October 2009 Monthly Goals

I can’t believe it’s October already! I’m excited for this month, but also this month is really going to set the course for the next 3 years of our lives … so it’s kind of nerve wracking.

Still, there are things to look forward to – a day trip to Seattle this Saturday, Canucks/Canadians game next week, our long weekend trip to Tofino, my birthday, and hopefully we’ll get some hiking in as well.

Here is my budget for the month.

Notes:

• $300 Clothing – this is quite high because I need to buy new running shoes, and I also want to look at VFFs. Ideally I would like to get a fall coat and those black flats I’ve been wanting, but I need to prioritize this month and stay on track.

• $150 Travel – includes gas for our day trip to Seattle, as well as all costs associated with the Tofino trip. I also put a bit extra in there in case we decide to go hiking – then I’ll have some gas money.

• $300 Rent – for October & November. That’s just how the pay cheques worked out b/c October is a 3-pay period month.

October Goals:

• Work out at least 3x/week on my Wii.

• Go for a hike. Whether it’s a day hike or whether we go off for a weekend, any sort of hiking would be good. I really want to start breaking in my new boots!

• Go rock climbing 2-3 times. It seems that I am a much bigger fan of rock climbing than J. If I had it my way, I’d go 3x/week. It’s too bad I don’t know anyone else who climbs, and it’s equally too bad that climbing requires a partner.

• Get down to 130 lbs. I’m sitting at 132-133 right now.

• Plan Whistler ski weekend. My friend who is moving to Alberta – she and her BF want to come back to go skiing in Whistler with us. We need to book by mid-November to get the deal on passes and the hotel room, so we need to plan this.

• Plan a weekend to go home. I don’t know when I’ll be home next, and my mom has been on my case to come visit. I’m hoping it will be in October, but it’s looking like November. I haven’t visited since the beginning of August.

• $450 into Retirement Portfolio. $400 into RRSPs and $50 into TFSA.

• $300 into Savings Fund. I already have more than enough to pay for a year of car insurance when it comes due in November, so I’m really happy about that.

• $150 into Emergency Fund. Slowly creeping up there! I haven’t had any sort of emergency since the car crash back in April.

• $200 into Travel Fund. For now I’m going to keep throwing money into it until I’ve figured out whether we’re going or not. And if we don’t end up going, then I need to figure out what I want to do with the money.

3 Responses to “October 2009 Monthly Goals”

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1. Give Me Back My Five Bucks » October 2009 Goals: My Review says:

   Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 11:48am at 11:09 am

   [...] October Goals: [...]

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2. Give Me Back My Five Bucks » Finally going home for a visit says:

   Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 11:51am at 11:52 am

   [...] that long!? But I’ve decided to go back for the Halloween weekend (thus, fulfilling one of my goals for October – which was to plan a weekend to go home). BF is going to Montreal & Toronto with his [...]

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3. Give Me Back My Five Bucks » Shopping in Seattle = success says:

   Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 11:10am at 11:56 am

   [...] I’m happy to say that I stuck to my $300 clothing budget for the month, and I bought all of the things that I went down there to buy. Except for those [...]

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