Do you have goals and dreams for your future? Do you have them written down? Every week, I remind myself of my goals for the month to make sure that I’m on track for hitting them. Sometimes I’m way behind the eight ball, and other times I really feel like I have a good handle on them. Either way though, my site improves and my readers have a better experience from the improvements.
Goals by the End of January
In alignment with my yearly goals, these were my goals for the end of January:
- 725 subscribers – FAIL - My subscribers only increased by 8 in the month of January. I’m now at 685. I’ve really got to step this up in February.
- Earn $1,250 with LifeAndMyFinances.com – SUCCESS!- My site earned $1,558 last month, and February is already looking solid!
- Brainstorm potential free resource ideas – SUCCESS! - I have an idea for a great free resource for people to get out of debt, but now I need to find a way to implement it.
- Pay an extra $1,200 on the mortgage before the end of the month – FAIL- We made an extra payment of exactly $0 in January and February. We should easily hit this by the first of March though.
Goals by the End of February
Here are my goals for the end of this month:
- 800 subscribers
- Earn $1,500 with LifeAndMyFinances.com
- Begin building the new free resource on my site
- Pay an extra $1,200 on the mortgage at the end of February (actually on the first of March)
I can’t wait for this month of February! I made some tough goals for myself (like the subscriber numbers), but I bet if I really worked at it, I could hit every one of them!
Weekly Round-Up
Here’s some great reads I saw this week. I hope you enjoy them!
Google Page Rank Can Make or Break Your Website – by Online Money Bloggers
Stay at Home Men of the World Unite! – by Financial Samurai
Ever Hear of Money Illusion? – by Cash Flow Mantra
Successful Businesses Create Value – by Grand Per Month
January 2012 Blog Income – 20′s Finances
5 Reasons You Should Invest in Gold – by Prairie Eco Thrifter
Move Up That Corporate Ladder – by Bucksome Boomer
The Zero Sum Financial Game: Ideas to Help You Juggle the Month – by Frugal Confessions
How We Plan to Pay Off Our Mortgage Early (Feb. 2012) - by Passive Family Income
How Much of Your Financial Security Is Tied to Your Employer? – by Busy Executive Money Blog
How We’ve Cut Our Budget - by Making Sense of Cents
Thanks for the mention. Still to hit half the goals, especially the earnings one, is not half bad; it’s half good! LOL!
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Not terrible I guess, but I’m still going to hit it hard this month!
Absolutely, hitting half of those goals is really impressive. Thanks for the mention! So very appreciated. I’m working hard on content now and have about 10 posts in various stages of development. Hope I put more worthy stuff.
BE @ BusyExecutiveMoneyBlog.com recently posted..How much of your financial security is tied to your employer?
No problem about the mention. Your site is looking good! Keep it up!
Hi Derek,
Thank you for your roundup mention. Happy Superbowl!
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Ahhh! My team won!
That was a pretty good superbowl game wasn’t it?
I am sure the extra missed payment hurt because that’s is a step that brings you closer to financial freedom. Derek you will get them next month.
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It does hurt. I’m really going to enjoy making the extra payment on March 1. It better happen!!!
Reading how other people are doing with their blogs really inspires me to step it up. So even if you didn’t reach your goals last month, you’re at least inspiring someone. That can’t be so bad.
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Good to hear! I love being an inspiration to others, and will keep writing as long as someone out there is inspired by it!