lights at the end of the tunnnel second edition

1. rent. of course.

2. storage room payments. i need to start footing some of this, and downsize as wel.

3. mma gym membership. i did get a membership for three months from Nov to Feb, but had to stop for lack of funds.

4. ticket to nyc. still haven't gone. i'm hoping to make it there in the spring next year.

5. a chipotle burrito. already got one since the first edition. I realized chipotle's hella overrated.

6. new running gear

7. dinner for the grandparents. funny thing is, i've treated a bunch of people to things beyond my means, and still haven't taken my grandparents out to dinner. i fail.

8. library fines. I've barely made a dent.

9. fishing licence not that keen anymore.

9. museum memberships. still holding out. the biggest egyptian museum on the left coast is a block away from my apt, i still haven't gone.

10. 1978 Ford Bronco. they've lots their appeal

85.visit to a japanese host club. of course this implies the ticket to japan and board, but i have a feeling that expense wanes pitifully next to that of the club visit itself.

SAVINGS GOALS

Shorter term (1-3 mths)

monitor/laptop. i can no longer type on my laptop. which is annoying. $130/$700

EMS-related fees. It's gonna take about 100 dollars more to be able to get an EMT job in California. And there aren't even that many jobs available, and starting pay is shitty. Why did I bother? $100

speakers. so that I can listen to music while being more than 3 feet away from my computer. $50

guitar. it's been 4 years since I first picked up a guitar, and I never made it past learning the basic chords. $150

Short term savings goal: $430 - $1130, $140 - $370/ mth,

Longer term (3-6 mths)

move. i'm not happy with the place i live in. it's old, it's crummy. the bathroom is poorly ventilated so mold keeps growing back and i have to spray it off, resulting in epic inhalations of Tilex. $1000

ticket to New York - plus how much i plan on spending while there, this will set me back $800

Long term savings goal: $1800

Short + Long term goal = $2930, about $500/mth

My rent is $425

So I will have to make at least $925/mth to reach these goals ( still have to pay for food, gas, expenses). I make 11.22/hr (after taxes) so that means 83 hrs of work a month, which is somewhat realistic, since I work 20hrs/week give or take a couple.

Even longer term (6mths - year)

kitchenaid mixer. my 20 year old Oster just doesn't cut it anymore. $300

food processor. i yearn for the means to make pesto on the fly. $50-$90