I want…
- To be a good husband
- To be a good father
- To be a good friend
- To solve people’s problems
- To build what people use
- To write what people read
- To never stop learning
Finances
- To have control over my time
- “The ability to do what you want, when you want, with who you want, for as long as you want, is priceless. It is the highest dividend money pays” (Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money, 83).
- To make at least $200K/year
- To have at least $100K saved in the bank
Home
- To own a house with
- ✅ central AC,
- ✅ dry basement,
- ✅ home office,
- ✅ workshop (garage), and
- ✅ home gym (also garage)
Health & Fitness
- To weigh 200 pounds or less
- To be able to run a half marathon at any time
- To look good naked
- ✅ Power rack with a pull-up bar (like the REP Fitness PR–1100 or Rogue R–3; Went with the REP Fitness PR-1100!)
- ✅ Deadlift platform (build my own with horse stall mats from Tractor Supply Co.)
Books
- TBD, working on reading the books I already own!
Tools
- ✅ Workbench
- Table saw
- ✅ Miter saw
- ✅ Reciprocating saw, AKA “Sawzall”)
- Pocket hole jig
- Hand truck
- ✅ Floor jack
- ✅ Jack stands
- ✅ Stanley FuBar III pry bar
- ✅ “Burke bar” pry bar
Tech
- Supernote A5X tablet, pen, and folio cover
- ✅ XBox (Series X or S) console, controllers, and headsets
Miscellaneous
- Electric guitar, amp, and pedals (something like this Yamaha GigMaker set)
- Rifle (something like a Ruger 10/22)
- Shotgun (something like a Remington 870 or Mossberg 500)
- Handgun (perhaps a Glock G19 Gen 5)
Last updated 2024-09-19