2009 Goals Recap!

Goals in 2009

• Save $300 for Christmas by November 2009
  Done! I’m having a debt-free Christmas!

• Contribute $700 in Roth IRA
  Done! I contributed $900.

• Pay off two of my three student loans
  Done! Yay!

• Pay off $4000 of the $8k I owe my parents
  Done! Now I have $2500 left!

• Make an extra $2,009 in 2009
  Done! Made $5,016!

• Have a $0 net worth by January 2010
  Done!

• Sew a quilt!
  Ehh… I took a quilting class and made a small one, but didn’t make one for my bed like I wanted. Oh well!

• Complete the Baltimore Half Marathon
  DONE! I’m not a huge fan of races and am very thankful this is behind me.

• Lose 10 pounds by July 11th (best friend’s wedding)
  Lost only 5 pounds. Oh well!

• Get a promotion or raise this year
  Done! Wow what a huge blessing this was!

• Grow a garden
  Done… if herbs count.

I like making achievable goals and I think I did a pretty good job of that this year! Not sewing a quilt and losing another five pounds is nothing to cry about. What a great year it’s been.