Singing Praises once again.
Since reading PF blogs, I started earmarking funds for specific causes in my ING account. I have the following accounts:
Emergency Fund
Home Maintenance
Car Maintenance
PE exam Fees
SecuritySystem/Terminex
I’ve been saving up $100 a month for the past three (almost four months) and I have $300 in my Home Maintenance account. It’s not much but it’s enough to get started on the home repairs that I’ve been putting off because I don’t have any money (or so I say). I’ve already someone to come out and look at my fence and to give me an estimate. Hopefully, it won’t take the whole $300 I have saved. The best part is I’ll stop having that guilty feeling every time I pull up to my driveway and see my fence being held up by two boards.
Saving up that $300 feels damn good! It even feels better than shopping!
On a related topic, my house is an asset. I should not have waited so long to fix my fence but better late than never. So I’ve decided that ONCE I pass the PE exam in April, most of my raise will go into my Home Maintenance fund because my house is a pretty important asset and I’m three years behind in maintaining it.
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