not financial...but??
July 27th, 2020 at 06:11 amHad a rough couple days feeling like crap...walk outside today and find that our koala is back...I love that we can walk into our backyard and find wildlife like that...it brightened up my day...
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Viewing the 'Uncategorized' Categorynot financial...but??July 27th, 2020 at 06:11 amHad a rough couple days feeling like crap...walk outside today and find that our koala is back...I love that we can walk into our backyard and find wildlife like that...it brightened up my day... looked at a house...gross!!July 27th, 2020 at 01:13 amOMG went and looked at a house yesterday...it said it needed some work done to it, was near the beach where we want to move back to, it was reasonably priced..so we went and had a look...so many people there ro see it..it still had a lot of stuff that need to be removed from the house...it was a mess needed some big upgrades..had water damage inside and out...the yard was so overgrown you couldn't even get to it...the house was so gross, rust everywhere etc...but the smell was so bad...even with every door and window open...I say to my daughter..this smell would be so hard to get out..I wonder what it is....smelled like a dead animal..the guy behind me says..my mate lived here he was in the house a week afer he died...that was enough for me...it was to much work for what we would have to do especially for the price and I don't want to live in a house where a person laid dead for a week before anyone noticed...so the search continues..hopefully will be well enough to start seeing companies about loans and options feeling more humanJuly 25th, 2020 at 02:50 amFeeling more human today...hubby is over at his sons for a few hours so I managed to clean house..even washed the floors..feeling much better than yesterday but still not great..even though it is cold today it is sunny so I opened uo the house to air it out..to much illness and coldness so we haven't been able to get to much fresh air...so it is nice to air it out...managed to get all bedding changed and washed today...do it weekly but we have been sick so wanted to get it done making changesJuly 23rd, 2020 at 02:25 amI am trying to make changes in all aspects of my life...financially, physically, emotionally, mentally..each are intertwined so trying to work on them all...I am just so exhausted all the time (I have chronic fatigue & fibro & cervicogenic dizziness to start with) so it has been hard to work on things...but I am trying..I think the best area for us right now is financially we are doing good...and that relives a lot of pressure knowing that we have bills paid and savings in the bank...although we just got a gas bill in $880 =0 never had a bill that high but our heater is on all the time as its winter and this house is cold and since hubby has had his treatment he feels the cold more...but its all good we have the money to pay it.. sick again!!July 21st, 2020 at 12:22 pmHubby is sick with bronchitis again..he just can't seem to kick it...and to top it off I am exhausted and sick as well...hes on his 3rd set of meds...hopefully they work...and on the upside we have bought so many meds that we are now on free meds for the rest of the year that are on the PBS scheme...so that is nice!! starting to look at the best loansJuly 19th, 2020 at 06:59 amSo we have decided to start looking at the best options when we buy a house...wether or not we go with a big or smaller bank or another company (has been around for years)..some offer package deals some don't..wether or not we even want to look at that..ther eis a lot of information out there so now is the time to start looking and seeing what the options are so we are ready to go when we want to buy...its a lot to research...but worth it been a bit spendy latelyJuly 17th, 2020 at 01:09 pmI hate winter it makes me miserable and I tend to spend more money. Yesterday I bought myself a new blanket the one on my bed was getting old, the dog sleeps on it, has scratched on it and it had a couple small holes and it was so thick you couldnt wash it...so bought a new one that is so warm and soft and can be washed easily..and yes I do have 2 other blankets on the bed for the dog...I bought DD1 new warm sheets..this house gets cold...bought DD2 a new cover for her bed again it is warm and goes nicely with her new bed...these were wants and not needs but I don't do it often...both my hubby and DD1 asked if I was ok as I never buy myself anything and I bought myself a new blanket and a new rug...also biught stuff for a baby shower and house warming gift to send to the US (that cost $99) postage is so expensive...so I think I am done shopping now! extra money againJuly 14th, 2020 at 06:07 amWell went to the hospital appt today...didn't cost anything out of pocket, it was just a 6 month check on a previous appt...but the fog was weird we don't usually see fog and you couldn't see a lot around you..not that it was to bad...but bad for us as we don't get it much. whoops almost missed an apptJuly 13th, 2020 at 01:42 pmGot a text in today about an appt I have tomorrow I didn't even know about it, lucky it is at the hospital and only about 15 mins from where we live...hopefully it won't cost to much..or hopefully anything! extra moneyJuly 9th, 2020 at 12:42 pmHave some extra money this month which has really boosted our home deposit account (see side bar) so happy we are reaching our goal...a little each month..but this is a big jump for us.. bought a rugJuly 8th, 2020 at 12:25 pmBought a rug today...have wanted one for quite awhile it is so nice and much better than the carpet to lay on..it set me back $350 was on sale and talked them down another $50....but its what we wanted..so all good. payday thursJuly 7th, 2020 at 06:16 amThis week is pay week other than groceries and gas the rest will go into the house account so around another $300..I love to see it climb each month and getting closer to our goal. house depositJuly 4th, 2020 at 01:53 amSo we were able to put $500 into our ice acct and another $750 into our house deposit account..total now $3310..not bad for a months savings! house depositJuly 3rd, 2020 at 01:20 amWell its the beginning of the month and all the bills are paid that should be except groceries and gas...which we take out each fn...so a majority of our money will go into our house deposit account...I should try put some into our EF as I always like at least $2000 which is low but once we buy I will work on building that up more..so current balance weirder rentalsJuly 2nd, 2020 at 01:25 amSo we are still looking for houses for my mom and these are the sorts of things they have in their ads...I have honestly never seen stuff like this before but it is so weird to me and wonder how anyone can rent their houses out bought a new slow cookerJune 29th, 2020 at 10:08 amWe bought a new slow cooker yesterday we have one that works well I just wanted a square one that was a bit bigger and I can make things like lasagna etc in them...it wasn't in our budget but that is fine...something that will get a lot of use especially since it is winter here. weekly updateJune 28th, 2020 at 03:08 amWas a bad start to the week, my youngest daughter lost her FT job but she is now on unemployment so that will help her out she decided to go back to college and do social work, she did a transfer from her nursing school and starts late july as a mid year student so things foe her are looking up...but she is still trying to look for a part time job as well while she studies. weird rentalsJune 25th, 2020 at 01:03 amSo a little off topic here as it doesn't deal with finance but for the last 4 months (and yes we are still looking) I have been helping my mom look for a new rental...it has been frustrating as she is on a fixed income and the rents keep going up here...but the rentals have some weird things attached to them in the last week alone with the houses we have looked at it has stated the tenants of these houses can't use Been a week and its only tuesdayJune 24th, 2020 at 11:43 amWell it has been a long week and its only hump day here...my daughter was made redundant at her job yesterday...over 100 people let go..they want to try and do more online they said...got no notice they had a meeting at 1 and were gone from the offices at 2...so now she is on the hunt for another job as she lives on her own and has to pay bills...I bought her some food today just so I know she enough to get by for now... this and thatJune 22nd, 2020 at 12:00 pmI bought some kabana yesterday...went to cut it up today and it smelt weird so took it back to the store they gave me 2 new free ones and a refund..so that was good. no other expenses at the moment so that is goodgot a haircut later this week and its pay week all bills are paid so it is just grocery/gas money the rest can go into savings I think...and I will donate to my daughters fundraiser...she walked her 5km today (just over 3 miles) it started pouring rain and she got soaked...so made sure when she got home she had a warm bath waiting and the heater was on..so she could stay warm...she is doing good...only 69 days to go car being fixedJune 22nd, 2020 at 01:20 amWell we dropped the car off today should get it back wednesday, hubby and my daughter did that as it is around an hour away...in that time I managed to make the dog food, made choc mousse, made scones (I had extra cream so wanted to use it), changed my bedroom light as it went out last nite and kale chips as well as cleaned the house..just have the laundry to finish up...pretty dizzy today so taking it easy for the rest of the day..happy fathers day for all the US dads (not fathers day till sept here) more exercise & raising moneyJune 20th, 2020 at 01:05 amSo we have been wanting to get out and about more especially walking...I love to walk and we support 2 charities here all year this is something we do each year although this years walk is different as we can't gather in big groups right now so people are doing their progress online via app. Hutt st here provides services for the homeless here, they provide meals, storage, clothes, washers/dryers (including mobile ones), showers etc...each year they do a walk a mile and it is in winter and you walk a mile at 7am so you can kinda see what they go through on a daily basis..this year has changed so starting today my daughter need to walk 3 miles a day for 72 days to reach her goal to walk 217.5 miles (or 350km)..so if anyone is interested in donating or tracking her progress here is the link...I am going to try walking with her daily so I can get my fitness back up life is pretty normalJune 18th, 2020 at 02:11 amI sit here in our state and life is pretty normal now, most businesses are opening, hardly anyone wearing masks, still social distancing, disinfecting all hands/carts etc when you go into a store, still restricting how many people go into a store etc...but our state has 22 days no new cases...our borders open up in july to some states not all as some states are still having active cases, we had a BLM protest here over 5000 people attended, it was a peaceful protest and no-one got sick from the virus..I feel pretty lucky that our state is doing what is needed. taxesJune 18th, 2020 at 02:01 amFinally was able to contact the irs today my itin number was reinstated end of feb they sent a letter early march but we haven't got it yet...also called the irs office they said that they have only gone back to work 2 weeks ago and have so many to process so wait 6 weeks and call back if we haven't heard anything...so we are hoping they have received it...mail has been slow but didn't think it would take this long to receive letters...here is hoping that it is done and done soon so can move on...before long it will be time to do them again! car needs repairs already/taxesJune 17th, 2020 at 01:45 amWell we updated our car last month and after a week I heard a weird noise, now the car was checked over and everything and everything seemed fine...so we called the company and said that it was making a noise and I wasn't happy as we just got it from them...he had us take it to their mechanic...and he said it needs a new transmission...so they are doing that next week...they need to order in and postage is slow here considering the borders are closed and no flights...but they are repacing for free so happy that we caught it early and hopefully no more hassles with the car. extra moneyJune 15th, 2020 at 02:38 amWe have been waiting since april about a package that was sent to us but was broken when we got it and it had obviously been run over by something, we hadn't heard back and I was annoyed but thought with the carona virus and all the disruption to mail and with hubby going through treatment it just wasn't a priority...so over the last month I have tried emailing them and heard nothing so I wrote to the ombudsmen (postal one) and they called and asked for some detail which I sent him and he gave them 10 days to pay us and finalise the account...so hubby went and picked up the money today it is only $54 but still going to fight companies who don't do the right thing and get what is ours and we haven't been able to replace things as only cargo ships are bringing things into our country which take forever!! always something!June 12th, 2020 at 12:09 amHubby has finished treatment we have 2 months before we get any results but the doc is very optomistic about the cancer being gone as hubby was a champ during the whole treatment process and tolerated it well so we will live a normal life till we are told any different. 1 more to goJune 10th, 2020 at 09:11 amhubby has his last treatment tomorrow..should have been today but a couple weeks ago a machine broke so they had to reschedule..so tomorrow is the final one...yah...won't get results for a couple months but at least no more hospital visits...for treatment life is normalJune 8th, 2020 at 02:01 amIt's funny we watch the news and life in our state is pretty normal and has been for few weeks, hardly anyone wears masks, you can shop regularly nothing is hard to get in stores, more places are opening and life as people knew it is getting back to normal...as for us..its funny people asked us if it has stressed us out not living life as we normally would and my response...living life during a pandemic is how we live our life all the time...when you have a chronic illness it hits you and you have no choice but to deal with it..you don't have energy to visit people or places so you don't...so nothing much changed for us...it's like life was normal...the only difference was for a few weeks some things were harder to get at the stores..but other than that nothing changed..we will still social distance as we always do in winter due to hubby having copd and the flu goes around...but we do this every year anyways... updateJune 6th, 2020 at 01:01 amThings are going well here..very cold but okay.
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