October was an amazing month for me.  Here are some of the highlights:

First the “Bloggy Stuff”

October was a month of great work accomplishment

My team completed a work project that’s been in the making for almost five years (seriously).  Due to a number of issues, mainly budget cuts, this project was always put on the backburner…until this year. 

I derive deep satisfaction from knowing it’s done and seeing the many ways our company will benefit from it.

We kicked the Starbucks Habit!

Last month, I wrote about the Starbucks breakup and as promised here is the update on how we’re doing.
In 28 days, we went twice.  We saved $230 this past month by breaking the daily foo-foo coffee habit!  WOW!

Dad and I are examining other areas of spending to see where else we can cut back.

November is promising to be a great month!

My workload will be heavy as another big project gets underway, but I am looking forward to Thanksgiving and spending time with family.  I hope everyone reading can take time this month to spend with their loved ones.

What are you looking forward to?

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