Blogging Away Debt

I have alot of sympathy for the teams working to update tax filing software, there are just so many nuances, dependencies and modifications to be made. This will be the girls first year filing taxes and the twins first time filing as independents, so lots of lessons to be learned. Gather all the documents – donations, job related earnings, receipts and bills education related forms and personal information. whether you are filing taxes yourself or paying a professional to prepare them for you, it’s important that you block off some time to get your ducks in a row.

This has been a month for the history books and the goal of getting out of debt in 2021 is closer than ever. My student loans are on auto-pay as of this month, the $306 is the minimum required payment. I am upping my minimum monthly car payment to $2,000 per month. If there are additional monies after my monthly budget and maxing out my 2020 ROTH, they will go toward my car payment.

so if we’re stuck on what to plan for the week, we’ll just grab some of the options from the bottom of the sheet. We make a list of all the items we’ll need based on the meal plan. We use Cozi (a super awesome family scheduling app) to create the list and we leave on items we purchase every week like milk, eggs, fruits, veggies, etc. Since Cozi is an app shared by our entire family, it’s accessible to everyone online or on a smart phone.

However, I have also witnessed firsthand how the lack of separation between work and home life affects a person. With a list of required amenities and a mid-range price point of $150 a night, I set out to find the ideal accommodations beginning with my favorite site, TripAdvisor. Topping the list was a private 4-bedroom home in the historic district that even included its own hot tub. Once presented with these options, my roommate chose to book a few nights at the hotel to ensure more separation from the demands of work and home.