Yep. I think this is something I can definitely achieve. It will take gargantuan swaths of my time though, and will take a lot of power out of me. But I’d really love to let my parents see that I’ve achieved this.
Dec 16, 2008, 09:03AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments
llong is growing slowly but surely
...but all the money has made me more certain that money isn’t everything. I read a study recently showing that, after about $60,000 per year, people don’t get any happier. Once you have a roof over your head, food in the fridge, and the heat works, everything else is extra!
Next financial goal is $200k per year, I guess.
May 26, 2008, 11:27AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
Not that I am all about money, I’m not. I spent the past ten years making a living off of my art. Well, I had NO money to start with so I never seemed to get that far finacially…I think my average was about 10k per year. I kid you not! So, I feel like I need to make up for lost money. I thought money was so evil, and yes I had fun. I travelled the world, lived in several different states, finished 2 degrees, and made a ton of art, and snowboarded my brains out off of 10k per year. Well, I have a talent in living off of nothing, but now I am in my 30s and I am sick of scrounging, and I want to own a house, drive a non-beater of a car (although I ride my $25 bicycle more than I drive). I guess it is time for me to grow up, and I have the brains to make good money, and these days anything under six figures seems like very little. And with the nothingness I have been making I need to save for retirement like crazy now. I think my new career in nursing will give me the opportunity to make 6 figures, and only work 3 days per week, and still have time to travel, snowboard, etc…and maybe even have kids! Woohoo!
May 14, 2008, 09:03AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
Well, I’ve definitely made it. I’ve begun socking away a big portion of the income into my retirement, and simultaneously cutting back living expenses. In 12 years, I expect to have enough invested in safe funds to be able to live off of the interest. Then, I’ll be able to work at a non-profit I believe in without having to worry about the money.
Can’t wait!
Jul 16, 2007, 06:54PM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment
Money is a necessary evil. Having enough to be ambitious is what Im after. We’ll see how my lots are cast.
Mar 25, 2007, 11:02PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
Well, after 10 years in my field, I’ve come to the point where I had the option to turn down two six figure salary offers. I still avoid trading money for happiness and the two jobs wouldn’t have been as enjoyable as the one I ended up taking.
Hopefully the next job will be both six figure and enjoyable.
Aug 19, 2006, 05:30PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments