Well the end of 2024 didn't end well in our family as my BIL died on the 30 dec 2024...He has almost died a few times, he has diabetes, is blind from it, has had a quadruple bypass a few years ago nad has had dyalysis 3 x week for years now...but its summer here and he caught pneumonia and I guess his body had had enough and he didn't pull through. I don't do funerals so we won't be going but sad for my sister who was married 41 years.
February I start my topical chemotherapy on my face...its for 3 months and I wont be able to go out as it is summer here and you look like something out of a freddie kruger movie..apparently uncomfortable and annoying but needs to be done as I have pre cancerous spots on my face...I'm not really looking forward to it as it has bad side effects and I am one of those people who always gets the side effects...so fingers crossed it all goes smoothly...good timing as I should be finished in may when 1 DD is getting married and the other doing IVF again.
budget is really tight this month as we have 3 payments to make where we usually have 2 so makes it really tight and I can't put any extra on our CC debt but that is okay....we also walk around our neighbourhood and quite often see cans/bottles that people just leave on the ground...so have been taking a bag around with us (we have done this for years) as each one we get we cash in for 10c each...honestly we make an extra $50-100 a year doing this and it cleans up the environment...also found $2 whild walking to store the other day...so I am putting it all in a jar and seeing how much extra we can make this year with things like that...makes it fun and can make a little extra...also when it cools down I want to declutter and sell some things so that will add to it as well.
Had an unexpected expense of $769 for a recliner chair for my hubby that was with delivery (saved $40) as his was worn out and I didn't know until I sat in it 1 night and my back hit the board...asked him about it said he didnt want to bother me with it...so I said hell no lets go find one so we did and got it delivered just after the stores opened after new years...he deserves the best...so we paid cash for that so between that and 3 rent payments..there is no spare money.
Everything else bill wise is paid so any extra will go onto the CC which I should try to update on the side panel..hopefully by april/may they will be gone. pretty excited to be debt free this year
January 12th, 2025 at 06:07 pm 1736705248