We had our weekly meeting last night. We thought about skipping it because Tia has a bad cold and I'm coming down with a cold. I hope it doesn't get as bad as hers. She was miserable last night.
We went through the basics of the meeting and didn't follow up with much discussion like we usually do.
I check all our accounts each week and put the numbers down for us to review.
It's a fun process because I get to see our accounts growing little by little. I'm sure it would be funner if the accounts were going up by lots but that's okay for now since we are putting most of our money toward debt.
Some of the accounts grow even though we aren't putting any more money into them and that's cool. We are putting so much of our money toward debt that I haven't put any money into Prosper or bought any stocks for a long time. Those accounts continue to increase in value. Small amounts, to be sure, but they do increase. $1.42 for Prosper this week and $10.44 for our stocks. That's not bad for a week and for the amounts we have in each.
We do keep putting money into my 401k and into a money market account. It's not much but over time, it really is going to add up. Being consistent is going to pay off big in the future and it's in an amount that we don't feel like we are missing out today.
You have to find a balance that you are comfortable with. I don't advocate ceasing all activities that you enjoy that cost money so that you can get out of debt. The quicker that you can get out of debt, the better, and the more you'll be able to enjoy from that point on.
My brain is in a fuzz this morning (more than normal - no need for anyone to point that out) so I'm going to close this post with this: It's fun to see my money making money even in small amounts because it's a step in the right direction and hints at greater possibilities.