My goals from last year to this year haven’t changed much. Our focus this year is to buy a house, so with that in mind, saving is the top priority.

I’ve been enjoying two weeks of vacation and haven’t been very productive during the holidays. However, now that my vacation time is coming to a close (I still have one more week, though), I’m ready to get back to work.

The end of the year is drawing near and my quarterly goals systems has really worked quite well this year. Part of that success is due to having a steady stream of income, and part of the success is due to making my goals obtainable and very timely.

Though the second quarter has only just begun, I’ve decided to review how I’m doing so far, mainly because many of these goals I started in March and I’ve had a whole month to reflect on my progress. For a recap, my second quarter goals included

I’m smoking my quarterly goals this year so far. Part of my success has been that my goals were realistic and attainable, the other part has been that this year has been good to me so far. A few things that have worked to my advantage: