Can't believe it's been a whole year! I have to say, I am feeling much less stressed this year than last, and being here has a lot to do with it.
When I look back in Quicken, things aren't dramatically better than they were last year. But they're going in the right direction, I'm still learning a lot, and I feel much more in control of our finances.
Here's a comparison, year to year for our liquid net worth (just checking, savings, gift cards and cc debt).
May 26, 2005 - Assets $3665, cc debt $3756, net MINUS $91
May 25, 2006 - Assetts $4625, cc debt $2948, net PLUS $1677.
Total improvement over the year, $1768, or about $147 a month. Pretty sad, really. But an improvement, and I'll take it.
Haven't come up with any specific goals yet, but I'm psyched to tweak things a bit more and do even better in the coming year.
It's my blog anniversary!
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What would have been sad is if your numbers had been red instead of black!
That said, use your motivation to your advantage and set those goals!! You're doing great!
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