Resolutions and Goals Last year, I published 15 resolutions and goals for 2008. Let’s see how those worked out – Personal Finance Goals Fully-fund 403(b) Yes! For the second year in a row, I managed to fully-fund my 403(b) retirement account. Fully-fund 2 Roth IRAs Not yet. I fully-funded my Roth IRA way back in January – foolishly thinking that…
Category: Goals
Working Hard To Get Ready For The New Year
I hope you had a Merry Christmas. My family and I are finally home after a week away. We had a wonderful time visiting with our parents, but it feels good to be home. My wife spent most of the afternoon yesterday cleaning out our kids’ closets, making room for their new toys. I’m working hard to get ready for…
Retirement And Education Savings Goals
Here are my after-tax retirement and education savings goals for 2008/2009/2010. Contributions to Roth IRAs and ESAs can be made from December of one year until April of the next year. I have three children, and I have five months to fully-fund 2008 ESAs for each of them. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to afford to do this,…