By Micah Richards
Our main focus is to get out of debt, and take the next step in building our own financial independent. These are some huge goals, and will not be something we can do in a week, or even a month. We may even need to wait a month to see any results.
A good idea is to write down ten short time goals you can accomplish in one week. We need to focus these ten goals on items, habits, or struggles we are currently having with our personal finances.
Here are a few sample goals that will hopefully give you some more ideas of what types of goals we are looking for:
1) I will bring a sack lunch to work all week.
2) I will walk to any location I need to go, that is within 1 mile.
3) I will bring breakfast each morning to work.
4) I will go to the grocery store once!
5) I will avoid vending machines, and coke machines.
6) I will eat before I go shopping.
7) I will go through my fridge, and eat all the leftovers.
8) I will read one book on how to achieve financial freedom.
9) I will watch one program on how to achieve financial freedom.
10) I will listen to a financial guru, either on the internet or on CD.
The above examples are once again to get your mind thinking of what personalized goals you can use.
I have also included a very simple document to use. It is so simple, you do not need excel or another program to run. You can cut and paste it, and even print it. After you have completed the goal for a week, you check it off. You will see a difference in your spending habits, and also see a psychological difference that you believe more in yourself, and that you can achieve the longer goals of getting out of debt. Good luck, and have fun! After a few weeks, if you feel confident, change your goals to a month.
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