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My Goals

March 8th, 2008 at 11:24 pm


I am on my lunch break from work right now, so I logged in to read some advice I received in my thread, to keep me motivated. One strategy I have been hearing a lot is to write down my goals. My goals starting from short to long-term are as follows: (I have other goals in my life but these are strictly financial)

Short-Term Goals:
1. Manage a working weekly budget for myself.
2. Begin to build up my savings account.
3. Create a retirement account/plan for myself, and deposit money into it weekly.
4. Learn about the stock market and mutual funds. (I am interested in it.)

Long(er)-Term Goals:
1. Move out with enough money to support myself and girlfriend so we can live together.
2. Start our own family.

To be honest, I am having trouble seeing my own goals beyond moving out...I don't know what it will be like, and I don't know what my new goals will be once I am on my own.

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3 Responses to “My Goals”

  1. scfr Says:
    March 9th, 2008 at 01:30 am 1205026223
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    As you start achieving some of your goals, the others will probably become more clear.

    It might help if you assign specific numbers to some of your goals ... For example, "save $50 per week" or "have enough to cover 3 months estimated expenses by the end of August so I can move out."

  2. reflectionite Says:
    March 9th, 2008 at 04:39 am 1205037573
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    yeah i was going to suggest the same thing as scfr. it is much easier to accomplish goals if they are completely set in stone. if you are general about them (eg "begin to build up my savings account) at times of weakness you will be able to say to yourself "oh you know, i have been putting some money away, so that's alright if i go and buy x and z and y". if your goals clearly state "save 25% of my weekly pay" or "have $2000 saved in two months" then you will be much more focused on those goals. hope i helped! Smile and welcome to sa.

  3. reflectionite Says:
    March 9th, 2008 at 04:40 am 1205037644
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    (i only say the above because that's how i was going wrong!)

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