Here’s my 2011 goals, at long last! Personal Have a baby.  We’ve got a pretty good jump-start on this one. Give more.  Tasha and I aim to give 5% of our income to charity this year. Save 3-6 months of expenses in our big emergency fund. Recreation Train at the dojo as often as possible.  […]

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Debt Freedom Refresh financial goals by going through the 13-week Financial Peace Home Study again.  Target for completion: April 2010. SUCCESS! We did this one right on time, completing Financial Peace Home Study with Tasha and our friend Kanika. Secure debt freedom by paying off my final student loan.  Target for completion: September 2010. SUCCESS! […]

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Several of you have asked about the Man Cave project, part of my 2010 goals. The motivations for this project are two-fold: first, I enjoyed having a basement space in our old house and second, I wanted to have a place where I can play my guitar on the amp and not bother Tasha.  A […]

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After some reflection, I have elected to strip my goals down to just a few this year.  I had too many irons in the fire last year and it led to a lot of partial successes and failures, so this year I’m going to keep the goals lean and mean. Debt Freedom At long last, […]

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Below is the write up that I did at the beginning of January regarding my 2009 goals.  For each item, you will find results (both good and bad): Debt Repayment and Tracking Attack Remaining Debts -This year we’re going to continue making strides against our three remaining student loans.  At a minimum, I expect to […]

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Last night an important milestone was reached.  Tasha and I paid off our next-to-last student loan!  That leaves only one (large) hurdle between us and DEBT FREEDOM!  I have to say, its pretty surreal writing a check as large as that one… I had to use the entire line to write out the amount!  Yeesh! […]

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Here is my goal update for the first quarter of 2009: Debt Repayment and Tracking Attack Remaining Debts – We’re trucking right along on this one, electing to take the prudent path of accumulating the money to pay off our two remaining student loans.  Tasha and I are going to see Dave Ramsey in Colorado […]

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I spent some extra time of the office tonight and plan to do the same tomorrow night. I’ll hit the dojo on Thursday and the gym later in the week, but my early motivation is waning a bit mostly due to the drive in rush hour traffic. I’ll get back after it later in the […]

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Today, after idly searching the Internet for something interesting to read I decided to make good on part of my New Years goals and look at the Natural User Interface Group’s site again.  I’m happy to report that they’ve put up a wiki and have some pretty nice informational articles on natural user interface concepts […]

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Here are my goals for 2009: Debt Repayment and Tracking Attack Remaining Debts -This year we’re going to continue making strides against our three remaining student loans.  At a minimum, I expect to be down to just one remaining debt (aside from my mortgage) by 12/31/2009. Track Food Budget For Entire Year – The reasons […]

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