Non-Financial Financial Goals, 2008

Since number-related goals will be the focus of next week's State of the Union conversation with sweetie (and the focus of Chapter 3 of Smart Couples Finish Rich), I won't tip my hand in that respect yet. Also, I have slacked off on my 2008 goals and have not set any yet. So instead, here's my list of goals for 2008 that are about money, even though they aren't explicitly about money at all:

(1) Floss. Oral health leads to heart health, and health is wealth. Look it up.

(2) Read one "classic" book each month, either off my own shelf or from the library. Now that sweetie and I have combined our libraries, I've now got a whole stash of great books I've never read just a room away. This is "free time" in the sense that I'm not spending money to read, and when I'm reading I'm not spending money on something else. I have yet to figure out what my list is, it may take me a while to narrow down!

(3) Maintain a high-quality blog. I doubt I'll see much traffic, but what the heck. It'll make me proud, will give me a great push to keep learning and will give me space to reflect about, er, finance and feminism.

(4) Build a pergola with sweetie over the back deck. We'll have to spend money on materials to do this, but we'll keep costs down by doing the work ourselves. A pergola will increase the value of our house, and we'll end up with a nice shady place to sit outside and away from the AC.