Saturday, December 31, 2011

Dividends



I'll throw up my dividend chart too. I love the growth :) I know, it's a small amount. But we're moving in the right direction.

Monthly Update

Pay off student loan - 21.2% (Up .4%)

What I call my emergency fund is definitely up over the top of my goal so I'm dropping that one off the list. The fence fund as I believe I mentioned last month was wiped out for the cat. I haven't yet started rebuilding that one so I dropped it off. I don't think I'll put it back up. I'm hoping for a tax refund that covers it in one swoop. That leaves the list pretty paltry, especially since I'm making almost-minimum payments on the student loan. I'll throw my 2012 goal up next time for good measure. I spend all of my "fat" this month between the aforementioned cat and also I got a good deal on a tv so I used the paycheck leftovers for that. I'm ready to dig in for the new year! I've been pretty spendy lately..

Friday, December 30, 2011

Yearly Goals

2011

1. Net worth = $45,000.

2. Pay back what I owe myself - around $700 to my Roth and around $900 to my savings.

Done & done!

2012

1. Put $4,000 into my Roth.

There are no net worth goals this year. I realized I don't like those goals because I have so little direct control. The stock market can swing so much, and even if I ultimately chose the right mutual funds for me, it wouldn't matter that year, I would suck, or rock, depending which way the wind blew. So anyway, I'm excited about the new year. And tax season is coming, one of my favorite times of the year. Happy New Year!