May Goals Report

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May is long gone and we were slow this month getting our monthly update out, but here it is (finally). We did get the video out quite a bit sooner, but never got around to this post. Here is a complete update of our 2018 goals as of June 1, 2018.


Financial Goals

  • Gain Employment (Race) ☑

    • Done - Race started working in February.

  • Save 50% of our income

    • We are back on track with this goal. While April was a rough month, in May we were able to save 74% of our income bringing us to around 61% of our income for the year. I am not posting both with and without mortgage anymore as the extra payments on the mortgage are increasing our net worth and should therefor count as savings. We are also planning on paying off the mortgage this year and will then start putting money back into our regular savings.  


  • Increase passive dividend income by 25%

    • We are on track for 24% increase this year - slightly below our goal. We haven't been contributing to dividend earning stocks as we push to pay off the mortgage which has impacted this goal. 

  • Increase net worth by 14%

    • We are currently up 6% for the year. Paying down the mortgage has helped tremendously. We are on track to increase by 17% for the year. 

  • Earn $2,000 Tutoring ☑

  • Earn $15 on YouTube/Blogging -- Please Subscribe

    • This was switched from the higher $100 goal due YouTube changing monetization policies. So far this year we earn $14.24. 

  • Sell $150 of Random Lily Soap☑

  • Stay within budget☑

Business Goals

  • Post 150+ videos to Thriftism Channel

    • We posted 8 new videos this month for a total of 43 videos this year. While this is slightly off track, we have lots of content waiting to be edited! See some of our latest videos below. 
Thriftism YouTube Channel




  • Post 52+ Blog Posts

    • We only wrote 4 posts last month for a total of 17 for the year. This is another area we need to work harder on. 

  • Remonetize YouTube

    • We are at almost 70% of subscribers needed and slightly over 50% of watch time needed. Every month we are getting closer. If you haven't already, consider subscribing. We greatly appreciate your support!

  • Grow Twitter to 1,000 Followers☑

    • As of June 1, we had 1,131 followers. 

  • Write London Guide Book 

    • No Progress

  • Write Munich Guide Book

    • No Progress

  • Begin ThriftyFit Series

    • Still brainstorming

  • Create Math Practice Workbook

    • No Progress.

  • Post 52+ videos to Rolland Tutoring Channel

    • ZERO posts. Will work on this one going forward too. 

Fitness Goals

  • Lose 10 pounds by December 31, 2018

    • We didn't make our goal of losing any weight by May 1 and have reset this to the end of the year, though it is one of the lower priority goals. 

  • Complete 1 - 30 days challenge ☑


  • Workout 4x/week ☑

    • With the warmer weather, I was able to walk over my "coffee breaks" at work and sometimes over lunch to hit around 1 hour of walking every day. I also started running a few days and am counting yard work, gardening, and home reno projects since they take a lot of effort. 

Mental Goals

  • Read 6 self-improvement books

    • Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
    • Life & Debt - Leslie Tayne


  • Read 6 additional books

    • The Pilot's Wife - Anita Shreve
    • How to Walk Away - Katherine Center
      • Check out our full book review here! 
    • Inferno - Dan Brown (50%)

  • Attend church 1/month

    • We didn't make it this month.

  • Complete 2 coursera courses

  • Master Spanish in Duolingo (all gold bars)- Ashley ☑


  • Complete Duolingo or book Spanish lessons 3x/week - Race

    • No Progress.

Fun, Travel, Social, Relationship, House, Hobby Goals

  • Host 2 game nights

    • We hosted one game night in April and are planning another for later this summer. 

  • Attend 1 monthly social outing☑

    • We went to Zumba on Tap with friends and family as well as meeting other for my dad's birthday. I also had a friend over for supper to celebrate her engagement. 

  • Visit family 1 time each month☑

    • We made it to the cities to visit some relatives. We got to visit Como Zoo and Saint Anthony Falls while we were there. 

  • Travel to Mexico ☑

  • Complete one additional trip

    • Tickets to Rome have been purchased!

  • Create and purchase England trip photo book ☑

  • Create and purchase Germany trip photo book ☑

  • Handmade Christmas - at least 75% of gifts given are handmade.

    • No Progress.

  • Make wax melts

    • No Progress

  • Make candles from kit received for Christmas

    • No Progress.

  • Can 40 quarts of green beans and 100 quarts of tomatoes

    • Garden is in, now we just have to wait for plants to start producing. We have 24 tomatoes plants and two rows of beans right now. 

  • Complete one house project (finish basement, re-side house, re-shingle roof)

    • We bought siding in May and plan to get most of the siding done in June. 

  • Install basement windows ☑

    • Completed in May!

Contribution Goals 


  • Volunteer 10 nights/month max

    • I had two events in May. My volunteering will significantly be reduced over the summer since most of the organizations have events during the school year. 

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