Was awarded a 5.5% pay increase. Retroactive (well, definitely 3.5% is) to the first of the year.

That brings my salary to $42,989.

I went from $33,000 in July 2008 to about $43,000 in January 2010. Not bad, not bad.

I decided to bump up my direct deposit to my emergency savings account, from $50 to $75/pay period. This account balance is currently $1,152.

My other account balances are as follows (numbers have fudged a bit since the last post):
Unspecified Savings: $2,498
Hair Care: $250 (though I have set a spending limit of $600 for the year, will fund this account with tax return $)
Car Maintenance: $400
Vacation: $1,000
Business Start-Up Monday: $250

Finally, I should have about $160 in my Christmas Club account but I was annoyed to find out I am being charged a $1/month maintenance fee. It’s not much but I thought the account was free!

Crossing my fingers for a decent tax return.

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