Day 20: You Can Bank On It

How do you rate success? How do you really know if you are making a difference?  
 

Show Me The Money

It is wonderful to not only feel you are achieving an outcome, but to see the real results (in the form of data) will show you the full impact of the level of change. That's why I have a tally at the end of the blog. It's going to be interesting at the end of the year. Any guesses on the total out / total in?
 
Another indicator will be the bank statements. I will check each month and compare impulse spends from last year to this year. At the end we should see some very interesting (embarrassing, shocking, 'you're joking') charts. I promise to publish them monthly no matter how embarrassing it is.
 
Getting nervous now. I think it will be around 80% less spending on impulsive consumer stuff....maybe more. 

Keep Your Eyes Open

Jerry added to the rubbish pile by tossing out an old pair of sunglasses. They broke about 4 years ago and had been sitting in the car ever since waiting for a lens that never returned.

I bet there are stacks of things like this lying around the house. You know the ones, sitting in the 'fix it later' box. Gone-ski I say. Or at least we will make a commitment to fixing things by a certain date and then gone-ski if we don't.

What went out - 1 item

Jerry's very stylish, sadly broken, need another pair now dear, sunglasses.

What came in - 0 items

Nothing once again.

INSIGHTS

(1) Good intentions are useless without the actions to back them up
(2) Things don't last like they used to (I sound like my mother now)   


TOTAL: OUT - 410   IN - 28