I realized that January has come & gone sans goals. I’m guessing there may have been an impact from this oversight, and I’m making sure to not repeat past mistakes in February. In order to set my goals, I’ve gone through my past spending records (miscellaneous) to see where I need to make changes the most. Here are my totals, as recorded in my fabulous Excel workbooks 
November: December: January:
Medical: $19.00 $118.23 $60.86
Cash: $142.00 $30 —
Condo Reno: — — —
Clothes: — — —
Eating Out: $244.57 $252.77 $243.27
Groceries: $17.51 $39.03 $66.25
Gas: $118.02 $85.94 $104.26
Alcohol: $56.86 $72.71 $8.99
Extra: $345.63 $617.41 $311.72
TOTAL: $943.59 $1,216.09 $795.35
Looking at these numbers, it’s evident I need to control the “extra” spending. In the past 3 months, this category has included everything from iTunes purchases, concerts, Amazon.com, Christmas tree/trimmings, movies, birthday celebrations, cab rides, and parking expenses. I also need to cut down (significantly) on the eating out. Both of these should be attainable goals, so long as I set some actual numbers/thresholds.