8/24/2010

What's Next?

Now that Jordan and I are debt free, we are going to work on some of our short term goals before we ramp up our house fund.

Coming up right away are our:
  • Christmas Fund
    • Need to get to $1,500 in short order
    • This pays for gifts as well as decorations and extra travel
  • Travel Fund (new)
    • We would like to set aside around $500 for summer travel plans
    • If the house purchase goes through sooner rather than later, this could quickly be absorbed by the house fund
  • Emergency Fund
    • We would like to eventually have about $7,000 tucked away - but for now, I would be happy if we had $1,000.
  • Education
    • Jordan's going back to school
      • This will probably cost $100-$200 for books ect.
    • I'm going to start pursuing my CHRP
      • Over the course of a year, this is going to cost about $1,000
We've decided that education is a joint expense because the benefits (increased income) is a joint reward.

Related Posts:

  • April's a Big MonthNot only do I get a raise this month and a third pay cheque.  I'll also have 96 hours of overtime paid out.  I'm going to make some huge strides towards some of my goals and be able to re-evaulate my current goals. … Read More
  • It's Payday!Hurrah, it's payday.  Here's a breakdown for the next two weeks. As mentioned last week, Jordan and I decided to but our house fund on hold for a month or two until things settle down with our housing situation.  … Read More
  • 2010 Budget and Financial GoalsWow, today is the last day of 2009 - with that in mind, I thought it apt to post my 2010 budget and financial goals.  My budget here is almost identical to the draft 2010 budget I posted a month ago. The only sign… Read More
  • Personal GoalsHello All! What an absolutley fabulous Christmas/New Years vacation I had!  I'm feeling a little rusty, but am eager to get back into the swing of things. Thanks to everyone for their postive feedback on my 2010 budg… Read More
  • So now what?Now that I am credit card debt free, I ought to make a plan for going forward.  I have already written my revised 2009 goals which included: Pay off my credit card Have a debt free Christmas Replenish my emergency … Read More

4 comments:

  1. Looks like you've really thought out your needs/goals so you can be realistic. That will sure work well for you.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Good luck. Always good to have goal set, helps keep you on track.

    ReplyDelete
  3. @ Mom - thanks! We're hoping we can get all the short term goals organised before Christmas - and then come January, we're going to save like it's going out of style for the house.

    @ Tech - Thanks!!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Congratulations on getting to debt free!! I bet this feels absolutely fantastic!! Can't wait to see you guys reach some of those goals you've got on your list.

    ReplyDelete

Hi! Thank you for stopping by and leaving a message.

Links ♥

Followers