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End of 2021 Final Update!

So 2021 is over and here’s how I finished the year. Goal #1 – Financial – This year we wanted to increase our Net Worth by 10% and with the market being as friendly as it has been (even with the doldrums at the end of the year), we’re up a CRAZY 39.7% for the year! Utterly crazy and I’m super glad it happened. Goal #1 – Exceeded! Goal #2 – Health – I have lost a little bit of weight, but my pants are looser and my belts are way too big. But I was able to smash my desired biking record of 50 miles. I finished in October…

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Jay’s August Update

So happy birthday to me! This month I’ve gotten a little older and hopefully a littler wiser. Lets check the progress towards the goals I sat at the beginning of the year. Goal #1 – Financial – This year we wanted to increase our Net Worth by 10% and with the market being as friendly as it has been, we’re up a CRAZY 32.6% for the year! That’s insane and something that will probably never happen again in our lifetimes; I’m glad we were in the market when that happened! Goal #1 – Exceeded! Goal #2 – Health – I have not lost any weight, but I am told I’m…

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Happy Anniversary!

Holy moly! It’s already been 1 year of this channel! Thanks so much to everyone who subscribes and asks questions or comments. Now it’s only 5 years until retirement!

The videos we talk about in this video are here!

Getting Rid of 90% of Our Stuff: https://youtu.be/cwIJQvn6tto

Withdraw from Retirement Accounts: https://youtu.be/h-uGWo_be_E

Recovered from CoVID: https://youtu.be/AjLH91QbZGM

Laid Off: https://youtu.be/lvEliN7TKzo

End of the Market as we know it: https://youtu.be/HZCDJX_AD94

Traveling in the time of Covid: https://youtu.be/kaBASirWDqA

Jay’s Goals 2021 Update

Well the last week was pretty interesting. I wasn’t able to ride my bike because of SNOWpocalypse HOU. We spend most of the week with no power or water. I did read another book: The Power of Noticing by Max Bazerman. Interesting book about looking outside of your normal channels to see things that other people miss.

Also, I haven’t even started to do the yoga yet. It’s been a little stressful and I could probably use it a great deal. It’s on my list, though.

As far as Spanish language, I am working on it. It’s very challenging, but I’m working through it. Study languages when you’re younger, it’s WAY easier, kids!

Gaby’s Goals 2021 Update 1!

It’s been over a month since we started the New Year and I have tried my best to keep up with my “commitments”. It has not been easy. My health goal was to lose 25lbs by the end of the year through healthier eating and exercise and I am happy to report that I have been going out for walks almost everyday. Jay has been a great support, since work has been a lot lately and I am always super tired at the end of the day. Jay helps me push through and go for the walk, he even comes with me. I usually agree to a “short” walk, but…

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The updates keep coming! Jays Update 2

I finished my second book already this year (10 more to go!). This was Captain Pantaleon and the Secret Service by Mario Vargas Llosa. Llosa is a Nobel laureate from Peru. It was a short book, and difficult to follow because it’s translated from Spanish. I enjoyed it enough that I finished it regardless of the difficulty. Also, I’ve completed 2 – 10 mile rides in the past few weeks. That’s good, it still takes me a day off afterwards for my muscles to get better, but it’s good! I’ve also been working on my Spanish lessons. Gaby made me a verb conjugation wheel and I’ve been using Mango languages….

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Jay’s Goals 2021 Update 1!

So we’re almost 3 full weeks into the new year and how am I doing with my goals? Financial – We’re saving in our pre-tax accounts and have made our first investments of 2021! Just a lot more to go. Health – I haven’t lost any weight, but I haven’t gained any either. So that’s a good thing. As far as riding, it’s been too cold to ride as much as I’d like; but I can do 6-7 miles without any issue. That’s definite improvement from before when I could barely do 6 before my bum started to hurt. I also haven’t started yoga, but Gaby and I will be…

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