Rinse and Repeat
I've been stuck in the grind lately. I hit the alarm at 6:30AM and it's pitch dark when I make my way to the shower. I drive to work, go home, spend time with the family and go to bed. Rinse and repeat. I have started to practice yoga which has been a bit of a personal escape. It's true what they say, you do focus your mind as you focus on the breathing.
We've been in planning mode and just booked a trip to New Orleans for my cousin's upcoming wedding. We are working on booking Paris in the spring and we will be getting married in Punta Cana, DR in the new year. Those trips make me feel like there is light at the end of the tunnel and they keep me moving forward.
In the meantime I've been doing my due diligence and actively crunching numbers to figure out when I can hit FI (Financial Independence). The goal? To wake up when I want to, to read lots and lots. And of course to travel. As I've been trolling the internet, I've stumbled upon Millennial Money Grant Sabatier has been all over the news lately because he was able to retire at 30. Neat guy and I like how he thinks. One post he wrote got me thinking, it was about when is enough really enough? The pursuit of money can become an addiction as opposed to a means to an end. That struck a chord with me because this grind is a treadmill. I want to keep my priorities in line and focus on why I want to follow a different path. When I've accumulated enough, 25-30 times what I need yearly, it's time to pull the plug.
It's so easy to get caught up in looking for happiness externally. A new car, nicer clothes, more furniture and just more stuff. Ultimately I truly believe that happiness comes from within and finding flow. Immersing yourself in something you love. You will never have enough if you look outside of yourself. I just need to shake my head once in a while and remind myself, as I sit in this fluorescent lighting surrounded by cubicles that this is just a little off ramp. This is not my life, this is a means to an end.
I've been stuck in the grind lately. I hit the alarm at 6:30AM and it's pitch dark when I make my way to the shower. I drive to work, go home, spend time with the family and go to bed. Rinse and repeat. I have started to practice yoga which has been a bit of a personal escape. It's true what they say, you do focus your mind as you focus on the breathing.
We've been in planning mode and just booked a trip to New Orleans for my cousin's upcoming wedding. We are working on booking Paris in the spring and we will be getting married in Punta Cana, DR in the new year. Those trips make me feel like there is light at the end of the tunnel and they keep me moving forward.
In the meantime I've been doing my due diligence and actively crunching numbers to figure out when I can hit FI (Financial Independence). The goal? To wake up when I want to, to read lots and lots. And of course to travel. As I've been trolling the internet, I've stumbled upon Millennial Money Grant Sabatier has been all over the news lately because he was able to retire at 30. Neat guy and I like how he thinks. One post he wrote got me thinking, it was about when is enough really enough? The pursuit of money can become an addiction as opposed to a means to an end. That struck a chord with me because this grind is a treadmill. I want to keep my priorities in line and focus on why I want to follow a different path. When I've accumulated enough, 25-30 times what I need yearly, it's time to pull the plug.
It's so easy to get caught up in looking for happiness externally. A new car, nicer clothes, more furniture and just more stuff. Ultimately I truly believe that happiness comes from within and finding flow. Immersing yourself in something you love. You will never have enough if you look outside of yourself. I just need to shake my head once in a while and remind myself, as I sit in this fluorescent lighting surrounded by cubicles that this is just a little off ramp. This is not my life, this is a means to an end.
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