Morning Monkies! IRB has already run halfway to Boston and stevew been up since 3; it's time you got you ass moving as well. On tap for my day is a fruity breakfast of strawberries, banana, yogurt and granola. Munch, munch.
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12 hours until beer. 
Thursday morning means a swim workout, Serial Midget.
I can't believe people don't know this already. COME ON! But yeah, 2500 yards done.
morning slackers... good weight lifting session last night and belive me I can feel it this morning. Coffee is perfect, it is attempting to dissolve the mug. Tonight I go for a run after walking the dogs for 2 miles ( I don't run the old dog, at ten years old I just let him set the walking pace).
Coffee #1 down the hatch. I should think about eating something.
Gin & tonics last night. Gonna need moar coffee.
Gin & tonics last night. Gonna need moar coffee.
When I interviewed for my new position the director emailed me the day prior to the interview and said, "We wear jeans every day around here, so don't dress professional."
Maiden voyage of Felicia yesterday. She's nice, real nice. Gonna take some time figure out where the suspension likes to be set, but a solid shakedown ride. Did get to help extract a friend from the trail who had a bad crash... That story is in yesterday's GMT.
or breakfast.
Also, Mountain Toad beers make me foggy the next morning.
Mornin. shitty night's sleep was shitty. waking up to 6" of wet, slippery snow was even shittier. decided to drive the boy to daycare instead of trying to push the chariot through that shit for an hour. Now I'm sitting at my desk feeling like shit, and have a shit-ton of newly "urgent" deadlines to deal with. today is going to be shitty.
on the plus side, cedar-plank salmon on the new grill last night was yummy. could have had a second and even third helping if there had been more. next time...
on the plus side, cedar-plank salmon on the new grill last night was yummy. could have had a second and even third helping if there had been more. next time...
PT today. Working on my cup of motivation. Got out and did 23 miles on the single speed yesterday, and holy balls, did the wind kick my ass. The last 5 miles took as long as the first 18.
How do you channel your inner rebel then? I wear jeans every day despite the strict dress code. Take that, corporate lizard overlords!When I interviewed for my new position the director emailed me the day prior to the interview and said, "We wear jeans every day around here, so don't dress professional."
pantaloons for you old folks.
huh. i pictured you as more of a trousers kind of fellow.
Rotten Wednesday behind me. Here's to an marginally awesomer Thursday 
Several doctors appointments today, a little work and with a little luck a ride in the afternoon.
Several doctors appointments today, a little work and with a little luck a ride in the afternoon.
Every. Single. Time. I'm done with that place.
Mariko had a fever last night and ended up sleeping in our bed. There was intermittent sleep by all but it wasn't great.
Now she's on the couch watching Daniel Tiger (her treat when home sick from preschool), Yuna is rolling around on the floor in lieu of the crawling that she still doesn't do, the wife is cooking eggs for breakfast, and I'm alternately working/wasting time from home since I was on academic time anyway and I don't feel like actually going in to my office.
Now she's on the couch watching Daniel Tiger (her treat when home sick from preschool), Yuna is rolling around on the floor in lieu of the crawling that she still doesn't do, the wife is cooking eggs for breakfast, and I'm alternately working/wasting time from home since I was on academic time anyway and I don't feel like actually going in to my office.
It doesn't matter if it's one or one hundred, I always feel a bit foggy the day after.
You know... beers at home followed by gin & tonics have a similar effect.
On a related note - this stuff is really junipery:
Work. I manged to get in an hour on the elliptical last night and some study time, so I'm pretty blown out this morning.
Had the 'what you want vs. what you can get' conversation with Wifey yesterday. She finally listened when I told her if she wants round 2, that getting her Q7 and giant house are off the table. She's upset that because we make so much more money than any of our friends that we can afford to live nicer because they do (keeping up with the Jones' much?).
I spent a lot of time trying to explain that we save more money than the average person (because we can and should). Trying to explain that saving now sets us up way better later, including the ability to pay for college doesn't seem to stick. She said "we can always save less" which damn near gave me a seizure.
Honestly, doing this job will make you go crazy. Talking to people who are or will be living their retirement in poverty will really make you want to save every penny that you can, just to avoid that.
Had the 'what you want vs. what you can get' conversation with Wifey yesterday. She finally listened when I told her if she wants round 2, that getting her Q7 and giant house are off the table. She's upset that because we make so much more money than any of our friends that we can afford to live nicer because they do (keeping up with the Jones' much?).
I spent a lot of time trying to explain that we save more money than the average person (because we can and should). Trying to explain that saving now sets us up way better later, including the ability to pay for college doesn't seem to stick. She said "we can always save less" which damn near gave me a seizure.
Honestly, doing this job will make you go crazy. Talking to people who are or will be living their retirement in poverty will really make you want to save every penny that you can, just to avoid that.
make her go live in a van down by the river.
sometimes i have these sorts of situations w/ my wife (want vs need). i find myself utilizing the phrase "welcome to reality" frequently. i also make the argument that better savings = more likely to retire early, that argument seems to carry some weight, so it might be worth trying.
That moment when Pandora knows just what to play for you.
Good thing is, with the way things are going, we won't be retiring in the world we know, if at all.
Hahah. Yeah, I've tried the whole retire early thing, as that's what I do for a living. Doesn't work.
As for van down by the river, having lived in a van at one point growing up and in my truck after leaving school, having lots of savings is a very important thing for me. I want Haley in no way to ever experience that in life.
Dude... I don't envy your position. It's a tough (and REAL) thing, the desire for people to keep up with the Jones'...
Try telling her that the Jones' are basically dumbass douchebags. See if that helps.
Just keep in mind that it's a balance for everyone - 'cause there's no guarantee that you're gonna make it TO retirement. But you should at least plan for it...
But yeah - keeping up with the Jones' is a surefire way to:
- Be disappointed
- Never actually attain what you *think* you want
fell asleep at three....slept for 6 glorious hours....ready to go back to sleep...
Coffee, breakfast, beer run, paperwork to broker, lunch, now being the good domestic and running a load of laundry.
Jesus H. Christ. I'm not even married and I get friends telling me I make so much money and save so much that I should spend more and live "better." I've got too many friends living paycheck to paycheck with no retirement. Anemic 401k plans were drained a while ago to cover various life expenses. Now high rate credit card debt and school debt is crushing them. Home maintenance costs exceeded the benefit of property value growth. The list of money issues goes on.
In a recent office retirement seminar, the speaker asked "how many people have $X in savings?" At 40, I was on the younger end of the average age, and I was the only person who raised a hand.
Some people very close to me are going to get crushed by money woes as time rolls on. It's going to be hard to watch, and I can't save them.
Indeed. My goal is simple enough (I think) is to have $500k (we save a lot of money) set aside by the time we're 40. That gives a really good platform from which our future/retirement can be built. Getting a big house nukes that. Getting a Q7 seriously impacts that. Getting something like a Pilot, which she likes, impacts it less. Having rd 2 is global nuclear war to that goal.Dude... I don't envy your position. It's a tough (and REAL) thing, the desire for people to keep up with the Jones'...
Try telling her that the Jones' are basically dumbass douchebags. See if that helps.
Just keep in mind that it's a balance for everyone - 'cause there's no guarantee that you're gonna make it TO retirement. But you should at least plan for it...
But yeah - keeping up with the Jones' is a surefire way to:
It's a bad idea to pattern your life after what everyone else is doing. 'Cause there are a LOT of people doing it wrong.
- Be disappointed
- Never actually attain what you *think* you want
Guess I just focus too much on the future...
Now imagine having that conversation 30 times per day, telling people that their plans for retirement are not able to happen doing what they do. Very demoralizing to me and why saving is so important.
Also, you're the guy who will be done working when you're 55 and able to do fuck all what you want. I just want to maintain lifestyle at 62, so we're still young enough to enjoy it. I don't think it's asking a lot.
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You don't focus "too much" on the future. You get it. Tell that woman she's lucky to be paired up with you... Well, in regard to this issue.
I've completely turned around my savings plan and squirrel away as much as possible, but I do still treat myself to "wants" on occasion.
Also...
Also...
$500k total net worth? Or not including home equity?