Well, I haven’t so much increased my assets, but I have managed to drop my liabilities, month to month, from last month, by about $6k, with probably $2500 more to eliminate before the month is out. Over the course of the year, I think I’m up quite a bit – retirement savings appreciating, plus credit card liability getting whittled away.

HR has already been notified to start maxing my 401(k) withholdings as of Jan 1, and I’m working on my 2008 budget, which will include lots of savings now that I don’t have to write fat checks to credit card companies. I hope to have at least a few thousand dollars saved outright (not in retirement) by the end of the year.