Goals

Every year I make plans to accomplish important tasks.  By limiting my goals to three I hope to increase my chance of achieving these goals.  

2021 (updated 2/6/21)

Since we are selling our house I have stopped paying extra to the mortgage.

1) $1,000/mo. to short-term savings and $400/mo. to investments.

2) Weigh 180 or less by end of year.

3) Read more books.

September 1, 2020

I set 3 financial goals as follows:

1) Extra $1,100/mo. to mortgage

2) $1,000/mo. to short-term savings

3) $400/mo. to investing

Here are my goals for 2019

• Financial:  DEBT:  Pay off student loans (update:  paid off 8/8/19!).  Then begin paying off mortgage on rental property.
• Personal Improvement:  Lose 20 pounds.
• Simplify:  Get rid of material things I don't use.  Eliminate unnecessary financial accounts.
• Spending:  Spend less on food by eating out less often.

How'd I do in 2018?  I did okay on some, bad on others... in fact, I neglected to evaluate my progress at the end of 2018.   Below are the goals I had:

• Simplify:  consolidate financial accounts and do business with fewer companies.  I did begin this process.  Results followed in 2019.

• Debt:  Reduce outstanding debt to less than $125,000.  Pay off car loan and both credit card balance transfers.  Car was paid off at the beginning of August, 2018.  Credit cards as well.

• Spending:  Spend less on vacations and entertainment.  Cut spending on alcohol in half.  We cut way back on alcohol.  Vacations, not so much.

• Personal Improvement:  Lose weight and get stronger.  No progress at all.

Review My 2017 Goals Here.
Review My 2016 Goals Here.
Review My 2015 Goals Here.
Review My 2014 Goals Here.
Review My 2013 Goals Here.
Review My 2012 Goals Here.
Review My 2011 Goals Here.