(11) Days until check in
(7) Days until I leave for Orlando
(2) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
Just added to my Disney savings! :)
New Total: $671.56
I deposited my last paycheck from the job in the bank the other day. I originally thought I was going to be needed next week, but I've been told I won't be. So, Friday is my last day at work. I didn't reach my goal of $800, but I'm still proud of what I did manage to save.
Tomorrow is my last day of my internship, and then I've got a farewell lunch with my cousin. Then Friday I'm working, and then Friday night after I get off work I've got two friends coming over to hang out one last time before I leave, Saturday is my family send off party, Sunday I have my cousin's bridal shower, and then all I have left to do is pack for Florida (which I've already pretty much done.)
The countdown is winding down, folks! It's very exciting!
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day! :)
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Savings Update!
(18) Days until check in
(14) Days until I leave for Orlando
(9) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(1) Days until Ramona & Beezus
Just added to my Disney savings! :)
New Total: $501.56
I have one more full paycheck and then probably a partial paycheck after that. Hopefully those two paychecks will put me up around $800 before I leave.
That's all for today! Until next time, have a magical day! :)
(14) Days until I leave for Orlando
(9) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(1) Days until Ramona & Beezus
Just added to my Disney savings! :)
New Total: $501.56
I have one more full paycheck and then probably a partial paycheck after that. Hopefully those two paychecks will put me up around $800 before I leave.
That's all for today! Until next time, have a magical day! :)
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Savings Update :(
(25) Days until check in
(21) Days until I leave for Orlando
(16) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(8) Days until Ramona & Beezus
I had to use $30 dollars of my savings for gas. Poo.
New total:
$343.76
(21) Days until I leave for Orlando
(16) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(8) Days until Ramona & Beezus
I had to use $30 dollars of my savings for gas. Poo.
New total:
$343.76
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Savings Update, Vlogs, and Crunch Time
(26) Days until check in
(22) Days until I leave for Orlando
(17) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(9) Days until Ramona & Beezus
Psych premieres TONIGHT!
Alright guys, it's time for another savings update. Today I added $71.01 to my Disney savings. So here is my new total:
$373.76
I've worked four extra hours this week so my paycheck should be around $240 next week which will mean I'll get to put $201 into my savings. So that will help a lot.
In other news, I still don't have a car. The insurance guy is not taking my dad's calls, apparently. So we can't buy a car until we talk to him and get our money.
I've only accomplished one thing on my "Top 5 things to do before I pack list", and I realized last night that I need to make it a Top 6 list. I need to add "Print Direct Deposit form" to the list.
Mom is also planning a send off party for me on July 31st. That should be a good time.
We're in crunch time now here, folks. The stress is starting to get to me (especially with all the drama of buying a car). I have to finish my top 6 list, I would also like to buy a few more things that I need, I've got to start trying to pack (I don't even know where to begin). Like a lot of other people I'm beginning to feel like I'm behind on everything even though I've been preparing for this since February.
Expect a new vlog this weekend sometime about the classes I want to take in Disney. If it doesn't come this weekend then look for it early next week. I should start my packing vlog in a couple of weeks. It might take a while as I plan to spread out my packing so I'm not doing it all at one time.
But that's all for today!
Until next time, have a magical day!
(22) Days until I leave for Orlando
(17) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(9) Days until Ramona & Beezus
Psych premieres TONIGHT!
Alright guys, it's time for another savings update. Today I added $71.01 to my Disney savings. So here is my new total:
$373.76
I've worked four extra hours this week so my paycheck should be around $240 next week which will mean I'll get to put $201 into my savings. So that will help a lot.
In other news, I still don't have a car. The insurance guy is not taking my dad's calls, apparently. So we can't buy a car until we talk to him and get our money.
I've only accomplished one thing on my "Top 5 things to do before I pack list", and I realized last night that I need to make it a Top 6 list. I need to add "Print Direct Deposit form" to the list.
Mom is also planning a send off party for me on July 31st. That should be a good time.
We're in crunch time now here, folks. The stress is starting to get to me (especially with all the drama of buying a car). I have to finish my top 6 list, I would also like to buy a few more things that I need, I've got to start trying to pack (I don't even know where to begin). Like a lot of other people I'm beginning to feel like I'm behind on everything even though I've been preparing for this since February.
Expect a new vlog this weekend sometime about the classes I want to take in Disney. If it doesn't come this weekend then look for it early next week. I should start my packing vlog in a couple of weeks. It might take a while as I plan to spread out my packing so I'm not doing it all at one time.
But that's all for today!
Until next time, have a magical day!
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Savings Update: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
(33) Days until check in
(29) Days until I leave for Orlando
(25) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(17) Days until Ramona & Beezus
(8) Days until Psych
Exciting news! I made a HUGE payment on my credit card yesterday.
MY CREDIT CARD IS PAID OFF!
*FIVE SECOND DANCE PARTY*
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Now I can focus on Saving for Disney!
I no longer have to give you guys two totals! YAY!
Savings total for this week:
$302.75
Now for other updates.
I've been unable to find an apartment in Boone so far. I've found a few good options, but I've had a hard time getting in touch with any of these people looking to sublet. I have a feeling I won't be able to find anything until closer to the spring semester. But I'm going to keep looking until I leave and hopefully something will be nailed down.
Sad news about Ruby. We have to get her injuries appraised again. They may have to put her down. Our initial adjuster-man missed several things, and now it looks like the repairs our going to cost over the limit the insurance company will spend. So I will more than likely have to get another car (I would say new, but we can't afford new). Today, I'm going to a lot that we like a lot. We got mom's van there. I'm going to test drive several cars and see what I like. I'm trying to keep the price some where around or below 8,000. Which limits my options severely. But I'm going to go look around the lot and drive somethings and see what I like. Right now, there's a Toyota Camry that I'm very interested in, but we'll see what happens.
Right now I'm driving a rental car. It's REALLY nice. It's a 2009 Toyota Camry, and it's BLUE. Really blue! So I nicknamed it Geenie. I really like Geenie. I want to keep Geenie, but that's not going to happen. Geenie is spoiling me with her smooth driving self.
I kinda feel like I'm cheating on Ruby.
Also this past week, my cousins, and one of my aunts started trying to plan a trip to Florida to visit me in September! I'm so excited! I was so afraid that I wouldn't be able to see any one other than my parents during my time in Florida, but that is hopefully not going to be the case! My dad's side of the family is so close to me that in order to describe how close we are I usually tell people that when I say cousin what I really mean is sibling. My cousins are essentially my siblings. I love them dearly, and I'm so excited that a few of my sisters/cousins are trying to work out a visit!
My parents are also trying to plan a visit in the middle of December. Mom wants to do late Thanksgiving/late Birthday/Early Christmas. Which means I'll have to have my Christmas shopping done WAY early this year. But that's perfectly fine with me. I'm an early Christmas gift shopper anyway.
I'll be posting a real detailed post about my summer internship soon. I haven't really told you guys much about it. And I need to do another vlog sometime soon. Any suggestions on what it should be about? It's now been a month since my last vlog which is just sad.
But that's all for right now! Until next time, have a magical day!
(29) Days until I leave for Orlando
(25) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(17) Days until Ramona & Beezus
(8) Days until Psych
Exciting news! I made a HUGE payment on my credit card yesterday.
MY CREDIT CARD IS PAID OFF!
*FIVE SECOND DANCE PARTY*
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Now I can focus on Saving for Disney!
I no longer have to give you guys two totals! YAY!
Savings total for this week:
$302.75
Now for other updates.
I've been unable to find an apartment in Boone so far. I've found a few good options, but I've had a hard time getting in touch with any of these people looking to sublet. I have a feeling I won't be able to find anything until closer to the spring semester. But I'm going to keep looking until I leave and hopefully something will be nailed down.
Sad news about Ruby. We have to get her injuries appraised again. They may have to put her down. Our initial adjuster-man missed several things, and now it looks like the repairs our going to cost over the limit the insurance company will spend. So I will more than likely have to get another car (I would say new, but we can't afford new). Today, I'm going to a lot that we like a lot. We got mom's van there. I'm going to test drive several cars and see what I like. I'm trying to keep the price some where around or below 8,000. Which limits my options severely. But I'm going to go look around the lot and drive somethings and see what I like. Right now, there's a Toyota Camry that I'm very interested in, but we'll see what happens.
Right now I'm driving a rental car. It's REALLY nice. It's a 2009 Toyota Camry, and it's BLUE. Really blue! So I nicknamed it Geenie. I really like Geenie. I want to keep Geenie, but that's not going to happen. Geenie is spoiling me with her smooth driving self.
I kinda feel like I'm cheating on Ruby.
Also this past week, my cousins, and one of my aunts started trying to plan a trip to Florida to visit me in September! I'm so excited! I was so afraid that I wouldn't be able to see any one other than my parents during my time in Florida, but that is hopefully not going to be the case! My dad's side of the family is so close to me that in order to describe how close we are I usually tell people that when I say cousin what I really mean is sibling. My cousins are essentially my siblings. I love them dearly, and I'm so excited that a few of my sisters/cousins are trying to work out a visit!
My parents are also trying to plan a visit in the middle of December. Mom wants to do late Thanksgiving/late Birthday/Early Christmas. Which means I'll have to have my Christmas shopping done WAY early this year. But that's perfectly fine with me. I'm an early Christmas gift shopper anyway.
I'll be posting a real detailed post about my summer internship soon. I haven't really told you guys much about it. And I need to do another vlog sometime soon. Any suggestions on what it should be about? It's now been a month since my last vlog which is just sad.
But that's all for right now! Until next time, have a magical day!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Savings Update!
(40) Days until check in
(36) Days until I leave for Orlando
(32) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(24) Days until Ramona & Beezus
(15) Days until Psych
Guess what? I'm officially completely ready to go to Disney! I was waiting for the school to register me for my 6 semester hours I need. That was done last week. So, now I'm finally ready to go!
What I'm not ready to do is come back.
I still need an apartment in Boone for the spring semester. I'll be apartment hunting next week as I have three days off. So, let's hope I have that nearly done this time next week. I also have to get my car fixed. Dad's supposed to take care of it, but he hasn't yet.
Also, last week the magazine mailed out another issue, and guess who's name was in it? MINE! I was credited as a "Marketing Intern", how awesome is that?
And now for the savings update:
Credit: 434.59
Savings: 242.75
I almost have enough to pay off the balance on my credit card! YAY! I can not wait until I've got that thing paid off.
That's all for today! Until next time, have a magical day!
(36) Days until I leave for Orlando
(32) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(24) Days until Ramona & Beezus
(15) Days until Psych
Guess what? I'm officially completely ready to go to Disney! I was waiting for the school to register me for my 6 semester hours I need. That was done last week. So, now I'm finally ready to go!
What I'm not ready to do is come back.
I still need an apartment in Boone for the spring semester. I'll be apartment hunting next week as I have three days off. So, let's hope I have that nearly done this time next week. I also have to get my car fixed. Dad's supposed to take care of it, but he hasn't yet.
Also, last week the magazine mailed out another issue, and guess who's name was in it? MINE! I was credited as a "Marketing Intern", how awesome is that?
And now for the savings update:
Credit: 434.59
Savings: 242.75
I almost have enough to pay off the balance on my credit card! YAY! I can not wait until I've got that thing paid off.
That's all for today! Until next time, have a magical day!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Savings Update!
(44) Days until check in
(40) Days until I leave for Orlando
(36) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(28) Days until Ramona & Beezus
(19) Days until Psych
Time for another savings update! YAY!
So I just finished transferring money from checking to savings and thought I would update you guys on my totals! I don't really have any college program news other than to say that I will finish with my summer job probably on August 3rd, and have two days to finish packing.
I haven't made a vlog in a LONG time so I need to sit down sometime soon and figure out what to do for one. If you guys have any suggestions let me know. I might do one on my reading list or maybe on what I've got to go in the apartment in Florida. We'll see.
But on to my totals!
Credit: $324.59
Savings: $182.75
I get another paycheck on Monday. That will also go into these totals and then sometime next weeks after that's transferred I'll be making a rather large credit card payment. I'm pretty excited. :)
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day!
(40) Days until I leave for Orlando
(36) Days until Charlie St. Cloud
(28) Days until Ramona & Beezus
(19) Days until Psych
Time for another savings update! YAY!
So I just finished transferring money from checking to savings and thought I would update you guys on my totals! I don't really have any college program news other than to say that I will finish with my summer job probably on August 3rd, and have two days to finish packing.
I haven't made a vlog in a LONG time so I need to sit down sometime soon and figure out what to do for one. If you guys have any suggestions let me know. I might do one on my reading list or maybe on what I've got to go in the apartment in Florida. We'll see.
But on to my totals!
Credit: $324.59
Savings: $182.75
I get another paycheck on Monday. That will also go into these totals and then sometime next weeks after that's transferred I'll be making a rather large credit card payment. I'm pretty excited. :)
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Savings Update! :)
(54) days till Check in.
(50) days till I leave for Orlando
(4) days till Jonas LA
(2) days till Toy Story 3
Okay, so I'm still not registered for classes at ASU. They have two courses that are specifically intended for College Program Participants.We can be enrolled in them at ASU while in Disney and basically it's a way to have 6 semester hours of credit for doing the program. You're registered for two classes at App and then take 2 classes while you're at Disney so that you can earn whatever credits you need (for insurance purposes or, like me, to keep your loan grace period from starting). I talked to Sharon about registering for them and she told me to contact someone named Heidi so I could be added to the list. I contacted Heidi, and then contacted Sharon again (just in case).
That was the third week in May. Now it's June 16th and I'm still not registered. Sharon said it should have been done by the first week in June, and it still hasn't been done. I e-mailed her yesterday and I still haven't heard anything from her.
But I suspect I'll be hearing from her soon. Hopefully I'll have this taken care of in the next couple of weeks.
Alright, I got a paycheck on Monday. Time to update my savings totals.
Credit: $214.59
Savings: $122.75
So, still not stellar, but better than before. I also changed my percentages. Here are the new ones:
Credit: 55%
Savings: 30%
Me: 15%
Also! On an awesome random note, two of my friends brought me some awesome High School Musical cupcakes! Check them out! (There were 5, but I already ate the Troy cupcake. He was yummy.) ;)
That's all for now!
Until next time, have a magical day!
(50) days till I leave for Orlando
(4) days till Jonas LA
(2) days till Toy Story 3
Okay, so I'm still not registered for classes at ASU. They have two courses that are specifically intended for College Program Participants.We can be enrolled in them at ASU while in Disney and basically it's a way to have 6 semester hours of credit for doing the program. You're registered for two classes at App and then take 2 classes while you're at Disney so that you can earn whatever credits you need (for insurance purposes or, like me, to keep your loan grace period from starting). I talked to Sharon about registering for them and she told me to contact someone named Heidi so I could be added to the list. I contacted Heidi, and then contacted Sharon again (just in case).
That was the third week in May. Now it's June 16th and I'm still not registered. Sharon said it should have been done by the first week in June, and it still hasn't been done. I e-mailed her yesterday and I still haven't heard anything from her.
But I suspect I'll be hearing from her soon. Hopefully I'll have this taken care of in the next couple of weeks.
Alright, I got a paycheck on Monday. Time to update my savings totals.
Credit: $214.59
Savings: $122.75
So, still not stellar, but better than before. I also changed my percentages. Here are the new ones:
Credit: 55%
Savings: 30%
Me: 15%
Also! On an awesome random note, two of my friends brought me some awesome High School Musical cupcakes! Check them out! (There were 5, but I already ate the Troy cupcake. He was yummy.) ;)
That's all for now!
Until next time, have a magical day!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
College Program Savings - Major Fail
(57) days till Check-in
(53) days till I'm in Orlando
(7) days till the premiere of Jonas: LA
(5) days till Toy Story 3 is released
Okay, so I've been very very bad with my first two paychecks. I've spent way too much money, and bought too many things I don't need.
No more spending. NONE. The only time I'm allowed to spend money is when I'm going out to eat or going to the movies. THAT'S IT. No more DVDs, no more TOMS shoes, no more Flip Camera accessories, and no more trips to Disney Stores! I'll be in Disney in 53 days. I can buy Disney stuff then.
Anyways, I've taken what's left in my account and used my percentages on that.
So, here are my current SAD savings totals.
Credit: $104.59
Savings: $62.75
From now on I will figure my percentages as SOON as I get a paycheck. I can NOT let this happen every week.
That's all for now!
Until next time, have a magical day!
(53) days till I'm in Orlando
(7) days till the premiere of Jonas: LA
(5) days till Toy Story 3 is released
Okay, so I've been very very bad with my first two paychecks. I've spent way too much money, and bought too many things I don't need.
No more spending. NONE. The only time I'm allowed to spend money is when I'm going out to eat or going to the movies. THAT'S IT. No more DVDs, no more TOMS shoes, no more Flip Camera accessories, and no more trips to Disney Stores! I'll be in Disney in 53 days. I can buy Disney stuff then.
Anyways, I've taken what's left in my account and used my percentages on that.
So, here are my current SAD savings totals.
Credit: $104.59
Savings: $62.75
From now on I will figure my percentages as SOON as I get a paycheck. I can NOT let this happen every week.
That's all for now!
Until next time, have a magical day!
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
"I Know the Road Seems Long, but It Won't be Long till it's Time to Go."
Hey everyone!
(63) days till check-in
(59) days until I leave for Orlando
(12) days until the premiere of Jonas: LA
Nothing too exciting has happened this week. I've fallen into a bit of a rhythm with my job. I love it! Good hours, good pay. I'm trying not to spend a lot of money. I bought a pair of TOMS the other day but that is the LAST thing I'm buying. (BTW, if you follow me on Twitter you got a chance to vote and help me decide which pair of TOMS to buy. Thanks for your opinion if you voted! It was fun! haha.) Anything else I buy will be dinners or movie tickets. Everything else is going into savings. I'll keep you updated with totals and stuff. Here's how I'm splitting up my savings percentages:
To Credit: 50%
To Disney: 30%
To Me: 20%
Money to be transferred to savings as of now: $368 ($230 of it will go to pay off my credit card). Once I pay off the balance on my card those percentages will change. I want to have my card completely paid off before I get to Disney.
You guys will have to help me stay accountable for my spending. I'm not buying anything else except for things that have to do with going out and enjoying the summer with my friends. Nothing else.
Also I started my "internship" with Winston-Salem Monthly last week! It's not technically an internship (because they're not supposed to have one) so we're calling it "shadowing". I go in once a week do some grunt work, sit in on some meetings, and learn a lot about how a magazine is put together. I really enjoyed my first day.
I have to call financial aid tomorrow and clarify some things about the federal awards I accepted. I'm confused because I was under the impression that I could accept the federal awards for one semester, but I wasn't given that option. So now I have to call and ask my adviser what to do. I also have to contact this girl about subleasing her apartment for second semester, and see what her room mates are like.
Also I'm turning in my key and having my apartment inspected on Friday morning. I can not wait to be done with that apartment. I'm very excited to hand back that key.
I need to start making a packing list soon. If anyone knows where I can find a really good one let me know! I don't even know where to begin making a packing list for 5 months worth of things.
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day!
(63) days till check-in
(59) days until I leave for Orlando
(12) days until the premiere of Jonas: LA
Nothing too exciting has happened this week. I've fallen into a bit of a rhythm with my job. I love it! Good hours, good pay. I'm trying not to spend a lot of money. I bought a pair of TOMS the other day but that is the LAST thing I'm buying. (BTW, if you follow me on Twitter you got a chance to vote and help me decide which pair of TOMS to buy. Thanks for your opinion if you voted! It was fun! haha.) Anything else I buy will be dinners or movie tickets. Everything else is going into savings. I'll keep you updated with totals and stuff. Here's how I'm splitting up my savings percentages:
To Credit: 50%
To Disney: 30%
To Me: 20%
Money to be transferred to savings as of now: $368 ($230 of it will go to pay off my credit card). Once I pay off the balance on my card those percentages will change. I want to have my card completely paid off before I get to Disney.
You guys will have to help me stay accountable for my spending. I'm not buying anything else except for things that have to do with going out and enjoying the summer with my friends. Nothing else.
Also I started my "internship" with Winston-Salem Monthly last week! It's not technically an internship (because they're not supposed to have one) so we're calling it "shadowing". I go in once a week do some grunt work, sit in on some meetings, and learn a lot about how a magazine is put together. I really enjoyed my first day.
I have to call financial aid tomorrow and clarify some things about the federal awards I accepted. I'm confused because I was under the impression that I could accept the federal awards for one semester, but I wasn't given that option. So now I have to call and ask my adviser what to do. I also have to contact this girl about subleasing her apartment for second semester, and see what her room mates are like.
Also I'm turning in my key and having my apartment inspected on Friday morning. I can not wait to be done with that apartment. I'm very excited to hand back that key.
I need to start making a packing list soon. If anyone knows where I can find a really good one let me know! I don't even know where to begin making a packing list for 5 months worth of things.
That's all for now! Until next time, have a magical day!
Friday, April 09, 2010
Job Hunt and Final Exam Countdown
Finally, I have time to do a personal update post. I feel like it's been a while.
New TOP 5 things to do list:
-Call Financial Aid and ask questions about leaving and coming back. (I've already done this once, but I want to ask everything again just in case. If anyone out there has any suggestions for things I should ask, then please comment and let me know!)
-Find a Job (I've already applied for 10 jobs. If I don't hear from any of them by next Wednesday I'll applying for more.)
-Create a Spec Ad for Angie at Skirt Magazine (This is for my internship supervisor. She wants to see what I can do, but I'm having a hard time finding time to sit down and make an ad for her.)
-Stop spending so much money. (I need to cut out everything unnecessary. Just need to spend money on food and things for school. Nothing else.)
-Finalize who's going to be in the apartment in Florida. (The apartment is essentially full, we're just waiting to hear back from some people.)
I've left out things related to school assignments (of which there are many) because I just wanted to focus on things that will affect my summer and the DCP. I've got a crazy amount of things to do for school right now. I've got 3 group projects to do, 3 huge single projects coming up, a ton of quizes and exams, and then after all of that...Finals.
Dum, dum, DUM!
But all in all I'm just trying to get through the semester because once the semester over I'll only have to wait three months before going to Disney. 12 weeks! YAY! Right now there are 16 weeks until I check in at Vista Way! Woo!
Also, I have 53 followers! *FIVE SECOND DANCE PARTY*
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Awesome! I think I might record my next Vlog this weekend. It will be a normal average vlog. With my awesome intro. I'm going to read a few of my formspring questions from the last two Formspring Wednesdays, and talk about the make over my purple folder received (It was starting to fall apart so I had to save it.) See you guys this weekend!
Until next time, have a magical day!
New TOP 5 things to do list:
-Call Financial Aid and ask questions about leaving and coming back. (I've already done this once, but I want to ask everything again just in case. If anyone out there has any suggestions for things I should ask, then please comment and let me know!)
-Find a Job (I've already applied for 10 jobs. If I don't hear from any of them by next Wednesday I'll applying for more.)
-Create a Spec Ad for Angie at Skirt Magazine (This is for my internship supervisor. She wants to see what I can do, but I'm having a hard time finding time to sit down and make an ad for her.)
-Stop spending so much money. (I need to cut out everything unnecessary. Just need to spend money on food and things for school. Nothing else.)
-Finalize who's going to be in the apartment in Florida. (The apartment is essentially full, we're just waiting to hear back from some people.)
I've left out things related to school assignments (of which there are many) because I just wanted to focus on things that will affect my summer and the DCP. I've got a crazy amount of things to do for school right now. I've got 3 group projects to do, 3 huge single projects coming up, a ton of quizes and exams, and then after all of that...Finals.
Dum, dum, DUM!
But all in all I'm just trying to get through the semester because once the semester over I'll only have to wait three months before going to Disney. 12 weeks! YAY! Right now there are 16 weeks until I check in at Vista Way! Woo!
Also, I have 53 followers! *FIVE SECOND DANCE PARTY*
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Awesome! I think I might record my next Vlog this weekend. It will be a normal average vlog. With my awesome intro. I'm going to read a few of my formspring questions from the last two Formspring Wednesdays, and talk about the make over my purple folder received (It was starting to fall apart so I had to save it.) See you guys this weekend!
Until next time, have a magical day!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Savings Goal: Update...again
So, you guys know how I was going to slowly save up the money?
Well, I realized that once I saved it up I was just going to use my credit card online any way. Which meant I would still have to pay off the credit card balance.
Well, I decided something.
Instead of slowly saving up the money and THEN buying the the camera. I could go ahead and put the camera on my credit card and then slowly pay off the credit card. It would be the same basic concept. Instead of putting 40% into savings I'll just use 40% of my paycheck to pay off my credit card. I have already paid off all of my previous credit charges (clothes and food and things) and that will be processed tomorrow. All I'll have left to pay off after this week is the camera.
So I went ahead and ordered it.
I changed the camera I wanted though. I ended up going with the Flip MinoHD. It's smaller, lighter, has the same zoom, memory space, and recording time. The battery life is half an hour shorter, but the charging time is 2 hours less AND it comes with a built in rechargable ion-lithium battery. Not to mention the screen on the new MinoHD is anti-glare to make it easier to see the screen in the sun light. As a side note, you can also add a customizable design to the MinoHD (which I did) AND if you buy from Flip's website shipping is free.
It will be here by the end of next week!
It's so exciting!
But I'm still following my savings budget. So I'll probably still update you on my progress paying it off as if I haven't bought it yet.
One things is for sure though...I am not putting anything else on that credit card. (Well, except for a certain $104 dollar fee that I hope to need to pay sometime soon, lol.)
When my Flip gets here I'll post pictures of the design I customized so you guys can see it!
Until next time, have a magical day!
Well, I realized that once I saved it up I was just going to use my credit card online any way. Which meant I would still have to pay off the credit card balance.
Well, I decided something.
Instead of slowly saving up the money and THEN buying the the camera. I could go ahead and put the camera on my credit card and then slowly pay off the credit card. It would be the same basic concept. Instead of putting 40% into savings I'll just use 40% of my paycheck to pay off my credit card. I have already paid off all of my previous credit charges (clothes and food and things) and that will be processed tomorrow. All I'll have left to pay off after this week is the camera.
So I went ahead and ordered it.
I changed the camera I wanted though. I ended up going with the Flip MinoHD. It's smaller, lighter, has the same zoom, memory space, and recording time. The battery life is half an hour shorter, but the charging time is 2 hours less AND it comes with a built in rechargable ion-lithium battery. Not to mention the screen on the new MinoHD is anti-glare to make it easier to see the screen in the sun light. As a side note, you can also add a customizable design to the MinoHD (which I did) AND if you buy from Flip's website shipping is free.
It will be here by the end of next week!
It's so exciting!
But I'm still following my savings budget. So I'll probably still update you on my progress paying it off as if I haven't bought it yet.
One things is for sure though...I am not putting anything else on that credit card. (Well, except for a certain $104 dollar fee that I hope to need to pay sometime soon, lol.)
When my Flip gets here I'll post pictures of the design I customized so you guys can see it!
Until next time, have a magical day!
Savings Goal Update!
Alright guys, So I went ahead and paid my first Credit Card statement out of savings. My dad told me that my credit card bill is now my responsibility. Apparently, I'm an adult. So I was able to go ahead and put aside 40% of my paycheck for the Flip Ultra HD. So here's my savings status update:
The Flip Ultra HD Fund:
Overall Goal: $200
Saved So Far: $52.20
Money Still Needed: $147.80
I'm on my way folks! On the 28th I'll get another paycheck so look for an update then!
Until next time, have a magical day!
The Flip Ultra HD Fund:
Overall Goal: $200
Saved So Far: $52.20
Money Still Needed: $147.80
I'm on my way folks! On the 28th I'll get another paycheck so look for an update then!
Until next time, have a magical day!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Savings Goal!
Alright guys I talked a little about this earlier, but I've decided what I'm going to do so I'm back to talk about it officially. I've decided to save up for a flash memory camcorder. I've looked around at the different brands and types out there. What I want is something that can fit in my pocket, upload to the internet easily, record at night, and go with my every where. I was looking around and had it narrowed down to two. The Sony Bloggie or the Flip UltraHD. I looked at specs and customer reviews and it looks like the Flip UltraHD comes out on top!
So here's my plan:
40% of my paycheck is going to go toward savings from here on out.
(Actually the majority of my next paycheck is going to my dad. I have to pay him back for some clothing items I bought. But after THAT 40% of my paycheck is going toward savings, lol)
My goal is $200. What I've found is cheaper than that, but last time I bought a camera I saved JUST enough to buy the camera and it ended up costing me about $80 more for the other things I needed to USE the camera so this time I'm factoring in any accesory costs. I'm very bad with money, but I figure this is a good way to improve. I'm going to cut out buying anything I don't need from here on out. Anything else I want I can ask for as presents, lol.
So right now the Flip UltraHD fund looks like this:
Paying back Dad: $0
Flip Ultra HD: $0
Current Goal: $200
That will change when I get my paycheck on Monday or Tuesday.
Until next time, have a magical day!
So here's my plan:
40% of my paycheck is going to go toward savings from here on out.
(Actually the majority of my next paycheck is going to my dad. I have to pay him back for some clothing items I bought. But after THAT 40% of my paycheck is going toward savings, lol)
My goal is $200. What I've found is cheaper than that, but last time I bought a camera I saved JUST enough to buy the camera and it ended up costing me about $80 more for the other things I needed to USE the camera so this time I'm factoring in any accesory costs. I'm very bad with money, but I figure this is a good way to improve. I'm going to cut out buying anything I don't need from here on out. Anything else I want I can ask for as presents, lol.
So right now the Flip UltraHD fund looks like this:
Paying back Dad: $0
Flip Ultra HD: $0
Current Goal: $200
That will change when I get my paycheck on Monday or Tuesday.
Until next time, have a magical day!
Monday, February 08, 2010
The Waiting Game Begins...
Day 1 of waiting! So I started to feel the effects of the waiting game last night when I was looking over the facebook group at all the people who have been invited already. I just want to be there so bad! LOL. But I won't hear for at least 9-11 days and more than likely it will be a little over 2 or 3 weeks. My recruiter was pretty confidant that I would hear back before the 4 week mark since it was still early in the application stage.
I have class today, ugh. I thought that maybe things would freeze over last night and we would get a delay, but no. Luckily today is one of my shorter days which means I'll be home around 3:30. So, my car is at home with my parents. Ruby the Escahpay is not feeling too well right now so dad took her to his mechanic. I'm going crazy with out my car. I have to rely on my roomie to get me to the grocery store (which I need to go buy food soon. I'll have to ask the roomie if she can take me tonight or tomorrow night.) After a week with out my car I KNOW I'm going to want it with me in Florida should I get in.
I've also decided to save up for some kind of video recording device. My awesome camera will record video, but it takes up a lot of space on my memory card. So, I've decided 40% of my paycheck is going to be put in my savings account for a video recording device of some kind. I want something small that will make it easy to get the video from the camera to the computer and then to YouTube. If you guys have any suggestions let me know!
I feel so relieved now that the process is out of my hands, but at the same time I know that the wait for the Purple Folder/e-mail is going to distract me to no end. I'll just have to burry myself in schoolwork and the daycare. That should help, and if it doesn't I'll just make YouTube my homepage and watch a ton of Disney World videos.
BTW if you guys want to check out some of my design work from my classes you can go here: http://www.angellwings.posterous.com/
I post all of the things I make for my classes there. I would love it if you guys would check them out and let me know what you think!
Until next time, have a magical day!
I have class today, ugh. I thought that maybe things would freeze over last night and we would get a delay, but no. Luckily today is one of my shorter days which means I'll be home around 3:30. So, my car is at home with my parents. Ruby the Escahpay is not feeling too well right now so dad took her to his mechanic. I'm going crazy with out my car. I have to rely on my roomie to get me to the grocery store (which I need to go buy food soon. I'll have to ask the roomie if she can take me tonight or tomorrow night.) After a week with out my car I KNOW I'm going to want it with me in Florida should I get in.
I've also decided to save up for some kind of video recording device. My awesome camera will record video, but it takes up a lot of space on my memory card. So, I've decided 40% of my paycheck is going to be put in my savings account for a video recording device of some kind. I want something small that will make it easy to get the video from the camera to the computer and then to YouTube. If you guys have any suggestions let me know!
I feel so relieved now that the process is out of my hands, but at the same time I know that the wait for the Purple Folder/e-mail is going to distract me to no end. I'll just have to burry myself in schoolwork and the daycare. That should help, and if it doesn't I'll just make YouTube my homepage and watch a ton of Disney World videos.
BTW if you guys want to check out some of my design work from my classes you can go here: http://www.angellwings.posterous.com/
I post all of the things I make for my classes there. I would love it if you guys would check them out and let me know what you think!
Until next time, have a magical day!
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