I have this house as some might have read in my other posts.
I've had it 9 years and I'm going to sell it and have quite a bit of cash, enough to FIRE
Thing is, I've thought about just what I would do to make my life happier. I mean I've spent many! a miserable day struggling with fixing it, dealing with tenants and the city officials etc... so there was a point to it? right???
I think its fair to say that at times, particularly winter I feel quite depressed. I'm wondering how I'd best use this money to facilitate happiness.
I looked briefly online and there's a lot of stories about experiences over material things.... I can't 100% agree with that. I have a 2 year old mercedes van for my handyman business and it rocks! I get a buzz out of it even after a couple of years.
I love my tools! I want to work less but I don't want to fully retire.... at least I don't think so... maybe I do? hard to say.
I have a friend took early retirement from a job he had since leaving school. I saw him the other day and he said he was bored and helps his friend out with a second hand store.
Mostly what my life is lacking is connections, good friends that I can trust to have my back, a significant other, happiness I think. Most my family passed on, my daughter and grandkids moved across the country and it can be rocky at times... if you think of that scene from Austin Powers where Dr Evil and his son have a strained relationship! It's a bit like that ;)
I admire how women seem to make friends and help each other out.... us guys?? not so much.
My sister went to India a few times to work in an orphanage, something like that sounds good, something with a purpose.
Anyone on here looked into this subject?