Challenge starting balance: $5,737.37
Plus:
- weekly EF savings $35.69
Challenge closing balance: $5,773.06
As always, on Friday the weekly EF savings got transferred to the EF account.
I've just checked the balance for the end of July and it is as follows:
Mini EF: $2,743.35
Maxi EF: $3,784.50
Holiday Fund: $-445.00
All in all, $6,527.85. The Maxi EF, the shares portion of the savings gained $200 from last month. The Maxitrans shares are down by $120 and the QBE shares are up by $80, so not awesome but not too bad.
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No football winnings this week as my team lost and we didn't have enough spare money to transfer the $15 over from last week so will do that next week.
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I've been saving for another coffee machine because the current one has been leaking for quite a while, even though I've descaled it. B had a look to see if he could pull it apart and change a seal but no, not possible.
I had $40 saved. This morning while using it, it made an unmistakably bad and scary sound so it was apparent that this was it, time to go to the shops.
The remainder of this purchase is coming out of August money!
Good Guys had the best price for Nespresso coffee machines and I saw one for $229 (rrp is $329) pretty much exactly the same. But.... then I spoke to a salesman.
We ended up with a slight upgrade, getting a Nespresso Lattissima for $399 (rrp is $515, so we got a good deal as they are running that model out), which I'm happy about as this machine does your milk and coffee at the same time, there's a bit of time saving there.
Still have mixed emotions though because instead of saving $100 we overspent by $170. I think in the longterm we'll see the value though. Mr Money Mustache would not be proud though!
July EOM EF Balance; New Coffee Machine
July 31st, 2016 at 09:25 am
July 31st, 2016 at 10:49 am 1469958550
July 31st, 2016 at 12:49 pm 1469965784
July 31st, 2016 at 08:52 pm 1469994772
It hurts sometimes to spend money, doesn't it? But, think of the money you save by fixing coffee at home instead of buying it out each and every day. It gives you pleasure to have this machine and what it can do for you and if it saves time, that's a bonus.
Great EF balance, btw.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:54 am 1470045296