Goals for 2014

Newyorkdreams

Millennium wrote: »

I stopped smoking 9 weeks ago and know that I won't restart. I've tried many times including taking Zyban (nasty stuff).
Read the reviews for Alan Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking on Amazon and buy the book and you WILL stop. There's no scare tactics (you know why you should stop already). And you must continue to smoke while you read it!!
You have nothing to lose.
My next task is to stop drinking, but I want to get Christmas and New Year out of the way first!!
Good luck everyone!

Hi Millenium - well done on stopping smoking, that's awesome. :T I packed in the fags on 9 Jan 2012 after 20 years of smoking (I started when I was 12!!!) I tried and tried and tried for years to do it and this is the longest I have been off them. I never say never but I really don't think I will ever go back to them. According to my little smoke meter I've not spent £5273 on cigarettes in the last 2 years or smoked 14, 500 cigarettes! Isn't that amazing? I too would recommend Alan Carr's book but I stopped with patches and support from an online forum - about.com/smokingcessation. It was invaluable to me.

I'm reducing my alcohol consumption in 2014. I'm not setting a goal for it but I'm just going to try and cut back.

NYD x

MinnieMousesMummy

Hi,

My goals for 2014

1. Pay off loan
2. Pay off catalogue
3. Decorate the house
4. Declutter the house
5. Get a better social life
6. Write one book
7. Keep on top of course work and pass exams
8. Get some relevant work experience
9. Start work on dream of having a smallholding
10. Assist DH to start working for himself
11. Do more as a family
12. Be better organised with meal plans

marksta

Good thread

1) Finish DMP by April and be debt free (minus mortgage)
2) Start running 5k every week
3) finish my 3rd book (hopefully get a publishing deal)
4) Look after my body better

Jonesy88

Great thread newyorkdreams.

Mine are:

1. Pay off my £3500 debt (managed £6500 of the £10k in 2013).
2. Get under 10 stone.
3. Start saving.
4. Start a family.

Savings can be broken down further - £1k emergency fund, £1k ISA savings, £4k baby fund. Then, if my some miracle I complete these targets, save for a bigger house!

Makeachange

I like this thread. All of your goals are inspiring
My goals are:
- Graduate!
- Pay off the credit card debts!
- Finish my book
- Lose 3.5 stone in weight
- Save £500
- Pay my driving test

My actual new years resolution is if it feels like a good idea for more than a minute then stop worrying about it and just do it!

Julie67

What a fab thread,

Our goals are

Continue to grow small business and increase income
Continue to increase DMP payments £648 paid to date
Get a calendar and use it!
Save a £1 a day for Christmas 2014
Get fit ( knee replacement on 6th Jan) lose weight
Finish jobs in house ready to sell 2015( make full and final payments on DMP and be debt free) :j:j:j
Sort out loft and sell everything we can towards the debt
Stick to the budget
Enjoy spending time with our beautiful children and grandchildren

Here's to a wonderful 2014 :beer:

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Jojo I will happily send over my unwanted lbs!

How much are you looking to gain & how you plannin on doin it?

Putting on has never been an issue for me unfortunately but can imagine it being a challenge just like having to lose weight too.

Dxxx

scattymam1

Brill thread

My goals
1. Clear all debts including 3 cards and clear 2 overdrafts by end of 2014
2. Lose about 8 stone in weight and get fit
3. Start saving for Disney world after debts are paid for 2015
4. Do not accumulate any more debt towards Christmas 2014
5. Decorate two rooms of our home
6. Start an etsy store selling handmade items

debtfreeby30:S

This is a fab thread - I mentioned making a note of my goals for 2014 on my debt free diary so hope no one minds me jumping on here too!

I'd like to...

1. Become debt free (preferably a couple of months earlier than my current DFD of August)
2. Save £2k toward house deposit
3. Get to the gym 3 times a week and get healthy - hopefully this will put me back under 10st
4. Drink at least a litre of water a day - I know it should be more but at the moment I barely drink a single sip so a litre will be a good increase!
5. Book a holiday after avoiding anything longer than a weekend away during 2013
6. Teach myself to play a song on a guitar - need to find a guitar first!

Good luck to everyone with their 2014 aims!

FlacosFloozie

Really good thread NYD .
So goals for 2014....
1) Pay off all my debt
2) Save £8000 towards a house deposit
3) Exercise twice a week
4) Tone up my tummy (don't need to lose weight as such but everything's a bit less firm than it used to be and I'd like to change this)
5) Pass the next module on my course
6) Make more of an effort to socialise
7) Have a holiday (all paid for in advance of course )