I had great intentions of writing a whole series about where the house money went last month. I sat down one day while at Beauty’s and wrote the first 6 posts and then life got so busy. So today, I complete that series with a summary of what I wrote last month and the last details added in.
The First Six of the Series
| Post | Total |
|---|---|
| Car Maintenance | $2,143 |
| Family Time | $3,396 |
| Insurance | $1,889 |
| Computer | $1,919 |
| Credit Cards | $24,582 |
| Overall Total | $33,929 |
The Last of the House Money
So let’s see. It’s been a couple of months since this all went down. Here’s a list of where the rest of the money went.
- I mentioned in a recent post, I immediately put $5,000 in a new high interest savings account.
- Dad had loaned me $2,600 back in January, 2024 for a new furnace, so I paid him back.
- The painter did work in the last month before the house sold and agreed to let me pay him the balance once the house sold, so I sent him $650.
- I wanted to contribute to Beauty’s wedding in a meaningful way, so I paid for the flowers. Thankfully, the florist is a childhood friend and has given us an amazing deal. Total spent $883. Paid in full.
- Closing out the mortgage cost me an extra $790 to do that. I wrote a post about that challenge which was the cause for a lot of stress and uncertainty. The mortgage still whos as active on my credit report which confuses me to no end.
- In May, I paid $1,000 towards my student loans.
That’s where $44,852 of the house proceeds were spent.
I know those of you monitoring me closely will say, where the remaining $5,000-ish. And to be honest, the bulk of that went to kids for certain items.
A few hundred covered my expenses those first weeks of the move since I did take an entire week of that last week in Georgia. I did buy two new pairs of shorts, three new shirts, and some new underwear when I got to Texas.
But with this post, I am putting that series to bed and moving forward with very clear goals. Or mostly clear goals.
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