while i have been reading and participating a bit i just have not had the time or energy to post.
But here are my goals for 2006. They might seem like a lot but most of these i already do i am just increasing some things a little to see some changes.
Read 15+ non fiction books
Read 50+ fiction books
Look for new recipes
Cook and freeze more
Obtain permanent job in current situation/employer
Stay within my budget and track all expenses for the year
Emergency fund to 10000
Gas/parking less than $250 EACH MONTH
Entertainment less than $250 EACH MONTH
Personal spending/groceries less than $250 EACH MONTH
DCP equal 1.5%
401k to 5%
Pay 50 % renters insurance in February
Pay 50% renters insurance March
Pay off car insurance in February (less than $200)
Save $500 per month into emergency fund (minimum, should be closer to $750)
Save for trip to Nashville to visit Jerry
Save for trip to the Netherlands to visit sister and her family
Gym 4 to 5 times a week and track eating by day
Use library twice a month and end purchase of books on impulse
spending so far in 2006:
$7 Tower cafe on 1/1
$6.5 movie 1/2 Narnia, excellent movie
$3.85 1/2 jamba juice not sure if i liked this *treat* would maybe have one more but awfully sweet
$15 gas
$7 parking
39.35 total from 2 categories entertainment and transportation
Pizza $60 for my entire family (11 adults 4 kids at my house), actually came out of Decembers budget because we were supposed to do it in December and i had pulled the money already.
So let's track the goals and see how they go for 2006! There will be more as there always are but this is the beginning.
Revised Goals for 2006
January 3rd, 2006 at 11:46 pm