Every year I take a very self-absorbed look at my CGC advances for the previous 12 months and set goals for the next year so I can track my progress.

2013 was an awesome with my main goal being to reduce my volume of purchasing. My goal had been 12 purchases for the year which may seem miniscule but that's a decent amount of Golden Age comics. In 1012 I purchased 27 comics so 12 would be a significant reduction and I missed my goal by just a single comic having bought 13 comics throughout the year. More importantly was the fact that I stayed below budget and actually went almost 3 months without a single purchase to prove to myself I could do it.

I managed to reach number one in All-American Western and with a few more purchases should solidify my place until I choose to give it up given the small volume of issues. I received my first certificate with my number one spot in All-American Men of War. I didn't even realize CGC sent out physical certificates until I received mine in the mail.

Captain Marvel Adventures is my premier set but I haven't added to it since July 1st because other opportunities kept coming up. I did add quite a few comics to CMA but they were all in the first half of the year. Given that not a single must-have opportunity came up since July 1st tells me that the road forward in building this set will be a lot harder than the road so far travelled. There are about 8 to 12 CMA comics online I'm still interested in and I intend to purchase at least half of them in 2014 but I am running out of available buys.

In 2014 my main goal is to stay under budget which is a lower budget than 2013. I have established a solid base for all my sets and this year will be more about polishing them and I intend to continue to reduce my budget although never to zero. It is still my intention to someday be number one in Captain Marvel

Adventures but it's going to be a long road but that's fine. I have a bit of cash left over from 2013 so I'm hoping to start off 2014 big and put more focus back on CMA.

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