Financial Independence Annual Goals Achievements – 2014 ($288,608 - $9,792 or -3.7%)

2014 Financial Independence Goals vs. Achievements

Financial:

- Accumulate at least $47,000 (This is $40,000 in 2010 money)  or $4,000 a month for investments during 2014, beginning  2015  - Achieved.  Accumulated $48,000.

- Portfolio to be at $370,000 by end of the year – Not Achieved.  Actually end of the year results a lower than at the beginning of the year, in spite of investing $55,000.

Year	2008	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Money of the day	153,400	119,800	165,600	226,800	298,400	288,608
Inflation %		2	3.5	3	4	4
Cumulative inflation		1.02	1.06	1.09	1.13	1.175
2010 money	153,400	117,451	156,967	209,032	265,244	245,623

- Think about additional source of income.  My blog start bringing some measurable income but want to beef up with some streams - This is not achieved yet.

Blog:

- Regular monthly updates – Achieved.

- To cover 6 themes on financial independence – Achieved.

- Create easy tracker for the long term portfolio performance – Almost there. Need to make presentable.

I have no intentions to move towards an entertaining blog with 2-3 weekly posts.   I will endeavor my best efforts to stay on personal subject of financial independence and family budget. 

Educational:

-  Create list of books to read & read them- 12 books is minimum – Partially achieved. Lust created and first 6 books bought.

-  Publish the books reviews – Started.  To be continued.

Family Budget:

- Stay under $84,000 with the family expenses – Was way out of balance. Overspent by $27,000

- Accumulate $7,000 towards durable goods replacement over 10 years – Achieved.

Be happy.  Run 1,000 miles during the year – Ran only half of it.