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Personal Finance
- Reach $2,000 in my Vietnam fund. As of today, the balance is $1,161.76. I’m at 58% completion.
- Max out my Roth IRA. As of today, I contributed $475 for 2011. Uh, only at 9.5% completion. No change since last report. Broker will no longer let me do online transfers, making depositing funds extremely inconvenient. I think I may write a big check sometime after the end of summer.
- Make $3,000 extra income outside my full-time job. As of today I’m at $710.40. I’m at 23.68% completion.
Leisure
- Complete 10 sewing learning tasks. 1/10.
- Publish three food blogs a week. I did horribly all year. The last two weeks were the only two weeks I met goal. I’ve been upping my Vietnam goal by 10 dollars for each week missed.
- Try out 10 Vietnamese recipes. 1/10. Made Pate Chaud.
- Try 10 slow cook recipes. 1/10. No change since last progress report.
Visit two new states.Visited three new states!
- Have a new experience once a week. Still going strong. This week’s will involve being strapped inside a plastic ball and then pushed down a hill. Seriously.
Visit best friend in Boston.
- Take a trip with Alan. I’m wondering if this will happen in light of work and some personal alternate plans.
- Leave the country. No progress.
- Read 40 books. 18/40.
Relationships and Well-Being
- Drink 24 oz of water every day. So far so good!
- Have an active date with a friend twice a month. Have been exceeding twice a month!
- Donate to every sponsorship for charity my friends take part in. So far, so good. Donated to my high school.
- Start a shared gratitude journal with my little from Big Brothers & Big Sisters of America. Bought the journal but haven’t started.
- Run a 5K for charity. In November!