Well, it's been 28 months - since Jan 4, 2013 - that I've been away from any heavy reading or even light participation in the forums here...but I'm headed back now...for some advice and community, and who knows what all else.
On the plus side, life's been great - my career has taken off really well and I have more options in front of me now than ever - and when I look back at some posts from 2012, I can say I've made some very good strides in other areas as well - I'm more comfortable with who I am and what I am doing than I probably have ever been in my adult life.
On the other side, I haven't exactly lived the lifestyle very well these past two years - my nest-egg is certainly much more than it was before, but given my salary, I could be much closer to FI now than I am.
And why? Well, because I'm still very coupled to the lifestyle I've built with my wife - we like quality things, we eat spendy food, we like to live in nice places, and we've not figured out the whole transportation simplification thing.
My goals are basically what they were before (reach a reasonable level of FI in the next 5-7 years), but are now driven more by the desire to have very open options for career/lifestyle than feeling like I have something horrible I need to get out of asap. I guess its a combination of right-livelihood and having your BATNA always taken care of..
My next steps are to get to work on fixing some of the easier stuff: food, health, transportation, and tech - while also working on continuing to grow my experience and income - taking advantage of growth opportunities with education, new projects, building my network, and also encouraging my wife to get going in her career to help build the savings more - whatever form that takes.
And I think that's about it - look forward to engaging with folks again and getting/giving some good inspiration!
28 months later - here I am again - reintroducing
28 months later - here I am again - reintroducing
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