for this part of our lives to be over!
I got a different second job. The hotel is basically dead all winter so I wanted to get something more stable for a second job. I accepted a job at another restaurant that seems pretty steady through the seasons. I'm really hoping to make more money to speed up this debt snowball. We're on a roll and I don't plan to slow down.
I started a new cleaning schedule at the beginning of the month and I'm happy to say that I've been sticking to it pretty well. I do one or two rooms per day so that I don't end up spending my entire day off cleaning the house.
Of course, we had to end the month with my pulling my hair out. Josh's radiator went up and we had to get it fixed immediately. Luckily a guy he works with knew a guy and we got it done at a fraction of the normal price, and he did a solid job.
Nothing too exciting in January - for now we're just working and trying to stay warm. I'm ready for winter to be over so we can actually do things!
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