199

We were walking from Camden Yards to the parking garage last weekend when I saw a dime laying on the ground. After taking a few steps past it, I explained to my girlfriend that I really wanted to pick it up, but there were too many people around to stop. “Wouldn’t it have been better if it were a twenty dollar bill?” she said. “Well, if I found 200 dimes I’d have twenty dollars. You gotta start somewhere."  

Today I was walking the dog and I found a dime. I picked it up. Only 199 more to go. 

One day at a time...little goals...the big picture.

sold

Several years ago, I got involved with an investment property. It turned out to be one of the biggest mistakes of my life. The financial burdens of this “partnership” fell completely on me. I spent the better part of three years being very unhappy about the way things had unfolded, knowing that there was little that I could do to remedy the situation.

Then one evening I received a call that my “partner” was in jail. About a week later, the building was on the market. It sat for a year and a half with only a handful of very low offers. Last week a suitable offer was made and the agreement of sale contract was signed.

In less than a month, a HUGE weight will be off my shoulders. The people who I am closest to know the negative impact that this has had on my life. I am truly thankful for their support over the years. It was a learning experience, one that I will not soon forget.