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scrapchyck

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Today, I had the privilege of assisting a client with surrendering a couple of annuities she's had a long time. She has annuities all over the place because she believed, as many people do, that diversifying means having your money hither and yon. She is consolidating and diversifying into a variety of financial strategies now with one financial advisor. I was so pleased when we got right through to the customer service lines of her insurance companies. We got their paperwork quickly which was also a blessing. It was definitely one of those small wins that makes your day!

So, that made me wonder, what was your favorite "small win" from the past week?
 
I love this post! Today, I actually had small tasks for TO DO list. Those naggy little tasks, you see all the time and just go "I'll do tomorrow" Well, tomorrow came today.
  • fixed the grow light (was plug) for one of my plants
  • moved this big picture/tree in my living room to center it.
  • caught up with my crochet temperature blanket (ugliest blanket ever)
  • got a cord that would actually charge my phone set up next to my recliner
  • ordered salt for delivery (our softner, and I am horrible at delivery orders)
  • set up a back up EHD for my computer
Pretty proud of my little things.

And oh goodness, my mom was a hither-and-yon annuities investor. Crazy finding them and consolidating and cashing in some due to allocations with will.
 
Iowan said:
I connected to a local government website, and it immediately excused my 78-year-old husband from jury duty due to his many health issues. No letters, no hassles — it was handled instantly. Whew! A big, small win.
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DD had the same earlier this month and spent hours on the phone to get excused because of uni so i think that definitely qualifies as a big win for you! woo!
 
scrapchyck said:
Today, I had the privilege of assisting a client with surrendering a couple of annuities she's had a long time. She has annuities all over the place because she believed, as many people do, that diversifying means having your money hither and yon. She is consolidating and diversifying into a variety of financial strategies now with one financial advisor. I was so pleased when we got right through to the customer service lines of her insurance companies. We got their paperwork quickly which was also a blessing. It was definitely one of those small wins that makes your day!

So, that made me wonder, what was your favorite "small win" from the past week?
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random but love your spring siggy!
 
some days i take half a small win - i *try* to drink green tea in the morning for health reasons but i don't love it, some days i just can't do it, i had half the cup this morning but that's better than skipping it completely like the last few days - i have about 5 teabags left in this box, it'll be a small win later in the week when the box is empty, it's been a long few months lol
 
Umm....that the program I was using over the weekend which lost two sets of data at 98% completion point for an assignment, ll let me finish not one but three things today with data all in tact. Over the weekend it was part human error, part tech acting up.

The non win, is I'm still working on the project/assignment that used that tech. I've already had an extension once but it will get done, just later than I'd hoped
 
Yesterday Monday, I did my walking in the morning (I usually walk M,W,F) and jogged for a small sprint each of the 4 laps back to the house ... (I am in a cul de sac, and jogged a bit each lap back to home)... I have not really run since I broke my humerus and breathing issues, so I am trying small sprints. I do not know how much I will be able to do but I am trying again. [Could be a one & done.. will see tomorrow when I try again.]
 
I finished an embroidery project that I started in November of 2024. :giggle I didn't get very far with it and stuck it in a drawer and forgot all about it. I found it last month and decided to work on it some more while watching TV in the evenings.
 
My mom's library was missing book 3 of a series and she read 1, 2, and 4 before realizing it. My library has book 3 and I was able to put it on hold for her. It's en route to my local branch so she can read it this weekend. (We live in different counties, even though we're 30-45 min away depending on traffic.)
 
I got a notice from the issuer of the only credit card I have that they would be changing processors in May. The card is currently through Citi Bank and the new processor is Imprint Payments. I had never heard of them so I did a google search which led me to a sub-reddit about credit cards. Not much good information about the company there. I've had this CC for a long time and it has always served me well. I always pay it off and because of that it helped keep my credit score high.

I just didn't know what to do. I don't want to get caught up with a company that is charging people interest and fees on balances that they don't owe. Several people said that when a previous card converted to this company, they had $0 balance at the time of the conversion yet Imprint is saying they have outstanding balances and charging interest.

So I decided to sign up for a new CC thru my bank. Did it on a Saturday morning and I was approved... INSTANTLY! I even have a higher balance (not that I need it but it could come in handy). Got the card yesterday and spent the afternoon making sure any auto payments I had set up are changed to the new card.
 
Our church is having its last-ever clothing exchange that is a huge event and people all over the community come to. This weekend I went through my very messy closet and found about 1 1/2 big garbage bags of clothing to donate. There was stuff in there that I haven't worn for 10 years or more! Yay to donating things.

Another little win is that we are going through the boys' books that accumulated over the years when they were young, and deciding what to keep and what to donate. We ended up giving a huge selection of picture books to our church for the Sunday school children and a huge selection of young chapter books to a teacher friend that we know for her classroom. Yay to donating more things! :)
 
small win -- yesterday I ran my car through the tire place for pressure check since that annoying little light was on. They were all low, but he took extra time to squirt each tire and check for any leaks -- none found. I even made it to my class at the Y only a few minutes late but still during the warm-up. (Fortunately, I was able to text the instructor to let her know I was on my way.)
 
Making it to the gym every other day like I promised myself I would. I didn't get there over the weekend because we were out of town, but I got lots of exercise walking around at the Savannah Bananas game.
 
Iowan said:
I connected to a local government website, and it immediately excused my 78-year-old husband from jury duty due to his many health issues. No letters, no hassles — it was handled instantly. Whew! A big, small win.
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That's awesome! My boss has jury duty on Thursday! No getting out of it for him. He's kind of hoping to get a trial (it's Circuit Court).
 
AnneofAlamo said:
I love this post! Today, I actually had small tasks for TO DO list. Those naggy little tasks, you see all the time and just go "I'll do tomorrow" Well, tomorrow came today.
  • fixed the grow light (was plug) for one of my plants
  • moved this big picture/tree in my living room to center it.
  • caught up with my crochet temperature blanket (ugliest blanket ever)
  • got a cord that would actually charge my phone set up next to my recliner
  • ordered salt for delivery (our softner, and I am horrible at delivery orders)
  • set up a back up EHD for my computer
Pretty proud of my little things.

And oh goodness, my mom was a hither-and-yon annuities investor. Crazy finding them and consolidating and cashing in some due to allocations with will.
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That's a lot of wins! Did you add anything to the list AFTER you did them, just so you could cross them off the list?

I always feel bad for the families that to wade through all the things after their parents pass. We try to encourage our clients to make it easier, but sometimes they don't tell us everything they have.
 
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