My 2009 Goals
Over at We Like Money and The Third Degree, they are creating a list of 109 things they plan to do in 2009. I decided to participate as well, So, without further ado, here is my list (last edited 12/31/09):
Financial: (Completed 24 of 24)
1. Pay bills on time each month (Dec)
2. Stay on/under budget (Dec)
3. Update Net Worth monthly (Dec)
4. Keep up to date with my financials (Dec)
5. Decrease 401k contribution to allow me to save more for law school (Jun)
6. Change my withholding for 2009 (Feb)
7. File federal taxes (Jan)
8. File state taxes (Jan)
9. Make sure I have electronic copies of financial data for 2008 (Jan)
10. Get promoted, or at least a good raise (Jul)
11. Try not to buy anything unless I really need it (Dec)
12. Continue putting aside money each month towards law school (Dec)
13. Snowflake extra money towards law school (Dec)
14. Keep open credit cards that I use regularly, have longest history, and have largest limit (Feb)
15. Close credit cards that I don’t use (Feb)
16. Pay balance on cruise (Feb)
17. Bring my lunch to work every day (Dec)
18. Check 1 credit report in first third of year (Jan)
19. Check 1 credit report in second third of year (May)
20. Check 1 credit report in last third of year (Sep)
21. Not go over my cell phone minutes (Dec)
22. Decide if I want to keep text message plan, and if not, cancel (Jul)
23. Cancel TD Ameritrade account (Apr)
24. Cancel WTDirect account (Apr)
Law School: (Completed 27 of 27)
25. Read Law School Confidential (Jan)
26. Read Planet Law School II (Jan)
27. Read Learning Legal Reasoning (Jan)
28. Order LEEWS CDs (Jan)
29. Listen to LEEWS (Mar)
30. Read Getting to Maybe (Apr)
31. Pay Seat Deposit 1 (Jan)
32. Pay Seat Deposit 2 (Jun)
33. Fill out FASFA (Jan)
34. Order Civil Procedure study material (Jan)
35. Finish Civil Procedure material (Feb)
36. Order Contracts study material (Jan)
37. Finish Contracts material (May)
38. Order Torts study material (Jan)
39. Finish Torts material (Aug)
40. Order Property study material (Jun)
41. Finish Property material (Sep)
42. Order Constitutional Law study material (Jun)
43. Finish Constitutional Law material (Dec)
44. Order Criminal Law study material (Jun)
45. Order Estates and Future Interests study material (Jun)
46. Order laptop bag to use for school (Jun)
47. Write personal statement for Chapel Hill & Wake Forest (Sep)
48. Request new letters of recommendations (Jun)
49. Provide materials for letters of recommendation (Jun)
50. Update school resume (Aug)
51. Apply to Chapel Hill & Wake Forest (Oct)
Apartment: (Completed 6 of 7)
52. Organize closet (Jul)
53. Donate unwanted clothes (Jul)
54. Sell movies I no longer want (Jul)
55. Sell books I no longer want (Jul)
56. Continue recycling (X)
57. Sell/donate/get rid of other unwanted items (Jul)
58. Wash dishes daily (Dec)
Personal: (Completed 10 of 10)
59. Cut hair in March (Mar)
60. Cut hair in June (Jun)
61. Cut hair in September (Sep)
62. Cut hair in December (Dec)
63. Remember to floss teeth every day (Dec)
64. Reset the cat’s clock so that I can sleep in a little (Sep)
65. Reset my internal clock so that I can sleep in a little (Jan)
66. Go to the doctor’s for my yearly check up (Jun)
67. Go to dentist (Jul)
68. Do something with friends at least once a month (Dec)
Misc: (Completed 38 of 41)
69. Update work resume (Feb)
70. Finish the cross-stitch pillows I have (X)
71. Blog at least once a week (Dec)
72. Buy at least one new suit for work (Jan)
73. Finish adding family’s answers to memory books (Feb)
74. Scan pictures for memory books (Feb)
75. Print memory books for family (Mar)
76. Create memory book of Grandpa’s answers (X)
77. Print Grandpa’s memory book (X)
78. Reread HP1 (Feb)
79. Reread HP2 (Feb)
80. Reread HP3 (Mar)
81. Reread HP4 (Apr)
82. Reread HP5 (Apr)
83. Reread HP6 (May)
84. Buy HP7 in paperback (Jul)
85. Reread HP7 (Sep)
86. Go see HP6 in theater (Jul)
87. Reread other books (Jul)
88. Pack for cruise (Apr)
89. Go on cruise (May)
90. Take lots of pictures on cruise (May)
91. Scan pictures for college scrapbook (May)
92. Scan documents for college scrapbook (Apr)
93. Create scrapbook of college years (Jun)
94. Order college scrapbook (Jun)
95. Get rid of college pictures I no longer want (Jun)
96. Scan pictures for childhood scrapbook (Jul)
97. Create childhood scrapbook (Sep)
98. Order childhood scrapbook (Oct)
99. Get rid of childhood pictures I no longer want (Jul)
100. Remember to send out Birthday cards during the year (Dec)
101. Remember to send out Anniversary cards during the year (Dec)
102. Stock up on cards to send out ahead of time (Sep)
103. Send out holiday cards (Dec)
104. Decide if I want to continue my magazine subscriptions (Oct)
105. Go to at least 1 Baltimore Orioles game (Jun)
106. Buy Battlestar Galactica 4.5 (Jul)
107. Create a to-do list each week (Dec)
108. Complete to-do list each week (Dec)
109. Delete any TV shows I won’t watch anymore (Sep)
SS4BC said
Are you using a specific program for your digital scrapbooking? I’ve wanted to get into it for a while but haven’t taken the plunge on any sites or programs because I don’t have any recommendations from other people on what they use/like.
beachgirl said
I am using a company called Blurb (blurb.com). You download their software, create your pages and add your photos, and then upload the book to their website. You then order it through their site, they print it, and mail it to you. The prices are pretty good. I did a lot of research on different companies and gave them a shot. I was very happy with the first one I had printed. There were a few mistakes, but most of those were on my end. I’m waiting for my second one to arrive. If you decide to go with them, do a search for coupon codes. Last time I got $10 off my order, and this time I got free shipping.
One of the things I like about them is that since you download their software to your computer, you can work on it even when you’re not online.
SS4BC said
Thanks for the information! $10 off the order?!? They must be pretty expensive pages!
A good friend of mine does “real life” scrapbooking, but since I’m more of a jpeg/computer girl I’m thinking that digital scrapbooking is the way to go. And the downloadable software is great!
Do they have a lot of free templates to use?
beachgirl said
It does add up, but I found it to be at least comparable, if not cheaper than some of the other companies (like Kodak, Shutterfly, Snapfish, etc).
They have a lot of templates, but you can easily create your own or manipulate the templates. You can also create PDF’s that look more like scrapbook pages your friend would create and then upload them. I don’t do that, so I can’t comment on how easy it is. They have tutorials and stuff, so it’s pretty easy to learn. And, you can look through some pages of books created by others to get ideas. That’s how I came up with some ideas. You do that by going to their website and going to the bookstore page. They offer the bookstore as a way for you to sell your photobooks to others, including friends and family.
mrspiggy said
Hi,
Nice goals! And glad to see you have achieved an excellent net worth! that is awesome
mrspiggy said
P.S I would like to do a link exchange however couldn’t find a contact. Would you like to exchange links ?
beachgirl said
I have added a link to your site. Thanks for linking to mine.
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