Comments on: Non financial goals – what are they and why should we have them?

By: Clint

Clint — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:09:51 +0000

Hey it’s vr4playa from Fastlane!

Was browsing through your blog and came across this post.

Gotta say the similarities are scary, as I am just trying to get out from an aligator of a home and a mediocre, unfulfilling job to spend more time doing what I love- traveling and running, both of which are non-financial goals that ultimately cost money ;)

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Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:55:49 +0000

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By: Allen Young

Allen Young — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 06:34:31 +0000

My non financial reason for going into real estate is similar to you. I hated my job because I was bored with it. Job security, and a good salary was not enough reason for me to stay.

My non-financial motivation now is to be sucessful enough to support my family, but still have time to spend as much time as possible with them. We are going to Hawaii this week on a family vacation. I would like an income that would allow me to continue to support my current lifestyle, and continue to be able to create memories with my family, especially my kids.

By: limeade

limeade — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:38:41 +0000

I completely agree. That’s at least what I wrote about here.

I’ve got to know why I’m doing something, or else I’ll never really do it.

-limeade

By: Trisha

Trisha — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:58:02 +0000

You and I are so similar! I found myself in the finance section at the bookstore because I hated my job. Actually, you might find this interesting–when I left my job, I had a personal crisis of sorts because my non-financial motivation for investing was gone! I went through a very slow period, almost a depressed state, as I started to feel useless. That useless feeling drove me to find other reasons to keep pushing forward in investing. But, I’m still not quite as driven as I was when I was working a job I hated.

I also create financial and non-financial goals at the beginning of each year. Actually, my fiance and I take time every December 31st to do that together. Our goals tend to fall into categories like Investing, Business, Sales, Body (exercise), Organization (for non-business areas of life), House (for to-do items around the house), Individual Projects, and Relationship (weekly date night, love notes, etc).

By: moom

moom — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:39:39 +0000

Well I’ve always been interested in finance and economics :) So I need no motivation to look after my finances. It’s just fun! I first started reading more about finance and investing seriously when I first started earning more than I wanted to spend. Back in 1996-7. I never pursued careers for the sake of making a lot of money. Now I want to choose where I want to live and doesn’t seem like I can do it in my current career.

By: prlinkbiz

prlinkbiz — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:00:54 +0000

Great post Kdog- Money is never enough of a motivating factor for the long haul. You have to have a powerful reason “why”. That’s why I started in business and learning REI- I want my freedom- and money is what will give it to me.
Not that money in an of itself makes you “free”, but it allows for a much longer leash.