New Years Resolutions are kind of a gimmick. I realize that. We, as people, make active choices on what to do and what not to do every moment of our lives. Why should the first day of the year, determined by the seasonal rotation of our planet around its sun, be especially relevant for these choices?
Well, it’s the same reason that we have spring cleaning, fall festivals, summer picnics, and holidays. January 1 is a day of new beginnings. It is fresh, rife with opportunity, and clear of transgression. Forget the missteps or failures of last year. This is 2008! This is the year that I will finally:
- Catch up (and keep up!) on housework
- Exercise twice a week, EVERY week
- Get my portfolio in order, and contribute $10 a day to savings
These are reasonable things, that I already kinda keep up on. Now I’m resolving to be even more diligent about it. I have a couple 401(k) accounts that I need to consolidate. From there, I actually need to keep an eye on them. There were a couple of times where you can kind of sense a general change coming, and it would’ve been good for me to shift some percentage from the aggressive funds to the conservative ones, or from domestic to international.
Alright, that’s enough. Time to get to diligence and whatnot.
Post a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.