What Are Your Goals or Challenges for 2014

lantanna

My goals for 2014!!


Pay off remaining debt - now down to 5k from 12k in 2010 - the end is in sight. Got to get saving for settlement payments.


Join credit union (doing this tomorrow) - put at least £5 per week into it.


Be more frugal when it comes to food and grocery shopping.


Save up for some dental work.


Hit my target weight ( another 2 stone ) I think. 4 stone 9 lbs so far.


Oh and master how to make sushi !!

Mrs_Cheshire

FlowerPetal wrote: »

Well I've made a start on my list and defrosted the freezer and made an inventory of what's in it. Lots of soft fruits from the allotment that will need using over winter. So tonight we are having plum pudding and custard. I also cleaned the fridge out and organized it better.

You've just reminded me, I started a freezer inventory when I last defrosted the freezer, then when I recently got some reduced meat forgot to add it to the list. Will have to go through the freezer again and sort the inventory out. We have got 8 drawers altogether in a fridge freezer and a small separate freezer which are all full to bursting.

jenster

my one main
goal is the paperwork mountain that seems to build up

I must sort the post out daily and make sure i file propally the important documents and letters so i can find when i need them LOL

tatabubbly

For me, financially it is :

Pay off this €700.. its so silly!
Save, save, save - OH getting a good wage now so I need to put it to better use!
Take on extra tutoring - every hour means extra pennies saved.
Budget for our food shopping and meal plan! I've gotten so lazy!

Personally -

Lose weight and keep up going to the gym
Make more friends and be comfortable in my skin
Learn to knit!

camNolliesMUMMY

For 2014 Mine is too.....

Finish and Move into our new house at the end of jan.

Stick to a monthly shopping budgets £250 a mth hopefully lower? 2 adults and ds1 age 6 and ds2 age 1.

Cook home meals on a low budget, batch cook some meals for the following weeks and freeze.

Continue to make my own chicken nuggets, sfc strips, BBQ chicken sauce.

Walk to school when it's not raining.

Will check on ebay gumtree for things before I pay full price for something.

Look for discounts

Only put the washer on when I have a full load using Eco wash with timesaver mode, use a quarter of the detergents to save on e
Electric.

Plan trips out with kids n hubby at least twice a month

Bake with the kids twice a month.

Make homemade takeaways. I do own the takeaway secret recipe books.

Make over payments towards the mortgage to bring it down.

Save leftovers

Newer car.

Sort veg patch at the new house with kids.

Save for a short break with dh, as we couldn't afford a honeymoon when we got married in 2012


Take shop money out the bank for weekly shop n monthly meat buying. Then put change in a jar for milk n bread. At the end of the month put in spare bank account.


Bring it on 2014!!!!!

Aril

I personally keep resolutions simple and achievable otherwise I won't bother...I know what I'm like:o

So for me it will be learn 6 new puddings and 6 new veggie main courses so I can do one or the other every month. I did this with baking this year and have managed it:j

I will continue to follow and tighten up on frugal way of life I already follow to increase our savings and look to have fun whereever and however possible

Arilx

charlies-aunt

In 2014, I am going to rebel against consumerism by being as OS as I can manage....making do and mending, home grow/make as much as possible and evading the clutches of the big supermarkets by using the market, CS and Aldi.


I bought a page-a-day diary and will use it to plan for the future and log small daily pleasure and achievements

Antwerpen

In 2014 I am going to:

-Clear all my debt- It's about 7 1/2k
-Make a housekeeping binder, or a tleast do some printables so I can keep on top of house work
-Declutter, recycle and upcycle and sell!
-Meal plan and try not to waste any food
-Do more crafting and maybe sell some!
-Grow your own.........I really want to do it this year, I half-heartly done it this year.

Today I have been sorting out my craft bits, I have decided that my desk in my bedroom will be my sewing table. I have put a garden 3 tier shelving unit up and used this to organise my crafty bits. It'll do until I can afford/designed a new system to store everything

Not a lot in my list lol.