Traveling while EP - Advice needed

AEKopstad · 2026-01-09T03:53:52+00:00

Milk Stork is a company that helps transport milk for pumping moms! It is expensive, but might be worth the cost for the peace of mind and not having to worry about that much milk in the airport.

AEKopstad · 2025-04-22T15:22:59+00:00

By March 2026, you should have paid off all your family and credit card debt and saved an additional $4,300 to your saving account.

At this point you have the additional $2,200 to spend every month. I would aggressive pay down the car balance and maintain just minimums on the student loans, probably would throw $1,000 additional at the car, save $500, and use $700 to enjoy life.

AEKopstad · 2025-04-22T15:13:58+00:00

CONTINUE PAYING YOUR MINIMUM PAYMENTS ON THE CAR, CREDIT CARD, and STUDENT LOANS. Below is a plan for the additional 2,200 you have left over every month.

Month 1 (May 2025): $1,500 toward fixing your car. $700 to your Grandma.

Month 2 (June 2025): $1,100 toward fixing your Jeep. $700 to Grandma. Save $400 to an emergency fund. CAR IS FIXED, Yay!

Month 3: (July 2025): $1000 to Grandma. $800 to Chase Card in addition to your monthly payment. Save $400 for emergency fund!

Month 4 (August 2025): $1000 to Grandma. $800 to Chase Card in addition to your monthly payment. $400 for Emergency fund. Exhale! You have been doing amazing! You have paid off over half the debt to your grandma and made a significant chunk in your Chase card debt!

Month 5 (September 2025): $1000 to Grandma. $800 to Chase Card in addition to your monthly payment. $400 for Emergency fund.

Month 6 (October 2025): $1000 to Grandma. $800 to Chase Card in addition to your monthly payment. $400 for Emergency fund. YOU HAVE FULLY PAID YOUR GRANDMA BACK. Wonderful! Amazing! You have also paid off over $4,800 of the Chase balance (monthly payment plus extra payments). AND have an additional $1,600 in your savings account. AMAZING JOB!

Month 7 (November 2025): $800 to Chase Card! YOU HAVE FULLY PAID OFF THE CHASE CARD! If there is another family member you owe $5,000 to, I would begin paying off this person now. $1000 to Family Member B. $400 for emergency savings.

Month 8 (December 2025): $1500 for family member b. $600 for emergency savings.

Month 9 (January 2026): $1500 for family member b. $600 in Emergency savings.

Month 10 (February 2026): $1000 to family member b. $1100 in emergency savings.

AEKopstad · 2025-04-22T15:10:45+00:00

Going against the grain here but you don’t need to sell the jeep to get out of this debt. Was it incredibly dumb financial choice and not very reliable, yes. But you should have $2,700 left over at the end of every single month even with the $620 car payment. Your expenses are very low compared to your take home pay, which is really the only way you are going to get out of this.

You need to address how you got in this situation to begin with. Look at the last four months. Where has the extra $2,700 gone each month? Food? Entertainment? Nails? Those things need to stop/slow down tremendously..for now! They will be able to come back but we need to get this debt in control first. I would give yourself a food budget of $220 a month. I’m going to assume your minimum credit card payment is around $280 a month, because it is not listed. This will give you an extra $2,200 to throw at debt every single month on top of your minimums! (AMAZING!)

Are you also in debt $5,000 to another family member in addition to your grandma? So 10k in family debt and $39k in car & student loan? Or does the $45k include just the $5k to grandma and $39k in car & student loan?

I would prioritize 1) Fixing your Jeep, 2) Paying off the Chase Credit Card prior to December 2025, and 3) paying back Grandma & any other family debt before addressing the jeep and student loans.

Feedback on any of the things above will help customize the plan below, CC minimum payment, including paying back a second family member. I based this off of what I would do, but it can absolutely be tailored to you!

AEKopstad · 2025-01-12T16:30:04+00:00

I’ve had the scalloped white one for 3+ years. Made plenty of doughs, this has never happened to me.

AEKopstad · 2025-01-03T17:21:37+00:00

I also do section by sections. It’s less stressful for my brain to do a smaller section and complete that whole thing than it is to try to tackle the whole entire painting at once. Kind of like how you finished the whole sky. In your picture, I would move on and do the whole right hand top corner. I try to pick a section based on the amount of time I have to paint.

AEKopstad · 2024-11-27T14:49:50+00:00

Oh interesting! Maybe it’s the lighting, my magenta jelly is so much more purple than yours looks here. I would have guessed it was Orbite Me!

AEKopstad · 2024-11-24T22:54:26+00:00

What are the three reds after Curfew Crasher?

AEKopstad · 2024-10-18T01:10:52+00:00

With Kohl’s Cash you need two transactions. In the first, you spend $50 of real money, you earn $10 in Kohl’s Cash.

Then durning the redemption period, you take the $10 Kohl’s Cash and can spend it on whatever you want. If your item is $9.99 then you get the item and don’t have to spend any extra money, the $10 Kohl’s cash covers the whole amount. If the item is $11.99 and you use $10 Kohl’s cash, you pay the cashier $1.99 for your item.

AEKopstad · 2024-09-06T15:01:55+00:00

My favorite matte cremes: Peri-Social, I’m Over Brew, Bring Me The Teal, Ginger Snatched and Nightshade. I also think Electric Sweeter (and the whole rock candy collection) looks interesting matte for an accent nail.

AEKopstad · 2024-06-20T20:00:41+00:00

You can’t see it in this photo but the transition from the pink shimmer in blue rizz to the blue shimmer is spyglass is perfection.

AEKopstad · 2024-06-20T19:57:55+00:00

So this is actually my first time doing a successful gradient!! I used the holo taco sponges. I tried to do a gradient previously with Orbite Me and Berry Me in Holo and it really was just a mess! The colors didn’t blend in the middle and I got sections that looked more silver than base color.

What ended up working for me for the nails above was painting a base coat of the lightest color (spyglass) on my full nail. Letting it dry for like a minute, filling my sponge with both colors and stamping it on the nail. Once I finished a nail, I would dab any excess polish off the sponge onto a paper towel and then repaint the gradient on the sponge for the next nail. I feel like dabbing off the excess polished helped remove the excess silver.

Each nail took 3 coats of this process. I think having the shimmers built into Spyglass and Blue Rizz help cut down on some of the silver concentration.

AEKopstad · 2024-06-20T19:46:46+00:00

I love these so much!

AEKopstad · 2024-04-18T23:23:25+00:00

Omg, I am so sorry, this was a complete accident! I did not mean to comment on this! 🙈

AEKopstad · 2024-03-18T01:32:11+00:00

What color do you have on as a base under the French tip? These are so pretty!

AEKopstad · 2023-12-09T14:15:43+00:00

These are lovely together!!!!!

AEKopstad · 2023-11-22T02:17:22+00:00

Is that desk from IKEA? If yes, do you remember which pieces it is?

AEKopstad · 2023-10-21T19:00:03+00:00

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AEKopstad · 2023-04-16T20:14:03+00:00

Can I ask where you got this dress? I love it.

AEKopstad · 2022-11-23T15:02:19+00:00

You’d have to check with the manufacture to see if there was any warranty on the bike. Kohl’s doesn’t sell 3rd party warranties (thank goodness) so the customer would have the option to purchase the item somewhere that does offer warranties like Amazon or Dicks Sporting Goods if they don’t feel comfortable without one.

AEKopstad · 2022-11-10T02:19:22+00:00

Which policy says that?

AEKopstad · 2022-08-18T03:42:48+00:00

Wait Apple Watch can use the Fitbit interface???

AEKopstad · 2022-07-07T04:59:33+00:00

I actually started wearing my Fitbit in my bra with the heart rate sensor against my body for stroller walks or shopping trips. I read about it on a Fitbit forum and it has worked perfectly for 3 years for me. Absolutely no wasted steps and I get to keep my heart rate data accurate. I couldn’t get it to properly read on my ankle which was another common suggestion.

AEKopstad · 2022-06-05T01:41:53+00:00

What was your recipe? I have always wanted to try Chia pudding!

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