I Need Catchier Titles

But I can't think of any. *sigh* "Beginning of February Update" just doesn't really have that je ne sais quoi, you know? Oh well.

Last time:

1. pay off my credit card-$346.31 (approx.)
2. replace $1031.17 of my personal savings
3. increase short-term emergency fund to $2500 (so $1500 to go)
4. save $20,000 for long-term emergency fund (we currently have $5177.40, so $14,822.60 left to go)
5. pay off mortgage (as of January 14, our balance is sitting at $95,290.11)

This time:

1. pay off my credit card-$170.12
2. replace $708.25 of my personal savings
3. increase short-term emergency fund to $2500 (so $1500 to go)
4. save $20,000 for long-term emergency fund (we currently have $5186.19, so $14,813.81 left to go)
5. pay off mortgage (as of January 28, our balance is sitting at $95,053.57)

My credit card will be paid off when I get reimbursed for my medical expenses. I just have to stop procrastinating, get the forms ready (i.e. in the envelope), and mail them away. But anyway, while I still owe that amount, there's not much I can do about it until I get reimbursed, so I just moved on to the next item on the list.

I feel a bit ambivalent about the increase to the short-term emergency savings account, but I really think it will be beneficial. I just don't want to do it, haha.

I'm just guessing on the mortgage at this point. I think it's pretty accurate, at least as far as extrapolating last year's statement. But I hope we get this year's statement soon!

I just have to talk about the amazing deal I got through Groupon. They had sent me a $10 off coupon if I bought something before February something-or-other, and one of the deals that came my way was Sunday brunch, for two people, at my second-favourite brunch spot, for $20! With the $10 off coupon, it only cost me $10, until I bought another one later because it was SUCH a good deal. Usually, brunch at that place is $20 per person (and that seems to have gone down...I swear it was $24 for awhile there). I was so excited about that, I just had to share!