My girlfriend loves the song, “The Luckiest” by Ben Folds.
Lately, for a while now, I’ve been feeling pretty darn “Lucky”. Now, granted I believe a lot of luck is a result of hard work, but still.
Wonderful girlfriend? Check.
Emergency Fund. Check.
Good job. Check.
Good friends & family. Check.
I have goals and aspirations. But I have everything I need right now. I’ve had it for a while.
I have a roof over my head. Food to eat. People to share experiences with.
Life is good. It’s a little eerie actually. I keep waiting for the good times to end….but they just aren’t.
I’m happier than I’ve been in a very, very long time. Maybe happier than I’ve ever been.
IRS Bill Update
So after I worked out my 2007 taxes with my accountant the IRS finally got back to me with updated statements. Everything is looking about what I estimated.
My total bill went from like 28K down to about 16K, and of that I already paid a good chunk of that a month or so back. So, I have around 13K left to pay. Still a big bill, but much better than it’s been in a long time.
Note to small business owners: Accountants are worth it!
Mom Debt Update
My mother is planning to move into her own place in a few months, and the money I send her is a big reason she is able to do that now. She had been living with her mother.
It feels good to take of my Mom. She took care of me for so many years, and then I totally screwed up with my trading. It feels good to be back on track and I know she appreciates my determination to pay her back.
The good thing about debt
It’s funny, if I didn’t have the motivation to get out of debt I don’t know if things would be going so well for me. Because I can’t be content with my business I’ve really been working hard this year to increase my earnings. I hired my first full time employee and am looking to hire some more part time help soon.
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I’m very happy for you! It’s great that everything is going so well in your life. I hope I’ll be in the same place very soon. I know I can be.
PS: Your post reminds us that if we don’t have faith that we will succeed, we have lost before we even began. That’s why you’re in such a nice place in your life right now. Keep up the good work!
Yipee! Such an inspiring post!
Great to see you making such great progress! A suggestion for your blog- if you could figure out a way to create an easy navigation system for all the new bloggers then I think it would help with the experience of the blog. The reader could go through and read each of the bloggers updates, or focus on one, say the original blogger, you. Just a thought.