Just another sign post on the road

Without realizing it, I’ve already surpassed my year-end retirement balance goal for 2008 (see sidebar).

I originally set my goal at $22,500. I contributed $4,000 each to the Roth for 2006 & 2007, then $10,000 in 401(k) (later rolled over) for 2007, and I have $5,000 to contribute to the Roth for 2008. That adds up to $23,000 in contributions… but I adjusted it downward to $22,500 to account for negative market performance.

Now I still have around $1,000+ to go before I max out 2008 Roth, so I think that I’ll exceed $23,000, maybe even by $1,000, depending on how the market performs. In Freedom Fund news, I’ve at ~$9,000. Can’t wait ’til it crosses into the five-figure territory.

This makes me happy, obviously. Another thing that makes me happy is the fact that I have finally gotten a copy of Liz Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love from the library.