The last day of the year is here, so time to see the final effect of writing down my resolutions covering 2016. Yes i think it has made me more accountable, so how did I do?

1. Double the families monthly income

I am happy to say that this goal has been met as both Jasmin and myself found jobs. so family finances are good, However it does mean we less time to spend together. for the first time for many years Jasmin was able to go on a spending spree at Christmas.

2  Take a family holiday

Our holiday turned out only to be a weekend break in York, due to  both our working schedules giving us time off at different times and I work during school holidays. we need to work on this area in the future.

3. Obtain UK resident status for Jasmin and Jay

Jasmin and Jay were granted 5 year residency early in the year, but there is a question mark  regarding permanent residency due to Brexit, which should become clearer next year.

4. Sell our house in the Philippines

Our house is still for sale although a few people expressed interest none have committed to purchase, Two complete and two to go but house still needs to be sold so will start advertising campaign net spring

5. Rebuild our emergency savings,

Our emergency savings have not shown much growth as extra income was spent on Jasmin purchasing a car and also gold Jewelry. 

6. Help my son Stephane  deal with blindness caused by brain tumor.

The news here is better, Stephane's,  tumor has not grown any larger, and as it  close to his brain stem it is best to leave it alone, the last time they tried to reduce its size with surgery resulted in partial blindness. So will monitor the situation with six month MRI scans.

Overall  not a bad year with room for improvement as school reports used to say, so now I need to reset my goals for the next 12 months.

I invite anyone who is writing down their resolution for 2017 to join my group https://markethive.com/group/newyear

David Ogden
Entrepreneur