Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! I can’t believe we’re almost through the first decade of the new milennium. Just thinking about how much our world has changed since 1999 is mind blowing, and it’s hard to imagine what it will be like in the year 2108. I’ll be gone for sure, but maybe my grandchildren will be there, hopefully living in a better world and not a worse one. There’s just always so much to reflect on this time of year. G and I sat up for a bit last night talking about past New Year’s and plans for next year, things like that. He is sick, though, so no big party for us. I kind of like just sitting at home with him on New Year’s Eve though. No traffic, no loud crowds… just us.

One of our activities last night was to make this poster. I had mentioned earlier that we set a goal to make $100,000 this year, so this poster is our way of keeping track and staying motivated. We called it “Untold Riches” because everyday that G gets home from work or we get a random phone call or I check my broker on EQ2, he asks “Untold Riches?”. So far, there have been no Untold Riches, but perhaps this year will be our big beginning.

I was thinking about that amount… $100,000. If all of my friends read this blog, each of them would probably view that amount differently. To a few of my friends that is a lot of money (to me it certainly is). But to others, it’s just a drop in the bucket. Some people I know make more than that just by themselves, and then their spouses make at least that on top of it. I hope I can say that for myself someday. I wouldn’t say that those people are smarter or better than me, they just chose different career paths. I also wouldn’t say they are necessarily happier than I am either. The old saying that “Money can’t buy happiness” is absolutely true. On the other hand, if you’ve found happiness, then money is maybe the next thing to start shooting for. 🙂 Money certainly makes things easier, and also allows you to enjoy your happiness in exotic locations, hehe. I think our main reason for wanting to be rich is because we would rather be together all day than split up for work.

We put our Untold Riches 2008 poster up in our office where we spend the majority of our time. I know that even though it will be a challenge, by the time 2009 hits, we will have filled in the whole chart. It may sound cheesy, but I know that I have found the love of my life, and that together, anything is possible. Here’s where we start proving it.

Happy New Year to everyone, and may your New Year’s Resolutions, goals, aspirations, and dreams come true.