I have been inspired by Kimandkathess and am joining the savingsfest! I am going to attempt to plunk away $500 in the month of August. This will be put toward an emergency fund.

This will be tough since my DH has been out of work for 6 weeks and we have not rec'd a TDI check yet, but I am going to try my best to generate $500 and I will bring you along for the ride!! :hamster2:

I am starting with an initial $20 put aside from my paycheck on August 1.

8/4/08- I tutor on Mondays and most of this has been going to groceries and spending money, but I have managed to wrangle $30 for the fund... fund total: $50.00

can't seem to find cash... Posted 10-19-2008 at 03:20:43 AM by trott This is SO much harder than last time when I really could focus on raisng the money. I added another $20 from my hubby's paycheck (I only get paid every two weeks), so the grand total so far is $55.00. I have several prospects on Craigslist items that will probably raise a few bucks, but nothing major is happening. My tutoring was cancelled this week and I have been busy with work and family. The funny thing is, it's the goal, more than the money that is bothering me. I know that logically, I could... Continue reading... trott

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OH MY, OH MY, OH MY!!! Hotcouponworld has THE kindest subscribers!! Posted 10-16-2008 at 01:40:52 AM by trott Ok- hold onto your hats! I just rec'd a PM from a wonderfully sweet woman and fellow hotcouponeer... she has offered me an incredible RAOK- A FREEZER! Can you believe it? She happened upon my rants and realized she lived aout 20 minutes from me... I am speechless (believe it or not!) trott

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	Well, here I go again... Posted 10-14-2008 at 02:09:51 AM by trott Just a tally for today... Monday,10/13/08, first real day of my personal challenge: $35.00 total I have listed a few random things on Craigslist and I hope to work through a few crazy ideas in my head to make some quick cash... nothing illegal or immoral, I assure you! trott
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NEW CHALLENGE! The Steer Affair! Posted 10-13-2008 at 04:36:31 AM by trott I have a new challenge! I have now set my sights on saving for a 1/4 of a cow (to freeze, not raise as a 1/4 of a pet) and a small freezer. At $3 per pound for any and all cuts, how could I say "no" to safe, hormone free, humanely treated beef? I'm thinking the steer meat will cost $600-$750 depending on how big the steer is (usually a whole one is 800-1000 lbs!!) and I plan on buying a small, pre-owned upright freezer from Craigslist for no more than $100. I have about $250... Continue reading... trott

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Update!!! I did it!!! Posted 10-13-2008 at 04:33:41 AM by trott Hi there- sorry it's taken me SOOOO long to get back into the blogging! I started back to school (I'm a teacher) and it all went by the wayside... everything, that is, except my savings! I am very proud to say that I made my $500 goal and I now have nice little emergency fund in the bank. Tutoring was a MAJOR source of income over the summer as well as ebay and craigslist. In all, I was really surprised that I could generate so much in such a short amount of time... but I did, and so can you!!... Continue reading... trott

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