Posted in Monthly Goals

April 2022 Goals

Posted on by teresamunoz91

I liked the goals I set for myself last month, so I will set them again for this month! Maybe I will do better this time around.

  1. Read 5 books
  2. Run 30 miles
  3. Spend less than $50 on fast food or take out (theme parks are the exception)
  4. Spend less than $50 on Amazon
  5. Spend less than $100 at Target
  6. Make $300 with my business
  7. Write 5 posts on my blog
  8. 20 days of using phone 7 hours or less
  9. Go to the gym 2 times a week
  10. Post 3 videos on YouTube
  11. Post 5 videos on TikTok
  12. Post 5 videos on Instagram
  13. Take my daughter out 2 days a week (theme park, park, nature activities etc)
  14. Have 100 followers on TikTok
Posted in Monthly Goals

March 2022 Goals recap

Posted on by teresamunoz91

I set a lot of goals for this month. I started off very motivated, but as usual, this eventually wore off. Here’s how I did this month.

  1. Read 5 books * yes I did this!
  2. Run 30 miles * I ran 36 miles. The most so far this year
  3. Spend less than $30 on fast food or take out (theme parks are the exception) × lol nope, I spent $200 😭
  4. No Amazon × I failed but I spent less than $75
  5. No Target × I also failed here but spent less than $80
  6. Make $300 with my business ×major fail I made less than $100 🙃
  7. Write 5 posts on my blog × I failed. Had so many in my drafts and forgot to write and post them
  8. 20 days of using phone 6 hours or less × phone and screen time has been such a struggle for me this year
  9. Meatless Mondays ×I forgot about this honestly.
  10. Go to the gym 2 times a week × didn’t go to the gym because I didn’t want to get hurt before my marathon
  11. Post 3 videos on YouTube ×only posted 1 video
  12. Post 5 videos on TikTok *I ended up posting 6 videos!
  13. Post 5 videos on Instagram ×I only posted 1 video
  14. Take my daughter out 2 days a week (theme park, park, nature activities etc) *I did this most weeks, so much fun
  15. Have 100 followers on TikTok × no , but I went from 30 to 60 followers
Posted in Challenge, Low Buy

Update on My Low Spend Year

Posted on by teresamunoz91

I am 2 months in to my low buy year and I am doing just okay. I am not doing as awful as previous years, but I am still buying unnecessary things unfortunately. I would give myself a C for now.

One good thing though is that I have cut back on buying things for my business. Last year I spent close to $4,000 on supplies like fragrance oils, mica, clays etc. A lot of it wasn’t even necessary. I bought so many ingredients that I can’t even remember what they were for and they have just been on my shelf all this time.

I have only bought myself one clothing item and it was a tshirt that I bought for the Knott’s Berry Farm Peanuts Celebration. I have bought my daughter 3 shirts, which isn’t too bad. I think I should definitely be able to get through March without buying her anymore clothes or myself. Though I might us shirts for Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival, if they are cute.

I have done a good job of not buying soap or whipped soap. Last year I bought way too much and ended up giving away so much of it to my local Buy Nothing group.

I have also bought some books from the library. I think I have spent about $20 total, which isn’t much, but each book was 25 to 50 cents, so I ended up buying a lot of books. To be honest, i don’t have much space for them, but I couldn’t pass up the good deals and had to add them to my collection of books. I think I have somewhere between 600-800 books from my childhood collection.

Next month I will try to be more intentional with my purchases. Target and Amazon are two places where I have spent too much money, so my goal is to cut back on shopping there.

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March Goals

Posted on by teresamunoz91

Here are my goals for March. For the most part, many goals will be the same, but i will be adding a few more.

  1. Read 5 books
  2. Run 30 miles
  3. Spend less than $30 on fast food or take out (theme parks are the exception)
  4. No Amazon
  5. No Target
  6. Make $300 with my business
  7. Write 5 posts on my blog
  8. 20 days of using phone 6 hours or less
  9. Meatless Mondays
  10. Go to the gym 2 times a week
  11. Post 3 videos on YouTube
  12. Post 5 videos on TikTok
  13. Post 5 videos on Instagram
  14. Take my daughter out 2 days a week (theme park, park, nature activities etc)
  15. Have 100 followers on TikTok
Posted in Monthly Goals

February 2022 Goals Recap

Posted on by teresamunoz91

I know we have a few more days left in February, but I don’t think I will accomplish these goals. I ended up accomplishing 4 out of the 10 goals. Happy for the goals I accomplished, but wanted to do better. Will keep most of the same goals for March, might add a few more.

  1. Read 5 books * This one was easy for me, I usually read 2 books a week
  2. Run 25 miles x I have a hard time running when it’s so cold, only ran once
  3. No fast food or take out (theme parks are the exception) x failed, but i did cut back compared to last month
  4. No Amazon x also failed, most things I bought were for my daughter or my business
  5. No Target x Came here a few times, including when I got some Easter things for my daughter
  6. Make $300 with my business x only made $90 this month
  7. Save $500 *I was able to save more than this
  8. Declutter 300 items * I think I decluttered close to 600 things! I still have a lot more to go
  9. Write 5 posts on my blog * This one was also easy
  10. 20 days of using phone 6 hours or less x This one is so hard! But the last week, I have been able to cut back on my phone usage. Maybe I can accomplish this in March.