Goals Update: October

My husband and I took time to make goals for ourselves for 2013. We tried to be specific and will hold ourselves to these goals. After three months, we have begun 11 out of the 13 goals, with 5 fully accomplished!

1. Plan a vacation for just the two of us. Save to pay for it up front! --> We have a little under $600 saved for this. No plans for vacation time off from work yet, but whenever/wherever we go, it's going to be great!
2. Pay off 100% of student loans!
3. Save and buy a "new" vehicle - $5,085.40 saved as of October 1, 2013
4. Save 100% of emergency fund!
5. Get basement and garage ORGANIZED!
6. Floor the attic (more storage) - still haven't thought about this at all, too far down on the list to do anything -- thinking this might not be accomplished this year...
7. Bret to purchase the firearm of his choice
8. Organize a Legacy Drawer  - About 90% completed! Still need to write legacy letters & think of funeral plan
9. Make wills for each of us
10. Build a 72-Hour emergency kit (here and here) --> We are adding items a little bit at a time. Every time we go shopping, we try to pick up something so to add to our kits.
11. Be intentional about finding opportunities to give to others
12. Plan our meals by the week - We do this on Sunday night for the following week
    Loving that fall is here and it's soup/stew/chili season 100 Days of NO Processed Meals
13. Keep communication open and loving between us --> We have been trying to pray together at least once a day