Five months of the year already complete?! Time is moving fast in our world. Time once again to report the contribution to our Pot of Possibilities. I failed to redeem some Amex Rewards some time back and only realized it at the end of April, which is why the amount is so large in comparison to other months. I'm not sure exactly how that happened, but we will take it.
5/1 Paycheck $979.28
5/15 Paycheck $941.12
AmEx Rewards $202.24
AmEx Rewards $202.24
USAA Rewards $9.95
US Bank Reward $3.50
Chase Rewards $20.07
USAA Interest $0.14
NFCU Interest $72.29
FNBO Interest $12.86
May Total $2,241.45
YTD Total $13,577.91
POP Total $105,638.28
May was a spendy month, but we did manage to put the full amount we originally allocated each pay period into the pot. We have another line item of $250 per pay period towards unallocated expenses. We spent it all this month and dipped into what we saved previously. Mentally I don't like to dip into savings, but I set this up for that very reason! It's just something I have to remind myself when it happens.
We are still making progress on our Pot of Possibilities! After five months we have done very well, and may possibly be on track to save at least $30K in 2021. Good luck with your June savings goals!
