Originally Posted By goodgirl Topic: The Year Ahead Question: What are your financial goals for 2007?
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Invest more for my kids' education and my own retirement than I did last year.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee Saving money for our son to go to a private school next year and saving more money for our retirement.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I might actually start looking for a job this year. I haven't applied for a job or worked in so long, the thought is a bit overwhelming. I just can't decide if I want to take a p/t job with the school district or if I will find a f/t job somewhere else.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 To continue to pay an extra amount each month on our mortgage. Set enough aside during our busy season to get new windows for the back of our house (like the sound proof ones they have at the DLR hotels) and window coverings. Set enough aside to pay for our Disney vacations Replace the $$ in savings that was spent on our son's wedding. We were happy to do it but I dislike seeing that chunk of $$ gone.
Originally Posted By Ursula I hope to remember to ask for a roll of quarters each time I go to the grocery store. I hate that our apartments have coin-only machines. The previous place we had used either atm cards or a billchanger that would put points on a laundry card. Plus, laundry is $1.25 per wash and $1.00 per dry. A roll goes very quickly when you learn that the washers and dryers are very small and can't do anything other than medium loads.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Watch my spending so I can make more weekend jaunts to visit friends and get away for a spell.
Originally Posted By alexbook 1. Keep living within my means. 2. Keep making payments on my debts. 3. Look for ways to cut my rent.
Originally Posted By RAM1984 The main thing we fell short on this year is money for the IRA. So my plan is to set up an automatic transfer to cover taxes, insurance and IRA for 2007. That and paying off the credit card debt. I did a pretty fair job in 2006 so just have to keep paying more than we charge so the balances keep going down.
Originally Posted By DlandJB Continue to stay out of debt and be more careful about spending on things we don't really need.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd OK, my son seems to have hidden his piggy bank so I guess it will be build the spending this year and cut back on the expenditures and increase the contributions to retirement.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd haha, whoops I mean, build the savings. Not starting out very well am I.
Originally Posted By LVBelle I want to keep saving money and get a little better at budgeting. I also want to start saving for Jake's future. We have a start. Every time someone cusses in front of the kid, they have to put a quarter in his piggybank. He got about $5 just over one weekend!
Originally Posted By Labuda Too bad I don't babysit for you, Ginny - Jake would already have AT LEAST $50! lol
Originally Posted By LVBelle lol... a few months ago I would have contributed a ton too but I'm getting better...
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka You might want to re-think this plan before he becomes a teenager. ;-)
