Welcome, November!
We've done pretty well with our goals this year. We paid off my husband's student loan, added to our emergency fund, and earned extra via small side jobs. We still have not replaced my husband's car, but are choosing not to until we find the kind of deal that he wants. (Or his car explodes- we'll see what happens first!) We have the money in place and named for the car, and will not be taking out any loans for it.
When we wrote out that list, we thought we aimed high. We were not expecting to finish most of those goals, but we thought we'd reach for the stars! We actually considered lowering the "money on the side" goal to $500, but decided that we might as well set the bar high!
This year has really shown us how much having a goal can motivate a person to do their very best. Next year, we plan to kick it up a notch! We're still hoping to be 100% debt free (including the mortgage) by 2012.
I call 2009 a success, even if it was a bumpy success! Next month we'll make our goals for 2010!
Head over here for more updates via MoneySavingMom- and while you're there, take a look at Crystal and Jesse's incredible progress on their house savings. The impossible dream lives!
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2 comments:
That is awesome, yay for you! I can't remember what our goals for this year were, so it is going to be interesting to look at them next month and see how we did. Congrats on meeting yours!
excellent job!! It is always exciting to meet goals, and even more so when you know you've really pushed yourself to meet them! :)
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