2008 Goals Update

March 14, 2008 in 2008 Goals with 1 Comment

It’s two and a half months into the year already. Time’s sure flying by.

As I wait for the UK game to get started (It’s 11:15pm right now, and with the severe weather in Atlanta, the game has been delayed for quite some time, both because of the continuing weather and damage to the Georgia Dome), I thought I’d post an update of my 2008 goals.

My goals for 2008:

  • Run three 5ks or one 10k
    First step is done – I signed up for a 10k in January. Now I just need to train for it…
  • Become and stay debt free, completing baby step 3 of Dave Ramsey’s plan
    As of 14Mar2008, I’m entirely debt free! And 3 months sooner than I was planning on it being gone! Finally, my personal loan stupid tax from 3 yrs ago is gone, so now I can focus more on saving a larger emergency fund, investments and paying for school. I made some guitar picks from my old credit card.
  • Complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of classes without incurring any debt
    4 hours completed (Micro Econ and Financial Acct), I’m currently taking 4 more (Macro Econ and Managerial Acct), and there’s plenty of time to take the other 4 hours. No loans or other forms of debt so far.
  • Finish up some landscaping and outdoor projects
    No progress yet, but this is a spring/summer project. Hard to do much in 15″ of snow or soggy ground anyway.
  • Become more knowledgeable about mutual funds and retirement savings
    I’ve read two books so far and I’m currently reading a third. I’ve been reading a lot online, too. I’ve picked out 4 funds to invest in and I’ve been watching them over the last couple months, through the up and down market. In addition to my company 401k, in which I’ve been investing for 3 years, I’ll be investing through Vanguard.
  • Maintain weight
    I’m on the upper end of where I want to be, but still within the limits.

Well, they’ve postponed the UK/Georgia game. To when? The semi-final round is tomorrow, so this quarterfinal game needs to be played before then. Looks like either UK or Georgia will be playing two games tomorrow. There seems to be quite a bit of damage in Atlanta based on the videos they were showing. Hope everyone’s alright…

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