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Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

2020 went pretty well, all things considered. Missed some goals due to the uncertainty of the pandemic and focus being elsewhere. This year will be nearly identical to last, but that's okay.

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA
  • 50/month into kids' 529s
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month
  • Make a piece of software that is mine
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife

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Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

January update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs Done
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA On Track
  • 50/month into kids' 529s On Track
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck Done
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month On track
  • Make a piece of software that is mine
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife On track

Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

February update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA On Track
  • 50/month into kids' 529s On Track
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month I missed it this month.
  • Make a piece of software that is mine
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife On track

Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

March update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA On Track
  • 50/month into kids' 529s On Track
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard I have started this process. Now to wait for a six-figure check in the mail because my former employer's 401k provider won't do a direct rollover. :ohdear:
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month I took 2 days since I missed last month. One day was a trip to the aquarium with the kids, and the other was a complete lazy day playing video games.
  • Make a piece of software that is mine I keep tinkering away at this.
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife We missed a few days because my wife got sick, but on track otherwise.

Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

April update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA On Track
  • 50/month into kids' 529s On Track
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard Done!
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month I did not take a day off this month.
  • Make a piece of software that is mine This has stalled.
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife My wife is focused on other things right now. Big failure this month.

Not too happy about those personal goals. We'll refocus in May.

Good-Natured Filth fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Apr 30, 2021

Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

May update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA On Track
  • 50/month into kids' 529s On Track
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month We took a day to bring the kids to a nearby Children's Museum. It was a great time!
  • Make a piece of software that is mine
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife We started back up. On track.

I've been job hunting recently, so most of my little free time is occupied with that. I plan to take a month between jobs, so I can have a mini mid-life crisis. :)

Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

June update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA On Track*
  • 50/month into kids' 529s On Track
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month I didn't take a day this month*
  • Make a piece of software that is mine
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife On track

*This is my last week at my current employer. Then, I have 6 weeks until I start my next job (which will put me in an even better financial position than I am already fortunate to be in). I'll spend my little break doing a number of things: vegging out, personal projects, house projects, and family time. It'll be a nice little sabbatical before I get back to the grind.

Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

Omne posted:

Update my resume and start putting feelers out. COMPLETE! Got an offer making 25% more and get to remain fully remote.

As a fellow participant in the Great Resignation, congratulations on the new opportunity!

Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

July update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA Nothing to match right now*
  • 50/month into kids' 529s On Track
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy I am having trouble helping my wife motivate herself into opening the store (she is very afraid of the judgement of strangers). I'm not sure this will happen this year.

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month Almost the entire month was a vacation*
  • Make a piece of software that is mine Slow progress*
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife On track

* Currently in between jobs. I start the new one at the end of August. I've hit a bit of a speed bump in that someone was COVID positive at our children's daycare, so we decided to unenroll them entirely since they had to be quarantined and were almost done anyway for the start of school. Which means that my free time during this break is mostly gone now, so I am adjusting my expectations.

Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

August update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA On Track
  • 50/month into kids' 529s On Track
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy My wife won a design contest recently, and it's given her some confidence. Not sure if she'll open a store this year, but it's forward progress.

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month Almost the entire month was a vacation*
  • Make a piece of software that is mine Slow progress*
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife On track

* I started my new job last week, so most of August was a vacation. This actually included 2 vacations (of sorts), which were hectic but fun. Planning for / taking those vacations, prepping the kids to start school, and getting myself ready for my new job ate away a lot of my free time that I could have otherwise used on personal endeavors. But that's okay!

Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

September update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA On Track
  • 50/month into kids' 529s On Track
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy Tracking towards not happening.

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month With the new job, I have pro-rated vacation that I'm saving for next month + US holiday season, so no time off this month.
  • Make a piece of software that is mine As the year has progressed, I've become less interested in moving forward with this goal. It just isn't exciting to me anymore.
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife With the new job, our schedule doesn't allow for this as easily, so did not achieve it this month.

Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

October update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA On Track
  • 50/month into kids' 529s On Track
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy Cancelled

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month We took the kids to Disney World for a week. It was a blast!
  • Make a piece of software that is mine Cancelled
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife Fell off this wagon and need to get back on.

Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

November update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA On Track
  • 50/month into kids' 529s On Track
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy Cancelled

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month I took an extra day for Thanksgiving - spent it cleaning the kitchen / prepping for hosting dinner.
  • Make a piece of software that is mine Cancelled
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife Cancelled. I'm hoping we'll be more serious next year.

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Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

December update

2021 Financial Goals:
  • Max our Roth IRAs Completed
  • Meet company match on 401k and HSA Completed
  • 50/month into kids' 529s Completed
  • Consolidate my various HSA funds from previous employers into a single place that doesn't suck Completed
  • Transfer my final prior employer 401k into Vanguard Completed
  • Help my wife make money on Etsy Not completed

2021 Personal Goals:
  • Take at least 1 vacation day per month Partial completion. There were 2 months where I didn't take time off, but had some long stretches in other months.
  • Make a piece of software that is mine Not completed
  • Exercise at least twice a week with my wife Partial completion. We started out well, but fell off towards the end of the year.

A good year for Financial Goals. Not so much for Personal Goals.

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