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About Me:

Patrick

Single male in Ohio born in 1963. I'm "the toyguy" because I work in the toy dept. of a large retail store.

2011 Goals:

- Pay myself back into my savings account the money that I used to pay off my mortgage.
- Put $3000 into a Traditional IRA again.
- Put $1000 into a Roth IRA.
- Add at least $2000 to my Antarctica fund.
- Add $400 to Emergency Fund (At end of 2010 I have $2526 in this fund)
- Put at least some money into my car fund. I have a car fund created at ING with about $25 in it but need to start saving for a future car purchase.
- Go to Scotland for a week in May for a ghost tour and stay a few days in New York city.
- Might have to have another expensive roof repair. Last year or so I had to have half the roof done and was very satisfied. But I think I have to have the rest of the roof done now.
- Take a short trip to New Orleans for Halloween.

2010 Goals:

X- Pay myself back for latest car repair (rear breaks)
X- Add $400 to my E-Fund
(Added $410)
X- Continue putting whatever money I can into IRA fund for 2010 and 2011.
X- Put $3000 into IRA for 2010
X- Have income taxes done before end of March
X- Continue paying at least $100 extra on Principal of my mortgage each month
X- Continue putting whatever extra I can afford into my Travel Fund
X- Have to call Tours of Terror to make arrangements for Ghost Tour in Scotland for next year.
X- Try to take a trip to west Virginia in Spring or early summer.
- Take a short trip to Phoenix Arizona if I can get very low cost tickets. (FAILED. Couldn't get cheap enough airfare)
X- Figure out exactly when I can pay off the rest of my mortgage. It might be this year or the end of next year.

"Lofty" 2010 Goals:

X- Pay off my house completely by November. This one is not so lofty cause I will be paying it off sometime regardless. November will be the absolute earliest though.
(Paid off end of October)
X- Start an Antarctica Fund and save at least $1000 in it. I want to go there someday but its very expensive and my Travel Fund alone will never be able to handle it. (Put in $1200)
- Put at least an extra $1000 into my 2010 IRA than stated above but put it into a Roth instead of a Traditional.
(Failed. Never got around to this one)

2009 Goals:
X- Pay myself back $344 for muffler repairs on my car from December of 08.
X- Add $400 to my E-Fund.
X- Continue saving for a total of $4000 for 2009 IRA.
X- Start saving for total of $3000 for 2010 IRA. (Saved $690)
X- Have my first ever yard sale when the weather starts getting nice this spring.
X- Try to take a real vacation around July or August possibly to Costa Rica.
X- Pay at least $100 extra per month to Mortgage principal. I plan to pay off my mortgage completely before the 20 year mark which is about 3 years from now.

2008 Goals:
- Continue using Quicken to keep my checking and other accounts in order.
- Save at least an additional $400 into my
E-Fund (DONE) which currently has $1,200 in it. My overall goal for E-Fund is $12,000.
- Slowly work on building up a car fund. (VERY SLOWLY)
- Save enough into Travel Fund to take a good vacation in October. (Saved enough money but cannot travel this year)
Save $4000 for 2009 IRA contribution.
- Continue my "Paper (clutter) Challenge"
- More to come as I think it over.

CRAZY spending spree.

September 21st, 2009 at 10:31 pm

Not really so crazy. But I did buy a couple unexpected things cause they were just too good to pass up.
Last night when leaving work several people were buying kitchen blenders. They were reduced down to one dollar. So I got one. I've never had a blender believe it or not but its something I can use.

Today, shopping at Aldi, they had one of those metal colindars that have extended arms so they fit over the sink. I've wanted one of those for a long time but it was about 15 dollars at Wal Mart which was just too much to me. But Aldi's price was $6.99 so i got one. Not as good a deal as the blender but still not so bad.

I think I'll survive the spending spree.

Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments »

11 Responses to “CRAZY spending spree.”

LuxLiving Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 10:35 pm 1253572521
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You wild and CRAZY toyguy you!!!

Sounds like you got a couple of good deals.
Patrick Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 10:46 pm 1253573168
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LOL thanks Lux. I'm definately crazy. Not too sure about the wild part.
creditcardfree Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 11:09 pm 1253574545
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Great deals...for things you will use for many years to come.
Patrick Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 11:18 pm 1253575087
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Thanks CCF. Hopefully they will last a long long time.
whitestripe Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 12:13 am 1253578418
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one dollar! that's a great deal my blender cost $55 and I thought it was a good deal, glass jug and all...
scfr Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 02:02 am 1253584935
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Great deals, especially on the blender! Now you can make homemade milkshakes with fresh fruit!
Patrick Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 03:51 am 1253591479
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The one I got is the type that usually costs about $20 or so. Yep I'm looking forward to making a milkshake soon. And every once in awhile I make things that should require a blender but I always just improvise.
Now I wont have to; for that anyways.
Petunia Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 01:06 pm 1253624800
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Crazy. . . you spent less than $10, even with tax! (Unless your sales tax is REALLY high.) Enjoy your new kitchen tools.
Patrick Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 03:27 pm 1253633229
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Yeah it was about $9.47. Told ya it was CRAZY Petunia. LOL.
LuxLiving Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:09 pm 1253660953
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Mmmmm...I see smoothies in your future.
Jerry Says:
October 9th, 2009 at 10:21 pm 1255126870
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A buck for a blender? That's great! You should have got two and sold one on eBay or something. =) I find that blenders lead to fast meal prep (and shakes as well) and they are something that just adds to my quality of life. That might sound overstated, but we didn't have one for our first year living overseas, and then a friend who was moving back to the States gave us hers and it is awesome! Truly, it's a little insurance that you can have a taste of home now and again. Enjoy it! LuxLiving is right... smoothies, anyone?
Jerry

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CRAZY spending spree.

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