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Our 2019 Financial Goal

Family Balance Sheet

In previous years, I would create a long list of financial goals, only to have little accomplished by the end of the December. I almost stopped writing goals down altogether. In 2018, we decided to focus on just 2 main financial goals and before I share my 2019 goals I thought I would give you a recap on 2018.

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5 Steps to Succeeding Your Goals

Family Balance Sheet

As I planned my goals for 2012, I realized that I made only one goal for myself in 2011. Once I became pregnant with our first daughter in 2005, at the ripe old age of 35, I stopped running completely and took up walking. I was racing to beat my personal goal of a 10 minute mile pace. 5 Steps to Succeeding Your Goals.

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What’s Next for ME?

Family Balance Sheet

Since the fall of 2005, I have primarily been a stay at home mother to our two daughters. My husband and I agreed early in our marriage that our goal was for me to stay at home with our children. Does back-to-school mean big changes for your family too? It’s been a long time coming. Let us know in the comments.

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Eventually they did a short sale to get out from under the mortgage, moved to the mid-West to take advantage of nearness of family and lower living costs and she took jobs as waitresses. personal saving rate bottomed out at around 1% in the third quarter of 2005. The pleasure of accomplishment you get in setting and meeting a goal.