About My Goals
God Made Sweet Tea. -Blind Melon
And on this day, man also realized that he was in debt.
I too, have found both sweet tea and debt, although I am trying my hardest to get rid of the latter. I have a lot that I am trying to accomplish here, and there really aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all. But to give you an idea of what I am trying to do, here are my goals:
- Plan my wedding (June 27th, 2008 is the date)
- Become debt free by April 2008
- Stop working at the restaurant and be working for myself by the wedding
- Eventually stop working for myself (at home) and go back to school for art
- Become a professional artist
- RETIRE by 35
That’s all doable, right?
Now, my definition of retirement isn’t exactly sitting on my butt and watching TV all day. If I am able to become a professional artist and travel the world to paint, I consider that my ideal form of retirement, even though I would be technically working. I think when you stop working and learning, you are dead.
In the meantime, I am taking a class or two for painting, waiting tables, and trying to get my internet business(es) off the ground.
In order for me and my fiancee’s budget to work, I need to make about $400 per week. Right now, these are my various sources of income:
- Restaurant (waiting tables)
- eBay
- Squidoo
- Affiliate marketing through eBay and Squidoo
- Antique Booth at an antique mall (soon to be going bye-bye)
So basically, this blog is going to follow my quest towards accomplishing the above goals of becoming debt free, then weaning myself off the restaurant (although it is SUCH easy money sometimes), then going back to school for art and my quest as an artist, and finally - RETIREMENT.
I’m 23 right now, soon to be 24. I think I can accomplish those goals. Most people don’t really begin to save for retirement until their 50s, so why don’t I just start early? If I screw up and have to wait until 45, fine by me!