Back in December, I posted my financial goals for 2008. I thought it my be interesting to see how I’ve done, seven months into the year. The chart below details my retirement and education savings contribution goals. Account Amount Progress My 403b $15,500 $9,041 My Wife’s Pension $2,000 $1,166 Daughter’s ESA $2,000 $0 Son’s ESA (’07,’08) $4,000 $0 My Roth…
Category: Goals
Reworking My Savings Goal And Thinking About Buying A House
Currently, we live in a house provided by my employer. We love our house, but at some point in the future, we’ll want to buy our own house. To that end, I’ve created a new savings goal. For the past six months, I’ve been tracking housing costs in our local area. We have picked out three or four subdivisions that…
Creating My List Of Financial Priorities
I want to once again thank those of you who arrived here via this Money Magazine article about families who are living without credit cards. If this is your first visit to my site, welcome. I hope you will take a few minutes to read a bit more about me and about how and why I live without credit cards. …