Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Day 188: I Don't Want to be an Adult Anymore...

Death and taxes. You can always be sure of these two things in your life. The latter is really killing me right now though. I won't go into too many details, mainly because it's complicated, but also due to the fact that I don't want to get too specific in an online public blog. Basically, I got money from a life insurance policy, which I used to pay for college. What I didn't realize was that every cent that was made in that policy, was used up as of last year. The total amount that I received from the policy, I have to pay taxes on. All in one year. How much? I'm not saying how much was earned, but let's just say it was over twenty years ago that the account was opened. So yea, basically way more than I was expecting. This is also counted as earned income, so I was put into a different tax bracket. This amounted to thousands of dollars, which totally sucks.

Lately I've been trying not to be a negative Nancy, so I look at this experience as getting a really cheap college education. I also do not have to pay interest, and it's only a fraction of what I payed. Also, unlike school loans, this is coming five years later, when my accounts are much better off than when I first graduated. Being an adult is so hard though...I really wanted to move out of here in the fall.

I'm also battling my first winter cold, which still amazes me. In past years I would get sick an average of three or four times. So far I've only had to miss a half day of work, and haven't had a fever yet. It also helped that I got sick on a Friday, so I was able to sleep all weekend. Now I just have to get back to the gym. I think juicing has helped a lot with my health. Every day, for the past couple months, I juice about 10 oranges and 8 apples a week. Basically, one glass of juice every other day. I would highly recommend it.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Day 165: Fitness Goal Reached for January

It's been extremely cold outside, so I have been forced inside, which has lead to a lot of cabin fever. I also have been going to the gym a lot. Apparently the computer keeps track of how many times you swipe your card, because a couple weeks ago when I swiped my card the lady behind the desk said, "Wow, she's been here eleven times this month!"


I started a fitness jar. Basically every time I go to the gym I put a dollar in the jar. At the end of the month I can buy whatever I want, whether it's a dinner at a restaurant of my choice or a new workout shirt. I started this on the 1st, and after carefully counting the money I had a grand total of fourteen dollars! It's not much, but when you think about it there can't be more than thirty one in any given month. I think I'm going to go for a new workout tank top. I only have one nice one that fits me. I really wanted a Zumba one, but I need to save six more dollars in a month to get that one. I guess that will be my goal for next month, even though it's a short one.