{"id":1060,"date":"2013-04-30T21:41:36","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T01:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coffeefreakdesigns.com\/teenstotsandeverythinginbetween\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2013-04-30T21:41:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T01:41:36","slug":"april-in-review-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teenstotsandeverythinginbetween.com\/?p=1060","title":{"rendered":"April In Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Financial goals: <\/strong>April was a month of catch up that didn&#8217;t have us catching up as I had hoped. One of the reason was I actually was shorted a full day on a check. Hopefully things will start to improve in May<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pay off Lawn mower by March 2014, so no interest is charged. <\/strong>Payment made of $175<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Pay off all outstanding debt except the mortgage by <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>June<\/strong><\/em>&#8211;\u00a0 No progress this month<\/li>\n<li><em><strong> Emergency fund to $2000<\/strong>&#8211;<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0This fund has actually decreased again this month.\u00a0My focus for May will be to return it to the $500 mark. \u00a0I would like to have it up to $500 ASAP and $2000 by the end of the year.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Maintain a budget using a form of the envelope system<\/strong> <\/em>&#8211; Still working well!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Groceries: Spend $600 or less a month <\/strong>Goal met, and we are on track for meeting our projection for the year as well. , We spent a $564.00 this month. We have decided not to participate in the food co-op this year but instead use of the money for fresh fruits and veggies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Blogging:\u00a0 <em>Goal: 15 per month <\/em><\/strong> This is my 14th post of the month . Still have not met this goal for the year but will continue to keep working toward it. I am actually pleased this month because I feel I have achieved a good balance with pictures and information.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Devotions: Goal is 5 a week<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 Goal Met! I am really enjoying my morning time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Weight: Goal to exercise 3x a week and to be down to 150 by December by losing around 4 # a month.<\/em><\/strong> Exercising has not been as consistent as I want it to be and I have realized that I really need to focus on my water intake as well. 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