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I Want to Make all the Monies – or 2015 Goals and Such

By Anne 23 Comments

2015 goals for the blog and life

As 2014 drew to a close, several different people asked me about my goals for 2015.  Liquid even created a round up on his blog, Freedom 35 blog.  I wrote about a few of mine over there.  Additionally, awhile back in one of the Blog Stats and Income Report posts, someone asked what my goal was, with this site.  I am always hesitant to share things like that, mostly because I do not want to fail in a spectacular, public way.  Anyway, here goes with a few different goals for the year!

A Career-Related Goal

This is a hopefully, maybe, goal.  It is that way not because I believe I am not capable, but because I am not confident that I will find the time or motivation to prioritize it and make it happen.  I am almost tempted to include it in my work goals, which will make my bonuses and raises dependent upon successful completion.  If I do that, though, then I have to find the time, and I am still not sure that I want to do so.  The goal?  I would like to finish my CAPM designation.

No, not the capital asset pricing model.  I know that’s immediately where all of you went, I mean, I sure did.  Once upon a time, I had to be able to derive it, and could, but it would take a solid amount of studying for me to be able to do that again.  In this case, CAPM stands for Certified Assistant Project Manager.  It is an unnecessary stepping stone on the road to getting a PMP, or Professional Project Manager designation.  For me, it is a way to lay the foundation and start tracking all of my small projects, to eventually get the hours necessary for a PMP designation.  I need to do a bit of a side step in my career, in order to have upward mobility within my company, and this is a way to start building that path for myself.  I have to read the PMBOK, finish watching several hours of lecture videos, and write an exam.  Not difficult, just time consuming.  Also, the PMBOK (Amazon affiliate link) is one of the driest books I’ve ever had to read, and I have had to read a lot of textbooks.  Calculus and stats look pretty good by comparison.  (Disclaimer: I actually like stats.)

A Blog-Related Goal

I am writing this while sitting on an airplane during Christmas vacation.  I did a tally of all of the things that I need to write for 2015, to hit my publishing targets on my blogs and niche sites, while completely ignoring any eBooks I want to do.  There are nearly 400 things that I need to write this year, myself.  Written down that way, it is bloody intimidating!  So, first things first, I want to succeed at writing that much.

I have said it before, and I will still say it, I do not consider myself a writer at heart.  Yes, I write, and if being a professional means you are paid for something (a debatable point), then I am a professional writer.  If I write nearly 400 posts, newsletters and pages this year, it will likely be more than I have ever written in a year, including university.  That’s blogging goal number one: write!

Secondly, I would like to make, on average, $500 a month from this site.  It has a long way to go, in order to do that…. But here’s hoping!

A Finance-Related Goal

My TFSA has $100 in it.  I’ll write a post one day about why.  By the end of this year, I want it to be full. That means saving $31,000 into my TFSA.  I have some other goals, too, but that one is nice, concrete and measurable.  A SMART goal, if you will.

 

There are a few of my goals for the year.  Which one did you find the most surprising?

Filed Under: Observations Tagged With: blog goal, goal

About Anne

Anne dreams of financial independence and is working her way towards it, whilst still enjoying life. She has a penchant for gift giving, which got her started with her first blog, Unique Gifter. She also loves money (who doesn't?) and needed an outlet to discuss it. Her likes? Seafood, figure skating, road cycling and skater shoes.

Comments

  1. Eleanore says

    January 14, 2015 at 11:36

    ahaha- CAPM- it’s been a long time!

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    • Anne says

      January 15, 2015 at 21:12

      Indeed… I wouldn’t know where to start with the derivation right now!

      Reply
  2. Kathleen says

    January 13, 2015 at 17:04

    Excellent goals. 🙂 You can make all the monies, at least some of the monies I don’t make!
    Kathleen recently posted…44 Blogging Resolutions for the New YearMy Profile

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    • Anne @ Money Propeller says

      January 13, 2015 at 18:07

      Promise you’ll share?
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  3. kay ~ lifestylevoices.com says

    January 13, 2015 at 16:07

    You definitely seem like the kind of person who can accomplish not only anything, but EVERYTHING you put your mind to. Go Anne, Go! 🙂
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    • Anne @ Money Propeller says

      January 13, 2015 at 18:08

      Awe, shucks!! Thanks so much Kay! Encouragement keeps me going when I’m running low; I really appreciate this.
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  4. Fig @ Figuring Money Out says

    January 13, 2015 at 10:08

    Great goals! Love how ambitious they are! Blogwise I’d like to consistently earn the same as you and write 3 times every week. I think my main goal is consistency. It’s something I haven’t been so great with in the past so I think that will be a good thing for me to aim for. Good luck with all your goals this year!
    Fig @ Figuring Money Out recently posted…Things That Do Not Affect Your Credit ScoreMy Profile

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    • Anne @ Money Propeller says

      January 13, 2015 at 18:09

      Nice! Let’s do this thing 🙂 C’mon monies!
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  5. How To Save Money says

    January 12, 2015 at 18:24

    Your goals are pretty ambitious but nothing that hard work can’t achieve! Cheers to 2015!
    How To Save Money recently posted…Save Money by Avoiding Wasting FoodMy Profile

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    • Anne @ Money Propeller says

      January 13, 2015 at 18:09

      Thanks! Here’s hoping!
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  6. Tonya@Budget and the Beach says

    January 12, 2015 at 17:03

    I once took a project management course that my old company paid for thinking it was the direction I wanted to go with my life, but by the end I realized no way! ha ha! Just not the managing type, so I totally get you saying that book is dry. lol!
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    • Fig @ Figuring Money Out says

      January 13, 2015 at 11:13

      I did this too! I worked as an account manager and started studying for the CAMP and then realized that path would just make me miserable. It’s a great career path but I don’t really fit it well and forcing it would have been no good for me.
      Fig @ Figuring Money Out recently posted…Things That Do Not Affect Your Credit ScoreMy Profile

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      • Anne @ Money Propeller says

        January 13, 2015 at 18:12

        You two have me worried now that I’m going to hate it once I’m done!
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    • Anne @ Money Propeller says

      January 13, 2015 at 18:10

      Ugh, the book is the worst! The case studies in the videos I have to watch are awesome… but the book.
      That’s fascinating that you tried your hand at project management. I suspect it’s an overarching theme in your line of work, no matter what your role in the project happens to be.
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  7. Natalie @ Budget and the Bees says

    January 12, 2015 at 14:11

    400 pieces of writing is intimidating! It seems like you’d have to stay on top of it so as to not get backed up and overwhelmed. It’s a great goal, and only good can come of it. Good luck!
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    • Anne @ Money Propeller says

      January 13, 2015 at 18:11

      I need to be scheduled a few weeks out in order to not stress… and I’m not quite there yet! I’m hoping to have until the end of February (at least) done by the end of January. Another dozen or so things to go!
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  8. Alicia says

    January 12, 2015 at 11:10

    I ended up looking up the CAPM before you defined it, and I actually did think it was the first one, not the Project Management one 🙂 Whoops!

    Filling your TFSA and all it’s back room in one year is ambitious! Good luck to ya 🙂 I’d love to make $500/month off my site as well. I just don’t put the effort in to monetizing 🙂
    Alicia recently posted…2014 Canadian Income Tax for a $50,000 SalaryMy Profile

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    • Anne @ Money Propeller says

      January 13, 2015 at 18:13

      The first one I know (knew? maybe?) more about!
      The TFSA on its own shouldn’t be too, too horrible, but I can’t wait for it to be finished!
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  9. Taylor Lee says

    January 12, 2015 at 06:50

    I think your goals for 2015 are very reasonable, though I have to admit I got brief heart palpitations thinking about writing 400 posts in a year. It is quite a lot. Good luck with 2015!

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    • Anne @ Money Propeller says

      January 13, 2015 at 18:13

      Me too! I added them all up and freaked out enough that I had to ignore the idea of writing for a little bit! Things are slowly (let me repeat, slowly) coming together now though.
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  10. Jayson @ Monster Piggy Bank says

    January 12, 2015 at 05:58

    400 things to write, lets say an article, are really intimidating! I think you need to do two articles per day for you to meet your 2015 goals. Yay! That’s kinda tasky, but it’s fulfilling in the end. $500 per month will come easy if you hopefully do that 400 things. Good luck!
    Jayson @ Monster Piggy Bank recently posted…Having Work Experience MattersMy Profile

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    • Anne @ Money Propeller says

      January 13, 2015 at 18:14

      Yes, it’s a lot per day! I don’t know how some freelancers can churn out multiple articles, every single day of the week.
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  11. MyMoneyDesign says

    January 12, 2015 at 05:12

    I’m glad to hear you have such ambitious goals; especially for the blog development. If you could take those 400 things you have to do and narrow them down to your top 5 or even most important 1, what would it be? My advice would be to focus there.
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