Happy New Year! It's 2017 on the east coast and even though we still have 2 more hours of 2016 here, I think I need to go to bed soon!
Here's my very quick 2016 (mostly) financial recap:
- Paid off $13,198 in mortgage principal! Got our balance below $20k on our mortgage.
- Got re-certified in Bodypump (cost a bit of money, but it should pay back; I have plans for 2017!)
- Spent a lot on two vacations, but both worth it! England/Croatia in the summer, and we just got back from Pittsburgh (soccer camp for F - so much fun!). Paid in full with money we saved up.
- Managed to host our nephew for a month and stay in budget (thanks to a little bit of $ from my MIL to help host him).
- Just made up the difference between what we paid into our IRAs and the limit we're allowed ($6500 for me and $5500 for D). So we've contributed the max. we're allowed. That feels good!
- Changed our insurance plan so that we're only paying $20 more a month (instead of $200 more).
- We've continued putting $150 a month into our car savings account. We have over $14k in car savings.
- Put $5k into my SEP IRA (which is good because it means my business had a profit).
There are probably more milestones, but I am just too tired to think of any!
2016 Recap
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Wishing you and your family a healthy and happy new year 🥂🍾
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