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terri77

I am 46, single, no kids. I am a health care professional. I feel that I'm generally a very good saver and a not so good budgeter - hence the credit card debt payoff I worked through in 2020.

My personal finance goals for 2024:

1. Contribute maximum to Thrift Savings Plan. This is a recurring goal that I’ve accomplished every year since 2008.

2. Contribute maximum to Roth IRA. This is a recurring goal that I’ve accomplished every year since 2001.

3. Pay off credit cards. Completed January 2021. Now the strategy is to pay off my credit cards monthly with no balance carryover.

4. Build up emergency & long-term savings. I completed my initial goal in April 2021. I have 3-6 months of expenses saved at this time & I continue to save for my next car purchase, which is hopefully many years away. I use high yield savings and CDs.

5. Invest in brokerage account. I started with the proceeds from selling my condo & have added monthly. This account is for a future down payment when I purchase a home again.

6. Give to church monthly. I attend two churches right now so I alternate my monthly offerings.

7. Give to charity monthly. Food banks are my preferred charity to give to. I have automated my charitable donations at work to give with my biweekly paychecks.

8. Apply for promotions as they become available. Right now I’m very happy in my current position, so this isn’t much of a goal currently. I have received several raises, I enjoy the work I do, & the people I work with…I’m very happy to stay where I am.

9. New goal for 2024! Build new home with $100k down. This will be funded from my brokerage account & cash savings. 🏡

Got my COVID-19 vaccine today

December 20th, 2020 at 01:52 am

So far no side effects. It burned some going in which is normal with other vaccines. My co-worker experienced itching & warmth at the injection site, which I've experienced with other vaccines. After they administered the does they had you wait for 15 minutes then we got to leave. Still feeling fine, but it may hit me in a day or two. I understand the immune response will be greater after the second dose in 3 weeks.

I've read that they've already administered 1.1 millions doses in less than a week. That's an amazing distribution effort.

Posted in General musings | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “Got my COVID-19 vaccine today”

Wink Says:
December 20th, 2020 at 02:17 am 1608430632
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Thanks for the update, and I'm so glad all is well so far. Please keep us posted!
Amber Says:
December 20th, 2020 at 04:17 am 1608437873
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I got mine today too. I was a little tired but not so much now, I am having some soreness
MonkeyMama Says:
December 20th, 2020 at 01:24 pm 1608470681
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That's great!
terri77 Says:
December 20th, 2020 at 09:49 pm 1608500958
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Woke up with some soreness at the injection site. Spoke to another co-worker who got her injection on Wednesday & she noticed that the arm soreness began around 12 hours afterwards. I got mine at 11 a.m yesterday so was already in bed by 12 hours later. Nothing horrible, and again, something that happens with other vaccinations. Also a little achy this morning, a sign that my immune system is doing what it’s supposed to. I’m at work & feeing fine now.

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Got my COVID-19 vaccine today

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