Well, 2008 is really flying by. Now we are in the first day of July I think it’s time for a mid year review of my goals for 2008 which I set on 12/31/2007.
Personal Goals
1. Get more involved in volunteering - I am still looking into this, but I think the biggest obstacle is my weird working schedule. I work from 11am to 7 or 8pm on most days. Maybe I can find things I can do at home or before I go to work.
2. Get more than 1000 visitors to this blog daily – When I set down this goal I was only writing The Baglady. In January I was invited to write for Wise Bread and then I started San Mateo Home Sellers in Trouble in March. So combining all three blogs now I get on average 2000 pageviews a day. This is a huge improvement. So I think I will have to revise this goal to getting 4000 pageviews a day on average by the end of the year.
3. Lose a little bit of weight – Well, since getting the Wii Fit and getting some motivation from my family I have been exercising with the hubby almost everyday. So far I lost about 2 lbs, but I feel that I gained a little bit of muscle and my thighs are more toned. So I guess we will carry on and see what happens.
4. Help out around the house a bit more – I am working on this, really. I try to listen to the hubby when he tells me to clean certain rooms. This weekend he said that my bathroom is above average in cleanliness.
5. Be awesome at my job – I have been at my job for almost 8 months now and I have pretty much settled in. I learned quite a bit of new things so now my job isn’t that difficult once again.
Financial Goals
1. $100k+ in Income - I received a small raise at work a couple months ago. Since I was a new employee and had only been working there for four months they prorated my raise so it was about 3.5%. I think after taxes I am earning about $100 more a month. It’s almost enough money for gas! Anyway, I was pretty happy about it since I was expecting nothing. My manager actually told me it was a special raise since pretty much all the other people who worked at the company for less than six months got no raise. I believe him since in my last company all the people that has been at the company for less than nine months didn’t get a raise. I guess it makes sense. Anyway, my salary isn’t 100k, yet, but my blog income has grown quite a bit. So it’s quite possible to break $100k in income this year.
2. Increase Networth by 40% - Well, we’re actually progressing nicely towards this goal. Our networth has gone up 21% since 12/31/2007 despite the recent stock market drop. So I think we’re definitely on track for 40% by the end of the year.
3. Turn blogging into a business – I think with the income my blogging is pulling in I would have to file taxes as a business at the end of the year so I can write off some of the expenses I have incurred. I would have to pay income taxes anyway so I might as well deduct some of the valid expenses I had such as hosting and software.
So all things considered, 2008 is turning out to be a good year. I think writing down my goals really helped me in working towards them. Now I just have to stay the course for the second half of the year!
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5 comments ↓
pretty good!
That is a well-organized and ambitious list. How do you find time to work, volunteer, and work on multiple blogs? And it’s quite amazing that your net worth is increasing so much, given the current tide in economy.
You must be doing lots of things right. I hope you keep sharing your secrets.
ari
Congratulations! It’s great to see you posting your progress on your goals — and you’ve done well so far!
May I suggest adding a goal: outsourcing some of the housecleaning and chores. Outsourcing the housecleaning — even every 2 weeks — will help you free up more time and will give you some breathing room to do more with your blog and find other ways to increase your income. Here in San Jose, for a 3BR, 960sq.ft. place, we pay $70 per cleaning, or $140 a month. It’s well worth the small investment and frees up hours of our time.
-Erica
the outsoursing is a good idea. you need to consider your time’s opportunity cost.
Thanks for sharing your goals. It will be fun for you to look back when you have 5K or 10k visitors a day to your blog and remember when you had a goal of just 1k. Glad to see your success as a blogger and your ability to earn some good money. Great job!
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