Goals, Motivation

A Fresh Start

It’s almost May, which means that one-third of the year 2009 is gone!  I don’t know about you, but time seems to have flown by, and it seems like only days ago, I was writing down my 2009 resolutions.  (Remember those?  Yeah, that’s that pesky list of things we promised we would do in 2009.  I wonder what percentage of…

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Goals

Follow Through

I really enjoy playing golf.  I try to play once or twice a month, and if I had more time and money, I would play more.  I am a pretty decent striker of the ball, but I do have one swing fault with which I constantly struggle.  I find it hard to follow through and really finish my swing.  The…

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Goals

Setting Personal Finance Goals – Eliminating Overlapping Funds

Now that I have written about creating your ultimate financial goal and establishing your long-term financial goals, it’s time to think about short-term and intermediate-term goals.  I’ll also use the terms open-ended, close-ended, and overlapping funds. Our Financial Plan If I were to go back in time, say four years ago, and map out my financial plan, here’s what it…

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