I have accumulated $86.42 in snowflakes since the beginning of September. I sent those off yesterday to pay down the principal balance on the mortgage. 
I earned enough Swagbucks to redeem $25 for a PayPal deposit. It would be nice to receive that before the end of the month, so I can send it in as another snowflakes!
My husband had a couple recent trips for work. One of them he drove our personal vehicle which means we will be paid mileage. The government avoids this usually. They now prefer a vehicle to be rented because it is less expensive. And that's the right thing to do from a government standpoint. The good thing is we might make a little cash on the deal this time. I'm still waiting for the deposits and to know that he paid off his government travel card in full.
I wanted to get a little shopping in at Kohl's today, since I have a $10 off coupon and gift cards. However, my volunteering at school went long and I need to get a final coat of paint down on our garage steps while the weather is nice. In the end it is fine to hold off on the spending!!
Do you receive mileage payments for travel you do? Does the payment cover your cost in full or partially?
Snowflake Sent to Mortgage
September 19th, 2013 at 04:54 pm
September 19th, 2013 at 07:09 pm 1379617779
September 20th, 2013 at 04:41 am 1379652074
With the new car I still put the mileage checks into my car savings account that I save for future repairs. Although my maintenance is covered for the first 25,000 miles, I will need to do maintenance every 5,000 miles after (tire rotation, oil changes being the bulk of them).
I also save $100 into the account from my pay check. When I pay off my car next year I will continue to live as if I had a car payment and save the money for my next car-to be purchased in 15 or so years.