The J5MM Index is a monthly review of our household mostly reflecting progress towards my goals. Here are the numbers for November 2009. The Numbers Budget overspending: $0 Line of credit reduced by: 1.6% Reduction in line of credit (since Sep 08): 26.7% Gas tank refills: 2 Girls learning to read: 1 Girls learning to [...]
J5MM Monthly Index: October 2009
The J5MM Index is a monthly review of our household mostly reflecting progress towards my goals. Here are the numbers for October 2009. The Numbers Budget overspending: $0 Line of credit reduced by: 0.5% Reduction in line of credit (since Sep 08): 25.1% Gas tank refills: 2 Temper tantrums: 31 Temper tantrums handled calmly: 1 [...]
J5MM Monthly Index: June 2009
The J5MM Index is a monthly review of our household mostly reflecting progress towards my goals. Here are the numbers for June 2009. The Chart After finally wiping out one small loan, we’re focusing again on eliminating the balance on our line of credit. Using our latest debt repayment strategy, we’re saving up to pay [...]
J5MM Monthly Index: May 2009
The J5MM Index is a monthly review of our household mostly reflecting progress towards my goals. Here are the numbers for May 2009. The Chart When we adjusted our debt repayment strategy (we’re saving up to pay off debt), we decided to prioritize paying off a small, low-interest loan instead of our larger line of [...]
J5MM Monthly Index: April 2009
The J5MM Index is a monthly review of our household mostly reflecting progress towards my goals. Here are the numbers for April 2009. The Chart Since we adjusted our debt repayment strategy (we’re saving up to pay off debt), we’ve decided to prioritize paying off a small, low-interest loan instead of our larger line of [...]
J5MM Monthly Index: March 2009
The J5MM Index is a monthly review of our household mostly reflecting progress towards my goals. Here are the numbers for March 2009. New to the Index: A chart! Since we adjusted our debt repayment strategy (we’re saving up to pay off debt), we’ve decided to prioritize paying off a small, low-interest loan instead of [...]
J5MM Monthly Index: February 2009
The J5MM Index is a monthly review of our household mostly reflecting progress towards my goals. Here are the numbers for February 2009. Budget overspending: $0 Line of credit reduced by: 0.7% Reduction in line of credit (since Sep 08): 21.3% Savings for debt repayment: $84 Gas tank refills: 2 Grocery savings due to buying [...]
J5MM Monthly Index: January 2009
The J5MM Index is a monthly review of our household mostly reflecting progress towards my goals. Here are the numbers for January 2009. Budget overspending: $0 Line of credit reduced by: 1.2% Reduction in line of credit (since Sep 08): 20.6% Gas tank refills: 1 Grocery savings due to buying things on sale: $40.16 Wills [...]
J5MM Monthly Index: December 2008
The J5MM Index is a monthly review of our household mostly reflecting progress towards my goals. Here are the numbers for December 2008. Budget overspending: $0 (even with Christmas!) Line of credit reduced by: 3.4% Reduction in line of credit (since Sep 08): 19.4% Gas tank refills: 1.5 Distance traveled to cut our Christmas tree: [...]
J5MM Monthly Index: November 2008
The J5MM Index is a monthly review of our household mostly reflecting progress towards my goals. Here are the numbers for November 2008. Budget overspending: $0 Line of credit reduced by: 11.2% Reduction in line of credit (since Sep 08): 16% Bottles of wine purchased: 0 (see the debt repayment, above) Snow that fell and [...]
