Well, 2009 is about finished for me too. I am thinking ahead to 2010 now.
I guess it is time to look at old goals- see how I measured up, then think about some new ones.
Well, 2009 goals:
1)Save ALL eBay income in 2009
-Nope. Didnt happen. Too many good deals to be found on ebay. I did manage to make alot more on ebay than I spent though.
2)Get a full time job
-YES! This started in June.
3)Begin saving rental income for eventual rental renovation.
-YES! I started this in July and have the money direct deposited into a savings account that I dont touch. I want to save up $30k for the CA reno and think I will need to continue saving through 2011 to meet my goal.
4)Buy a house with 20% down
-YES! I accomplished this! My favorite goal to achieve!
5)Build a $4k Emergency Fund
-Nope. I got to just over half that amount. I plan to revise and work on it some more next year. (The good news is that I didnt need to touch the emergency fund in 2009.)
6)Save 10k towards a back deck, backyard landscaping, and kitchen redo.
-Hahaha, Not even close. I saved up just over 10% of my goal. Another thing to achieve next year.
7)Save $2k toward new car for hubby.
-Nope. We saved nothing for a new BB car. It's on the agenda for next year.
8) Pay $50 month extra on the mortgage.
-Yes! We paid an extra $107 a month.
Looks like I accomplished 50% of my goals. I can live with that.
And then down below are my 2008 goals for 2010. I'll continue to have them in my list of goals- but I have some more I want to add.
On a side note: I noticed I "repeated" a 2008 goal. In 2009 I rescued ANOTHER dog and paid in full for him. No regrets!
Long term goals *start by 2010*
[ ]Live on one income/bank the other income
[ ]Start an IRA for Baseball boy
[ ] have 1 NSD a week
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