Here is what I put for my goals:
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1 Year
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Personal
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Meal Plan/Grocery List/Freeze
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Get Organized
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Lose Weight
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Finish Novel
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Career
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Photography Income
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Cake Income
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Volunteer
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Daughter's School/PTA- Maybe
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5 Years
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Personal
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Live in Sacramento area, CA; 5-10
acres
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Small, green, sustainable house
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Free Range Chickens
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Look for camping trailer/5th Wheel
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Flip a house by myself (MO or CA)
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House Cleaner
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Help kids achieve their
goals/dreams
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$10,000 for retirement saved
(Ameriprise)
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1 out-of-state vacation
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2 Paid Off Vehicles
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Cakes, Writing, and Photography
hobbies
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Career
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Work from home
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Travel might be required
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Volunteer
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Build gardens and/or greenhouses
for low income communities, homeless shelters, food banks, etc.
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Scouts
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PTA/Improve schools
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10 Years
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Personal
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1 Out-of-Country vacation
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Help kids achieve their
goals/dreams
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$50,000 in retirement account
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Large greenhouse
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House 1/4 paid off
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Pay for Camping trailer 100%
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Save for Jeep or Truck
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Career
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Remodel/flip houses in California
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Purchase future rental properties
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Volunteer
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Build gardens and/or greenhouses
for low income communities, homeless shelters, food banks, etc.
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Scouts
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PTA/Improve schools
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It's quite an extensive list, huh? But with Excel master (stepdad)'s help, I was able to begin focusing on what is really achievable and feasible.
So the revised goal list?
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Jenn's Goals March 1,
2013 to May 31, 2014
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15 months
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Goal #1
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Plan
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Target
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Save $3,000 for flipping house
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Part 1
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8/9/2013
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Work for $2,000
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Part 2
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Save additional $1,000 via budget
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Goal #2
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5/31/2014
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Get into better shape
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Part 1
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Lose weight
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Lose 1 pound per week
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Use a
reward/consequence approach to keep on track
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6/1/2013
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Part 2
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Eat healthier
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Doesn't mean organic
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Ensure appropriate
levels vitamin and nutrients are taken daily
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Doesn't require
tracking, just a conscious effort
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6/1/2013
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Part 3
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Exercise
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2/15/2013
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Running after kids is
not exercise
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Every other day 45
minute walk, with or without kids
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6/1/2013
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Goal #3
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Create 2nd income
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Part 1
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Set target for monthly income amount
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2/15/2013
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Determine if home based business is feasible
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2/16/2013
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Track net from cake and photography business for Feb/Mar/Apr
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5/1/2013
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Determine net from minimum wage job at 20 hrs/wk * 80% gross
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2/15/2013
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Be ready to continue home based or go to work 20 hrs
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9/1/2013
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Amazing, isn't it? The first step is to stop dreaming. I'm not saying you can't achieve your dreams, but make them attainable. Don't be afraid to ask someone to be your mentor and actually ask for help. I've been a stay at home mom for the past 5+ years and wanting to go back to work. I don't regret staying at home with the kids, but I'm ready for school to start and my family cannot afford for me to go back to work until the second child is in 1st grade.
Sidenote: Kindergaten in California is optional. They must be 5 and it's only for 3 hours (part time). So those of us who are wanting to go back to work isn't an option. 1st grade will only be 6 hours, but then again, a part time job would be better than nothing.
What should you do? Figure out your goals. Start with one year goals. Plan ahead. Next step: your budget.
For those of you without that Master Excel Stepdad, don't worry-help is on the way!
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