Honestly, because of everything that's happened this month, I'm pretty far behind.
FEBRUARY 2014 GOALS
Month is currently 64% over.
Overall: 42.2% complete.
CAREER - 46.3% Complete
Caricature practice sessions. – 120/360 minutes – 33% complete.
Caricature test session. – 20/20 celebrities – 100% complete.
Caricature studies. – 0/30 minutes – 0% complete.
Make target income for the month. – 52% complete.
Up number of monthly illustrations. – Done | On Schedule | Not Done
One personal illustration. – Done | Flatted | Lined | Sketched | Not Done
Some notes:
FINANCIAL - 92.8% Complete
Research one investment or retirement option for freelancers. – 0/1 – 0% complete.
Make monthly additional payment for Aaron’s student loans. – 100% complete.
Make monthly savings deposit. – 100% complete.
Save for a new dining table. – 87/$87 – 100% complete.
Save for a new camping tent. – 29/$29 – 100% complete.
Maintain budget. – 18/28 Days – 64% complete.
Taxes. - Done | Planned | Not Done
Taxes. - Done | Planned | Not Done
Some notes: I'm honestly not exactly sure how our budgeting is going since I haven't been maintaining it the way I'd like to this month, but we really haven't spent outside of vet bills. I decided to just look at what money we have saved in the bank and compare it with where we're supposed to be at. Which... actually makes us ahead of schedule. Guess I managed to actually save up some money last year.
HEALTH - 32% Complete
Lose 5 pounds through daily exercises & walking 1 mi once a week. – 0/5 pounds – 0% complete.
Attempt doing a Sudoku puzzle whenever stressed out for one month. – 18/28 Days – 64% complete.
Eye exam. – Done | Planned | Not Done
Eye exam. – Done | Planned | Not Done
Some notes: I haven't even had a chance to look for a optometrist yet. Busy busy. Also, diet? Diet. :(
HOME - 0% Complete
Simplify 1/3rd of the Kitchen Cabinets. – 0% complete.
Some notes: You know things have been busy when this isn't done before the half-way mark.
KNOWLEDGE - 100% Complete
Read one book. – 288/288 Pages – 100% complete.
Daily mental exercises. – Done | On Schedule | Not Done
Some notes: Ended up reading Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Step by Kelly Williams Brown and LOVED it. Blew through it in a weekend while I was sick.
PERSONAL - 0% Complete
Select plants to add to garden and obtain materials needed. – 0% complete.
Complete 9 pages of THIS IS NOT A BOOK. – 0/9 Pages – 0% complete.
Some notes: Ha. Nope.
RELATIONSHIP - 0% Complete
One date night. – Done | Planned | Not Done – 0% complete.
Some notes: Even more nope.
SPIRITUAL - 66.7% Complete
Meditate twice this month. – 1/2 Times – 50% complete.
Attend Lushede Grove's Imbolc Ritual. – Done | Planned | Not Done – 100% complete.
Attend Lushede Grove's Imbolc Ritual. – Done | Planned | Not Done – 100% complete.
Attend one Coffee Coven. – Done | Planned | Not Done – 50% complete.
Volunteer for both T.A.R.A. and ESFOA. – Done | On Schedule | Not Done
Some notes:
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Check List for February
- Select personal illustration villain.
- Be 163.6 by the end of the month.
- Choose book.
- Determine plants for garden and create a list of things needed.
- Plan date night.
Would you consider writing a post about freelance taxes? I know I'll be needing to start doing quarterly taxes this year but I'm generally clueless and I know you've been in the business for a while and probably have a good idea of what you're doing. Any info you have would be valuable!
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely consider a post for that. You won't need to worry about quarterly taxes until you're earning enough (and few enough deductions) that your tax equals $1000 or higher. I typically have an immense amount of deductions to help combat my end tax. Every repair to my car as a caricature artist, my laptop, even my camera since I'll be using it to photograph examples from last year can be used. My best suggestions: Keep a log book with every deposit and withdraw you make that's business related, then staple all of your receipts to the pages.
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