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Two Checks and More

July 9th, 2016 at 07:22 pm

Snowflakes in the mail today! Both were made out to me from the same legal settlement. Each check is worth $19.17. I'm putting this $38 in our savings account, since there is no debt to pay off.

I've been doing a lot of reading about minimalism and simple living. I'm feeling inspired to keep things as simple as possible, including finances. This will likely entail closing several credit cards and consolidating a few more investment accounts.

I've been perusing rentals in the area knowing that in less than two years we will likely move out of our current rental that is costing us $1800 a month, to something smaller, and hopefully less expensive. I came across a couple condo closer to post that had three bedrooms, 2 baths, about 1500 sq ft. One was for rent at about $950 a month. The other was for sale for $79,000. We could sure live cheap if we bought that, it's just a matter of finding a buyer. They seem few and far between around this town.

Do you feel your finances and your life are as simple as you would like them?

3 Responses to “Two Checks and More”

  1. VS_ozgirl Says:
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    No our finances are a work in progress! By year end I can see that we would be able to close three bank accounts (2 are from my husband's now closed business) and my balance transfer credit card. Also our mini EF is sitting in our share transactions account which earns hardly any interest - could definitely shop around and get an account with a better interest rate. So there are definitely things which can be done Smile

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Not at the moment ... DH and I are still working on consolidating accounts. I'm considering keeping Ing open just for being able to photo deposit checks.

  3. rob62521 Says:
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    If you are thinking of living simply and getting rid of things, then the smaller rental will probably be wonderful for you.

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