Personal Finance Goal: Buying a Essay

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The challenge of saving for a home and getting $15,000 into a Roth IRA is the most difficult principle of goal setting. There are many challenges to saving for a down payment and also getting a significant amount into a Roth IRA. What makes this dimension of goal setting so challenging are the unforeseen events and older appliances that tend to break, and the car repairs. It's my observation that challenges can either crush your commitment to your goal or make it stronger. Whenever an appliance breaks or a car needs a major repair, it is easy to lose focus and begin to give up. I have found that the principles of goal setting help significantly in this regard.

The third principle of goal setting is commitment. This specific principle of goal setting is invaluable in that it underscores and supports all the rest. It also helps in the decision-making process of which objective to choose to pursue or not, as commitment needs to galvanize all other principles around a goal.

My favorite dimension or principle of goal setting is getting regular feedback.
Instead of just looking at the saved dollar figure for a down payment, I have a trending chart that shows the overall rate of growth over the last two years. It is motivating to see the progress being made, and again galvanizes decisions to save instead of spend. The same holds true for the Roth IRA.

The final dimension or perspective of task complexity is one that initially was relevant to these two goals. After an initial review of my budget and spending habits at the time, it appeared very complex -- yet that was actually the need for change being more complex than the actual goal. Complexity in a goal can really….....

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