We are a little more than a month into 2008 and by this time many of us are realizing that our New Year's Resolutions were not as realistic as we thought. Not this Queen Bee (not yet anyway). Although I have had a few moments of weakness, I have not given into temptation. That's right ladies and gentlemen, I have not spent one red cent on fast food, gourmet coffee, movies, clothes or ANYTHING. OK, I spent a dollar on macaroni and cheese during lunch a couple of weeks back, but it won't happen again. Probably.
Anyway, we are doing great with our savings and the following things have made our New Year's Resolution take flight, instead of being dead in the water:
- Get a Partner - My husband and I are working together on this: "Did you buy that Vitamin Water? Am I in this by myself or are we together?" "You bought Rice Krispy Treats? Did you stay within the grocery budget?"
- Keep a log and review your progress - Generate a goal based on your resolution. Keep some sort of log that you review on a regular basis and keep track of how well you are (or are not) doing.
- Set Realistic Goals - Make sure that what you are trying to do makes sense for your life. Take into account all the variables that you can imagine, or be flexible enough to adjust your goal based on real life.
We were doing so well that I was thinking, maybe I could get those yellow satin mary-jane pumps as a reward for all my good work! I didn't. It is a good thing too as next month I will be blogging about "How to survive an IRS audit". Keep up the good work Queen Bees!
