Random Thoughts:
As a child we are all thrown into opportunities, learning many new things, from talking, walking, swimming, ridding a bike, running, hiking… and the list goes on and on.
As we age, those awesome “learning something new” opportunities start to dry up like spilled kool-aid on black pavement on a hot summer day. The things we do know lose the shock value as we have performed them over and over (diminishing returns). We masses in the middle (click here to read about my middle class life cycle) live a somewhat boring, repeating cycle of activity (especially during the working days of the week). New adventures become more scarce and we fall towards an unknown end, wasting our youth and ambition to meet some ultimate goal at that end (perhaps retirement, heaven, or whatever).
So what are we to do?
- Path1: Should we live it up today, borrowing and spending all our money and skipping work only to end up out in the streets homeless with debt in the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars? (NO)
- Path2: Should we live a somewhat slower lifestyle by striving for a more balanced approach? This is a good solution because you get a little of everything… financial security, some new experiences etc… This is my current path. (MAYBE)
- Path3: Or should we forget about the end goal and realize that it doesn’t really matter and we should try to expanding and enjoy our life to the fullest but at the same time realize that having money can open up more doors to enjoy life? That having money can enable us to do things like traveling to distant locations and enable use to experiencing things that we never though we’d be able to see or experience? (MAYBE)
I think I would like to have a balanced lifestyle as in Path2, but I would also like to incorporate some of the elements in Path3, which would turn my balanced lifestyle to more of an aggressive balanced lifestyle.
Enough on the discussion of lifestyles, on to actions! Until I have the finances to enjoy more new experiences, I intend on “Trying Something New” by taking advantage of all the great free stuff online!
I have to admit, I’ve already been doing this by reading blogs which I find very enjoyable! Reading blogs convinced me to start my own blog enabling me to telling my own story and share my thoughts. I’m planning on expanding further into online experiences (perhaps a short podcast for next Saturday? and some day a video).
So this entire article leads up to the following sentence. I going to use my Saturday article posts to experiment and share more of my raw thoughts and experiences. I’ve done this a bit in the past with my comic series, but that was too limiting (although I still want to post a comic at least once a month).
Are you planning on researching, learning or experiencing something new soon?
-MR
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I like #3, it sounds more fun. 🙂
It’s important to figure out if “enjoying life to the fullest” is really important to you OR if it is just a way to recuperate from working.
I just read Your Money or Your Life and it showed me a different perspective.
I have a good life, but I figure why should that stop me from learning.
Last year, I skimmed the book “Your Money or Your Life” too, and I think the book has some great ideas too. I really want to cross over that crossover point 🙂
Nifty! (And looking forward to the monthly installment of Mr. Penny!)
My job is full of “somethings new.”
Agree with retire by 40… if you haven’t read YMoYL it is definitely worth a read!
I skimmed the book and it has pretty good!
I’m glad to hear you job is full of “somethingd new”! I think it would keep life fresh!
yup – coooooking!!!!
Cooking is one such thing I would like to explore! Especially when the snow is gone 🙂
Thinking of either music or gardening! Let’s see how that goes!
Sounds good.
My son had an interest in videos in the past, I’ll try to revive that. And other interests…
Are you planning on researching, learning or experiencing something new soon?
Yes I am going to get into realestate investing.
Yes, I want to expand in many directions at once! I hope such efforts doesn’t rip me apart!
Real Estate investing is an area that I always flirt with but never go out and try. Perhaps someday…
I’m finding right now (in my twenties), I’m living a pretty straighforward life. But I think in the next few years, I’ll go ‘live it up’ and see where the world takes me. For the time being, saving money, paying down debt, seems to be working
I’ve always been financially responsible, but if you can do a budget and use it for living it up, that seems like the best option to me.
It’s all about balance and fiscal responsibility really…
It’s nice to switch things up sometimes, even if things are working just fine. This will be a great change. I’m looking forward to your reinvigorated Saturdays!
Thanks Shawn!
Saturdays are my most dreaded days to post articles, but if I can do anything to spice it up, it might be my most enjoyable one instead… Another case of lemons to lemonade…
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