Want To Do Something Big? Start Small and Expect A Lot of Failure

It’s easy to get down on ourselves when things don’t go our way. I hope this post brings some encouragement to my readers (and to myself). I’ve set many goals for myself. Some I’ve given up on and some I’ve been able to achieve, just a little late. Here are some goals I’ve set recently … Read more

2021 Year-End Financial Summary and Life Updates

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Wow, we’re at the end of 2021 already! Here is my year-end financial summary. I’m doing these financial updates twice a year now (semiannually) to keep track of my progress. This is the year we finally became millionaires (read that post here). After over 5 years of hard work and tracking that goal, we eclipsed … Read more

November 2021: Update #5 on my 5 Minute Mile Goal

This is the 5th monthly update on my goal to run a 5 minute mile (see post here). I’ll keep track of my training and progress here. Training For the most part, I neglected my speed training this month. Instead, I ran a 50k and a half marathon. With the cold weather, the holiday season, and … Read more

October 2021: Update #4 on my 5 Minute Mile Goal

This is the 4th monthly update on my goal to run a 5 minute mile (see post here). I’ll keep track of my training and progress here. Training For some reason, this was an extremely busy month. I’ve been able to get a bunch of easy 5 mile runs in, but I haven’t really done any … Read more

September 2021: Update #3 on my 5 Minute Mile Goal

This is the 3rd monthly update on my goal to run a 5 minute mile (see post here). I’ll keep track of my training and progress here. Training I ran a little less this month as I was busy with real estate (4 closings in September) and life (kids). I joined Planet Fitness because they just … Read more

July 2021: Update #1 on my 5 Minute Mile Goal

This is the 1st monthly update on my goal to run a 5 minute mile (see post here). I’ll keep track of my training and progress here. Training This month, I’ve been training pretty consistently. It’s been really hot and humid. I try to get out in the mornings when I can, but sometimes I … Read more

Net Worth Update #62: April 2021

Well, here we are! Officially at a net worth of over a million bucks. It took 62 months to get here since setting this goal in February 2016 (starting at a net worth of about $311k). I’ve been faithfully keeping track of the monthly progress on this blog and writing a quick snippet of what’s … Read more

Net Worth Update #61: March 2021

Here’s net worth update #61. We had a pretty big jump in net worth this month. Here’s why. I had given conservative estimates for the valuation of the houses we own, but I increased the valuation to be more in line with the current real estate market (super hot). I also closed a little over … Read more