With everything going on these days, hitting the goals I laid out in the spring doesn’t feel like that important of a thing. But I’ve learned from four and a half years of blogging that the accountability piece of setting and writing down goals (and then sharing them publicly here) has been huge for making…
Last month, Jessica over at The Fioneers led a workshop for the Women’s Personal Finance Insiders on 5 year planning. Part of what she talked about was experimenting about big dreams you have - taking action in the place you’re at but practicing the big stuff. My head’s been spinning since then. It probably comes…
Well, apparently this is my first update for this year’s goals. I’d completely forgotten that I hadn’t even officially written them down until March, so I suppose it make sense than my first check in is in July. While I may not think about these goals daily, I do enjoy having somewhat of a framework…
"It will take me only like twenty minutes to finish this if I can focus." - Why I am only now finishing this post on March 21st. It's been a loooooong year around our kiddos, hasn't it? February was three weeks ago, and wow does it feel like a long time ago already. And yet,…
Well, I suppose March 1st is as good a day as any to finally put my 2021 goals down on “paper.” I’ve never been one to get into New Years resolutions, but that doesn’t mean I don’t set goals. That simply means I set goals on my own time. Today is apparently a day I…
Well, I made it. It is still February and I'm posting my January update. Phew. If it wasn't for the accountability of always posting these each month here on the blog, this one probably wouldn't have gotten done. Every time though, I am so glad that I have the data and have done the reflection…
Considering January is almost over, I'm glad to finally check this off my list and finish off my year end reporting on our finances. It's been long enough that I had completely forgotten that I'd already checked in on the end of my 2020 goals (though I still need to share - and finalize -…
Well, we made it. It is now the year 2021 and 2020 is forever behind us. I wish that meant there was a magic switch to improve the current situation, but that isn't so. I did finish out my blogging year with a gratitude post looking back at 2020, and that exercise really helped my…
Looking back to where our finances were in 2017 when we had to use our emergency fund, we've come a long way in getting a closer hold on our monthly expenses and are so much better prepared to adjust as needed. We've been lucky this year to both have our jobs, though our roommate has…
Considering it is now almost October, I suppose it is time for me to finish up my August spending update. Just like the previous month, I really didn’t feel like taking the time to go through everything in this detail, but it’s important. Our finances look so different since I started tracking in 2017. We…