If you’ve just started budgeting or planning to start, you’re probably trying to figure out how much to budget for each category. If you’ve budgeted for a while and you’re interested in seeing how your budget compares to ours, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, I’ll be covering our grocery budget. Get…
June 2017 – Mortgage Payoff Update
At the end of June, our remaining balance is at 35.02% of our original mortgage that we took out in 2007. That’s a reduction of 2.21%. How much longer? Once all of June’s payments are applied, we’ll have reduced our mortgage balance by about $3002 this month. We’re finally below $50k and marching towards 40k. We’ve still got 15 payments left! That…
May 2017 – Mortgage Payoff Update
At the end of May, our remaining balance is at 37.23% of our original mortgage that we took out in 2007. That’s a reduction of 2.68%. How much longer? Once all of May’s payments are applied, we’ll have reduced our mortgage balance by about $3648 this month. We’re almost below $50k. Currently, with the new monthly figures in place, we’ve still…
May 2017 – Republic Wireless Bill
The May payment to Republic Wireless was $-1.48. This is our last month using Republic Wireless for our primary phones. We’ll be keeping one line for home phone use. Wireless Breakdown WiFi Only Phone – $5 Taxes – $1.01 Refund for unused service – ($7.49) Total – ($1.48) My wife and I have transitioned from Republic Wireless to…
April 2017 – Mortgage Payoff Update
At the end of April, our remaining balance is at 39.91% of our original mortgage that we took out in 2007. That’s a reduction of 1.15%. How much longer? Once all of April’s payments are applied, we’ll have reduced our mortgage balance by about $1558 this month. That means we’ve broken through the $55k barrier. Currently, with the new monthly…
April 2017 – Republic Wireless Bill
The April payment to Republic Wireless was $25.79. The next month’s Republic Wireless bill will be a bit more due to some phone swaps we had to do this month. Breakdown WiFi Only Phone – $5 Wife’s phone using Sprint’s network on the Refund Plan (512 MB Plan) – $17.50 Taxes – $3.31 Refund for unused data – ($.02)…
March 2017 – Mortgage Payoff Update
At the end of March, our remaining balance is at 41.06% of our original mortgage that we took out in 2007. That’s a reduction of 1.50%. How much longer? Once all of March’s payments are applied, we’ll have reduced our balance by about $2050 this month. That means we’ve broken through the $56k barrier. Currently, with the new monthly…
Total Wireless Review
I’ve officially been using Total Wireless for 30 days now and I must say that the results have been very positive. My end of month bill ended up being $36.35 for unlimited calls, texts, and 5GB of data. I didn’t use anywhere close to that amount, but I also didn’t feel restricted or that I…
March 2017 – Republic Wireless Bill
The February payment to Republic Wireless was $24.81. We’re back to just 2 phones on the plan, so our bill is now back around its previous levels. Breakdown WiFi Only Phone – $5 Wife’s phone using Sprint’s network on the Refund Plan (512 MB Plan) – $17.50 Taxes – $3.26 Refund for unused data – ($.95) Total…
February 2017 – Mortgage Payoff Update
At the end of February, our remaining balance is at 42.94% of our original mortgage that we took out in 2007. That’s a reduction of 2.74%. I had a little extra from the side business that I applied to it this month and now I have a clear idea about how much extra I’ll be able to apply from…