Hi Everyone,
Back in 2009 I started to research increasing my income (already had a great income, but I thought I needed more)... I learned during that time if you have bad money habits, you would just have bad money habits with more money, creating bigger problems... sometime after 2011 I found MMM and a few other sites and adjusted my thinking (spend less).. it worked. it worked very very well. Between 2011 and 2013 I adjusted, tweaked, kept reading, learning and staying engaged (exited for my future self!).... Now, in 2015 I've squeezed everything I can out of my income and place towards my future (I'm saving 50% of my total gross income) - everything is on auto-pilot.. I'm so adicted to making sure the money has as much time in the market as possible, I even drained my liquid savings a bit low (meaning less than 3 months living expenses so I can have more money in my taxable account)....
Now... well - it's boring, it's a waiting game.. I feel I've come full circle, and I'm back at the "well, let's sell stuff we don't use, make more money, put the money to work"....
Anyone else get to this boring part? I've read some articles on some within the community blogs about 'living like you're already FIRE' - so, when it's time to choose to leave work you just continue living.. I'm trying new things, helping my wife with the plants outside, started a garden (love that part), etc... Now I find myself addicted to the bloggers who have finally reached a point where they can choose to work, or choose where or what to work on... the funny part? The bloggers that finally leave the workforce have a massive drop off of blog posts (rightfully so, maybe their motivation has changed? their interests? they no longer have that negative aspect in their lives motivating them to write about?)... But, yes, I'm adicted to know what they are doing with their time?
Anyway - I had a couple weeks off work, spent some time in Florida with my Dad, I'm at the end of my vacation and will be back to work on Monday, but the time off gave me some mind cycles to spend on this post - HA!
Thoughts?
NWOutlier - Steve
PS- when I say maxed I mean: 401k Maxed, Spouse IRA Maxed, Roth IRA Maxed, Health Savings Account Maxed, Taxable Account 6000-18000/yr (maxed)