Posted in Year Review

2022 Goals Recap

Posted on by teresamunoz91

Last year was a rough year for me financially. I didn’t work for abour 8-9 months which means I didn’t really get to accomplish my financial goals or traveling goals. Maybe 2023 will be different. Here are the goals I had set for 2022 and how i did.

Financial

Pay off all my credit cards X I had paid off a few but then charged a few back because I wasn’t working and had bills and things to pay.

Save $5,000 X I saved $2,000 but used that for bills when I was unemployed.

Grocery budget $350 a month X Only 4 months I spent less than $350

Business

1,000 followers on Instagram (Athena Rose) X Not even close, I have a little over 200 followers

10,000 followers on Tiktok (Athena Rose) X I’ve been stuck at 700/750 followers for a while now

Make 4 figures every month X LOL NOPE

Fitness

Run 250 miles X Only ran 147 miles

Run a half marathon under 2.5 hours X nope

Run a 10k under 1 hour X nope

Run a 5k under 30 minutes X nope

Personal

Read 50 books * This was easy, read more than 200 books.

No Amazon shopping X didnt’ do this, but i did cut back a lot on shopping on amazon

Travel 

Seattle and Portland weeklong Birthday Trip * Yes, we went to Seattle and Portland. Had fun and plan to go back this year

Weekend in Las Vegas X Nope

Weekend in Arizona X Nope, but maybe this year

Week in Texas X Nope

Family 

Take Selena to the LA Zoo * We went a few times

Disneyland *We went in December

Posted in Monthly Goals

December 2022 Goals Recap

Posted on by teresamunoz91

I didn’t do so well on my December goals unfortunately.

  1. Grocery budget $400 X I spent a little over $500
  2. Run 5 times X Didn’t run a single time
  3. Walk 15 times * I started walking to work from the parking lot which takes me about 20 minutes
  4. 7,000 steps a day * I accomplished this most days
  5. Read 5 books * Easiest goal for me to accomplish
Posted in Monthly Goals

November 2022 Goals Recap

Posted on by teresamunoz91

Here’s how I did last month on my November goals.

  1. Read 10 books * I read way more than 10 books
  2. Limit fast food/eating out to 10 times * I only went out to eat 8 times
  3. Run 20 miles x I only ran once in the entire month
  4. Walk 15 times x Not sure how many times I went for a walk, but it wasn’t 15 times
  5. $300 grocery budget x I spent $381.32
  6. Start my new job *I started my new job and have been there 2 weeks already
  7. 300 followers on TikTok x I have a little over 200 followers still
  8. Make 10 TikTok videos x Made less than 10 videos
  9. Post 10 times on my blog x Only posted 3 times
  10. Post 2 videos on YouTube x Didn’t post a single video on YouTube
Posted in Low Buy, Minimalism

Things I Don’t Spend Money on

Posted on by teresamunoz91

I am on my journey to minimalism and becoming debt free, here are things I don’t spend money on. Some are things that I used to spend money on and others are things that I never bought because I didn’t see the appeal in them.

  1. Pop toys – I used to buy so many pop toys, i think at one point I had almost 50 pop toys or maybe even up to 80. I was obsessed with trying to collect them. I no longer buy these because they might only be $10 each but they add up. I kept a few of them and now my 3 year old plays with them.
  2. Hair products – I don’t do much to my hair, all I need is shampoo and hair conditioner. I probably spend maybe $50 a year on hair products
  3. Newest electronics – I only buy electronics when the ones I have no longer work. I never understood the need to upgrade a phone or smart watch every year. It seems wasteful to me, bad for the environment, and I can use that money for better things.
  4. Beauty procedures like botox, fillers plastic surgery – I am at the age where people start doing botox and doing things to their faces to look young. I am not judging people who do that, but that’s not something that I plan to do.
  5. Hair cuts and hair services – I get a haircut maybe once a year or every two years. I don’t go and get my hair done because that’s something that isn’t important to me.
  6. Nails done – I’ve never gone to get my nails done. Having nails done has never been for me and the kind of jobs I’ve had. I paint my nails once in a while, but don’t go to salons.
  7. Starbucks – Another thing i don’t understand is the people who go to Starbucks every single day. I probably go to Starbucks maybe one or twice a year.
  8. Lularoe leggings – Many years ago I had a collection of about 30 Lularoe leggings. The biggest reason I stopped buying them is because they are an MLM and I don’t support them. Another reason is that they are pricey and not the best quality.
  9. Makeup – I don’t wear makeup, I used to wear eyeliner but after the pandemic I became very lazy and just like to wakeup, brush my teeth, put on sunscreen, and head out the door.
  10. Water bottles – I like taking my reusable water bottle, so much better for my wallet and the planet.