I'm doing 26 things
I’m changing it from Net Worth to just assets. I just had new windows installed which will raise the value of my house, but it’s still a liability while I pay it off. So, net worth will wait but assets are building up. 15K so far.
jaguthin's Life List
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1. Bike from the top of New Hampshire back home.
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2. Learn to juggle
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3. Post a rules of the house.
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4. Finish building Covered Wagon model
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5. Finish building Hodad model.
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6. Finish building Shrimp Boat model.
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7. Create "Who I am as a possibility" plaque
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8. Visit Prague
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9. Retire from my current career by 45
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10. Learn to dance
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11. identify 100 things that make me happy.
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12. Raise net worth to 20K by end of 2011
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13. Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
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14. Make homemade soda.
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15. Hike all the Peaks of the White Mountains.
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16. Camp for a week by myself.
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17. Learn to speak and read German.
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18. Get rid of everything in my life that I don't want or need.
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19. Hike the Monadnock Sunappee Greenway trail.
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20. Take guitar lessons.
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21. Buy a piece of land.
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22. Grow bamboo!
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23. Draw!!!
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24. Make a walking stick.
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25. Read every Kurt Vonnegut book there is.
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26. Pay off my mortgage by age 50.
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: So .. I was debt free three years ago.But tragedy happened and I found myself back in debt again. I made it my singular goal and worked my ass off. Paid stuff down as much as I could and now , no more debt! I don't count the mortgage as debt since it's really an investment. But I've paid for the furniture. I've paid off my car. I've paid off my personal loans. I did it! Read how I did it…
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Happy
How I did it: This was a bit of a bitch. After my divorce, I had to claim bankruptcy. I claimed chapter 13 which meant I made payments for three years, effectively postponing the discharge for that long. Then, in order to buy the house, I had to be free of the discharge for two years. I had no money to put down, but am a veteran so I had that. I also wanted to be sure to qualify for the tax credit and wasn't sure if they were going to renew… Read how I did it…
It made me
Happy
How I did it: This was a bit of a bitch. After my divorce, I had to claim bankruptcy. I claimed chapter 13 which meant I made payments for three years, effectively postponing the discharge for that long. Then, in order to buy the house, I had to be free of the discharge for two years. I had no money to put down, but am a veteran so I had that. I also wanted to be sure to qualify for the tax credit and wasn't sure if they were going to renew it. W… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Will probably do this with the kids sometimes next month. I have stuff to make 48 bottles and about 5 different flavors. Can’t wait.
Since my daughter has come home and she has adjusted wonderfully. There were some definite bumps along the way as we worked to establish a routine that was likely very different from what she knew, but it gets easier each day and she is so much fun. Everyone just loves her.
