{"id":3855,"date":"2013-06-03T02:29:07","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T09:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/add-vodka.com\/?p=3855"},"modified":"2013-08-18T08:35:15","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T15:35:15","slug":"2013-goals-progress-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/add-vodka.com\/2013-goals-progress-may\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Goals Progress: May"},"content":{"rendered":"

May was a very up and down month for me. I struggled with my day job with extreme highs and lows. One moment I’d be frustrated and overwhelmed and ready to quit, and the next I’d be content.<\/p>\n

I also struggled with boredom. Not in the traditional sense of not having enough to do (trust me, that’s not an issue) but in the sense of wanting something bigger and better to work toward.<\/p>\n

I need a project.<\/p>\n

Overall, however, life is good. I found out I’m eligible for a raise<\/a> in May, had a long weekend, got quite a lot of yard work done, have read some seriously good books<\/a>, spent some quality time with a couple of good friends, and met up with some awesome bloggers for Thai food.<\/p>\n

I actually have no inkling how I did with my goals at this point, so without further\u00a0adieu, lets take a look:<\/p>\n

Emergency Fund<\/h2>\n

I added $1,616.98<\/span><\/strong> to savings in May.<\/p>\n

Some of this (~$15) is just from interest which was accrued on my account, the rest was from savings. I accredit May being a three pay period month, which is great for those of us that budget based on two pay periods monthly.<\/p>\n

I’m happy with this number.<\/p>\n

Extra Earnings<\/h2>\n

I made:<\/p>\n