I dream of:

Moving back to Colorado

Between college & moving to Boston for grad school, I lived in Colorado. For an active person, there’s no closer connection to nirvana than living in a mountain town with like-minded, easy-going people. I crave that kind of environment, and I know Boston doesn’t not come close to providing it (sorry New Englanders, you people are too nuts for me!). To give you an idea of what I mean, when living in CO I not only biked to work, but I also ran, skateboarded, and snowboarded to my office at various times throughout the year. 

Having no student loans

While I’m already well on my way to making this a reality, I have recently discovered that I’ll probably be taking a bit longer than originally anticipated to pay off my student loans. I plan to highlight this more in its own post, but I had a great conversation with someone last week who helped me to see the value in slowing down my SL payments in lieu of investing more. I certainly hate the idea of having any debt, but I also know that I’m close to paying off most of my loans and the remaining portion is locked in at 1.625% for the life of the loan–it would be silly not to make my money work harder for me in other capacities!

Starting my own business

This will take a hell of a lot more work to suss out some concrete details in terms of which type of business I’d like to own but I can’t ignore that the fire in me to do so is burning brighter with each passing day. Add in that multiple friends & family members–even strangers–have commented on a particular talent of mine that can easily be turned into a business and I know in my heart that I’m destined to do this sometime soon.

Investing in real estate

I’m also beginning to realize that it may be possible for me to be comfortable having mortgage debt, but I’d like that to ultimately only be for investment properties. My pie-in-the-sky dream is to own buildings in which small businesses can get their start or where non-profits can afford to carry out their missions. I love the idea of turning my personal investment(s) into a foundation for others to carry out their own dreams.

Completing my “Life List”

Yes, it’s extensive, always growing, and probably will never be absolutely complete, but I want to put more focus towards crossing some things off of it. You can view it by clicking here. I have a few things in the pipeline for next spring that will knock off at least 5-6 of these, so I’m definitely moving in the right direction.