July Goals Update

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Another month has flown by, meaning its time for our monthly goal check-in.


Here's where we at Thriftism stand:
  • Take 6 Courses Online
    1. A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment on Coursera (6/27/17)
    2. You and Your Money (Began 6/27/17)
  • Install Bathroom Heater
    1. DONE!! So nice to have a warm bathroom.
  • Stain/Finish Captains Bedframe
    1. No progress here, this one seems to be a challenge for us. 
  • Read 12 Books
    1. Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
    2. The Summons by John Grisham
    3. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen 
    4. Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen
    5. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
    6. A Convenient Marriage By Georgette Heyer
  • Take 2 Trips (Mexico & TBD)
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    1. Trip 1✔ We went to Cancun in January. This is always a favorite of ours. 
    2. GERMANY!! We were able to get tickets half off by watching for deals. Watch for posts this fall on hiking through the Black Forest, German Castles, and of course great food!

  • Paint & Trim Guest Bedroom

    1. Trim is about halfway done. To be finished next week.

  • Workout 4 Days/Week

    1. With free pop up Zumba classes, sand volleyball, walking, and gardening, we've been able to hit this goal almost every week!

  • Save $10,000  ✔ 25% of income

    1. Since we were able to save up enough already, we are upping our goal a bit to keep us motivated. We aren't aiming for 50% this year because we want to take another trip and possibly start a new home renovation.  

  • Lose 10 Pounds

    1. Down around 7 pounds.  70% complete! A major improvement from last month. Still slow going, but slow and steady wins the race, right?

  • Knit/Crochet 12 Projects

    1. No progress here yet. 

  • Publish Blog Posts and Videos Twice a Week

    1. We might not have hit twice a week, but this last week we were able to push out quite a few posts and videos.
    2. In case you missed them, here's our latest posts:

      1. Bath in Pictures
      2. Pie Crust Cookies
      3. Harvesting Squash Blossoms and Uses

  • Take/Pass Professional Engineer Exam (PE)✔

    1. We passed!! Glad we won't have to take that one again. Plus, we have official stamps now.

  • Write London Guidebook

    1. I have an outline. 

  • Have a Garage Sale

    1. Aiming for mid/end of July. Too many birthdays/parties at the beginning of the month.

  • Make England Trip & Wedding Photo Book

    1. Still haven't started on the trip-- I know I need to get started before we travel again. Though I didn't make one for Cancun this year either (so behind).
    2. Wedding photo book should arrive next week!

  • Go Camping

    1. Visited Sibley State Park and got to try out the local Brewery & Winery along with some hiking, roasting marshmallows, and hurriedly packing to beat the storm on Sunday morning.

  • Construct One Small Piece of Furniture

    1. Still looking around for what we want to build.
    How are your goals coming along? What are you doing to stay motivated?

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