I know I have been a little MIA in the blog world lately. With getting promoted, finishing the wedding planning, getting married, buying a house, moving into said house, honeymoon and every other little thing in between it has been a pretty crazy last few months. But, because the main reason I started this blog was to log my own goals, successes and failures, I only found it fitting that I needed to follow up with my 2015 goals and set some new goals.
Last year I posted all of my goals for 2015 broken down into categories: financial, family and personal.
I have to say when I went into 2015 I was not expecting to meet as many of these goals as I did. I was expecting to get close but still be working on quite a few of them. I am so happy to say that with the help of my family and my amazing husband, together we have accomplished so much and have come up with even more goals and plans for 2016!
So here’s how 2015 ended up…
Financial Goals:
Have all wedding money saved by July 2015
Nailed it! We were able to pay for all parts of our wedding in cash and made it through debt free!
Have a $500 Cash Emergency Fund by July 2015
Exceeded it! We currently have a $1000 cash emergency fund stashed away for those what if’s, on top of a second savings in another savings account.
Open a Joint Account for Wedding Savings and Future Use by July 2015
Done! Joint account is up and running with both of our paychecks being direct deposited! We also earned $150 by signing up with our bank and setting up those direct deposits. Not bad!
All Debt except for Car and Student Loans paid off by July 2015
Nailed it! We are currently paying off my car and student loans but all other debt is paid off. We do accrue a monthly credit card bill but we are able to pay it off in full each month.
Have Half of a Down Payment Saved for our House by September 2015
Exceeded it! We bought a house the week after Labor Day and moved in officially the week after we got back from our honeymoon!
Family Goals:
Schedule family time at least every other weekend
I wouldn’t say that we scheduled time but now that Joe and I are living in our own place we do make a point of having dinner with my family at least once a week.
Schedule at least one date a month
Again, I don’t think we actually scheduled dates but we do make sure we go out just the two of us at least once a month.
Personal Goals:
Maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher at GCU
I fell short on this one a bit. With the promotion at work I slacked off a bit on my schoolwork. I have still passed all of my classes but they were not the straight A’s I was hoping for. Only 8 more classes until I graduate and I know I can finish strong!
Move up at Work
Nailed it! I got the lead position at work and will be applying for the next supervisor position to move up again here soon!
Be at least a Level 2 SCUBA Diver
Nailed it! We got to dive in Hawaii while on our honeymoon that got me a few more dives logged which let me hit level 2.
Engage More
I have to say I honestly don’t think I engaged as much as I could have this year, at least not on social media. I did however form amazing relationships with some people at work and I am so thankful for those real life friendships that I have made.
Attend Super Saturday with Becky and Explore Beach Body
Done. I attended a Super Saturday with Becky and did look into Beach Body a lot this year. Although I decided it wasn’t the route for me, it did lead me to look into something that I really am passionate about and I am now working on that idea.
Read More
Although I did read a lot this year, I am not happy with how much I didn’t read. I wanted to tackle the 2015 reading challenge and honestly didn’t get to very many of the books on that list. I picked up one of them and fell in love with the author’s writing and therefore had to read all the rest of the books she’s written. I clearly have a type when it comes to books.
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