January 28, 2009

I got to the gym this morning and got a pretty good weight work out in. It wasn't as draining as cycling class, but I can't handle doing that every day, I would be exhausted. I figure I'll try to lift 3 days a week and go to cycling class 3 times a week. We'll see how it works.

I realized this week that I'd been doing something that I've read you should never do. I've been waiting for my financial situation to change before I get to that next stage in my life. I'm just waiting to pay off these loans before I can "be happy" with where I'm at. Over the last few days I've begun to realize this is happening and I've just stopped worrying about it. From now on I'm just going to watch my money a bit better and just letting things come as they are going to. Although it would be nice to have a bit more money to do a few of the things on Megan and my wish list. But pretty soon I will have my car and the rings paid off, that'll give me another $500 per month to do whatever with. Also, I'll be starting my part time job soon. So I'm thinking I'll invest the extra $500 and get ready to invest more money into the real estate business, and with my part time job, that'll be for the fun stuff Megan and I want to do and also for our wish list.

Yesterday I got put in my place at work because I had been slacking on one of my projects. At first I was mad that the guy had called me out, but today, it was all worth it, it gave me the motivation to buckle down and get a bunch of stuff done. Now, I'm out not only to just do my job, but to impress people about how quickly I can work and get stuff done. With my work ethic and focus, I want to set myself apart from everyone else.

Last night I got about half way through Rich Dad Poor Dad's "Increase Your Financial IQ". I love the Rich Dad Poor Dad series. If you ever want to be financially free and never worry about money, these books are a must read. I've only gotten half way through but I've got a few good tips. One is that you learn the most when you take on the risk of failure. Also, there are 4 sections of your financial situation, there are: Income, Expenses, Assets, and Liabilities. You want high income and assets, and low expenses and liabilities. If you focus on this, whether this country is in a recession or not, you'll be fine. And if you can get the income from your assets to exceed your expenses, that means you're financially free!

Megan has done a great job with the house, everything is put away and we don't spend hardly any time cleaning up our piles anymore! And because of that we have more time to each other!