Answer: Before it rains.
Since I don't anticipate any more major expenses for the rest of the year, I decided to go ahead and post the "results" of my 2009 goal as well.
My 2009 goal was simple enough: Throw everything I have, including the kitchen sink, at the emergency savings.
That's it. Simple right? The hard part, of course, is doing it.
I think if I really, really wanted to, I could have achieved this goal. However, earlier in the year, I was still on a sort of recession-deal buying spree. I mean, I don't think it was a terribly bad thing, but in the end, the result is still that I would only reach 85% of my intended goal.
But that's still progress, and I'm really glad that I did, because this year also came along with the bad news that I will be losing my job soon.
And hence the question in the title. I'm glad that I started saving before the news about the job situation happened.
Finally, since I'm here, I might as well go ahead and state my 2010 goal. Again, it's going to a simple goal that will be easier said than done.
Very simply, find a decent job.
Every year so far, it's been something.
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