Sunday, August 3, 2008

July Update

The official July update, in which all of my short term plans become worthless.

Items:
  • I will shortly be leaving for a moderate amount of time on an activation. Where, when, and how long aren't important, but what is important is that school, and some other plans have to go on the back burner for a while. Still, I'll continue to try to keep up on my financial plans, and do everything I can to progress myself while I'm there. Most likely, I'll be able to continue doing my updates.
Goals Update
  • Review
    • Financial
      • Credit card debt totaling $0 (No change) ("deadbeat" credit card balance isn't counted. That card is paid off every month) (goal $0)
      • Loan debt totaling $0 *GOAL REACHED*
      • Loan debt totaling $0 *GOAL REACHED*
      • Car loan totaling $16,959.31 (down $227.32)
      • Emergency fund totaling $7,509.45(down $18.03) (goal $7,500) *GOAL REACHED*
      • Roth IRA contributions to date: In savings, $2,556.54 (up $346.73), invested in Roth IRAs, $3,764.47(up $29.44)(goal $10,000)
    • Charitable
      • Total hours volunteered: 56 (goal: 100)
Of course, now everything will change. I'm not sure if I'll reach that 100 hours of volunteer service, but I'll keep going until the day I leave. I'll also need to tweak my retirement savings. I want to max my IRA still, then worry about the TSP plan, since there's no matching involved. I'll know more as things progress.