Eight thousand dollars!!!

OK, so I just calculated how much money I'm likely to need if I really try to pull of 6 vacations next year (2 vacations and 4 long weekends, actually). And it came to about $5200.

Then I decided to calculate how much I'm likely to spend to get my newest obsession up and running and that's about $400.

Then came the planned salon visits (I'm busy counteracting my age now.) and over the next year, that's about $1000.

Add that to the ongoing condo repairs/improvements and voila! $8,000. Yikes.

So I am heavy in planning now. I am going into super-saver mode (if I can just control my emotional impulses) and seeing where I can cut corners. Also looking for extra projects to pick up. I'm going to try to increase my cash flow, especially to speed up the condo projects and get them finished so I can move out.


Now I know, I should be more focused on paying off my credit cards and saving more. And those are still high on the priority list. However, I know that I won't stick to any plan that doesn't feel good along the way.