This quarter, I have a few very specific goals to accomplish by March 31st. For me, it makes more sense to have smaller, achievable goals that I can stick with in smaller increments of time. One of my goals is to save an additional $600 this quarter.

So how do you stay motivated during the season of over indulgence?

Stay focused. Stick to your plan. Write it on the walls or where ever you need that motivation to be.

I had to play around with another infographic using Piktochart.com. I think I might be addicted! Here’s a visual “to-do” list that I’m working on for the summer months.

The first quarter of the year has blown by and we’re almost a third finished with the second quarter of 2013. (My, how time flies!) Now’s a great time to check your goals, tweak your budget, and get serious about the rest of the year.

I’ve been hemming and hawing over writing a 2013 goals post primarily because 2012 was such a complete loss- at least when it comes to my finances. My only glimmer of success was my biking goal; I did end up averaging 80 miles a month. My blogging goal was tepid, if I can even call it that.