Tis the Season

So we are winding down the year and it has been an interesting one. Looking back it really has been great and I have so many things to be thankful for. I’m now 4 months into my 10 year plan and things are progressing kind of slowly. But, I have managed to avoid making any additional poor investments lately. The Bronco mentioned in the last blog had a rough time driving on the freeway in second gear (don’t ask), so I managed to throw a rod and pretty much ruin the only part of the bronco that was working. So I unloaded it for $500, and effectively saved myself about $20,000, I’m estimating. Currently, I’m pondering clever ways to achieve my goal, working out a lot and snowboarding as much as I can. So if nothing else, I’m very busy and content. I’m also getting ready for a little trip up North to Michigan to see the family and then shortly after I get back I will be headed up to Italy for two weeks. Don’t worry this is for work so I won’t be cutting into my retirement funds and even if it wasn’t, after all of the travel this year and stockpile of frequent traveler rewards I won’t have to pay for a vacation for quite some time. My latest get rich quick scheme has been looking at jobs in Afghanistan, at this point it looks like the most likely way I can achieve my goal, but it is really hard to justify the risk. Really, I will have to ponder that one for a while and feel out the family on their thoughts, but it definitely seems like an option. Let me know what you think and also let me know if there are any other clever schemes out there to help me reach my goal…
Happy Holidays to all my readers and I hope you set some great goals for next year, that you can achieve and I’ll work on mine too.