Heyyyy guys remember me?
2020 actually pretty good year for us. i haven't been on the boards for forever (just didn't have the heart with the parks closed, etc.) but I'm back and ready for this year to be over (aren't we all?)
It's way too much to go into detail about, but I'll give a recap quickly to show where i stand for 2021:
i think i mentioned previously DH was having some health issues. He's doing better, but he'll have lifelong medical expenses so we've had to rework our budget to account for them.
my grandmother decided to stop driving and gave me her car- big help!
we paid off DH's car as well.
we just refinanced DH's remaining student loans. 10 years maximum left on those, but hopefully not that long.
we both were able to work through covid thankfully. This year we saved 2200 toward our moving expenses, built a $3300 emergency fund, and have about $4000 saved toward a down payment when one of our cars eventually goes.
we are finally realizing our dream of moving to Orlando in the coming months. DH has a work opportunity there and we want this to finally be our permanent home after 5 moves since 2013. Guys, I can't explain how much going there in such a good financial situation will be for us. Thank you to this group for all of the tips, tricks, and support over the years.
2019 sucked for us with DH being so sick and us separating for a period of time. 2020 sucked for the world, so I am pushing really hard for 2021 to be as full of positives as possible.
Our savings goals for 2021:
-We want to buy a house in the Orlando area in mid- 2022, so house related expenses. Down payment we have a little help with, but obviously we have a lot of saving to do for everything that comes with buying a house.
-Saving for another
Disney cruise when it's safe to travel again
-Saving to have one more child hopefully in 2021 or 2022 (mainly medical expenses and funds to cover any unpaid time off work if needed for me)
-not really a savings goal, but uhmmmm I sort of need to find a new job when we move to Orlando. I work in Banking now so looking at that, retail etc. Full time or heavy part time (30 hours a week).
I know my posts and goals have been so erratic over the past 2 years with everything that we've been through as a family and then of course everything 2020 brought, so thanks for always offering support and never judgement. We are finally finding a sense of permanence and settling in to our new circumstances. Hopefully my posts next year will be more frequent and progressive again!