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- Receive a big-up from Wub

That's my true goal for 2014

Liam92 wrote:- Receive a big-up from Wub

That's my true goal for 2014

Remind me in 366 days

wub wrote:

gwa wrote:got enough to go for around 8-9 months if were saying a G a month and flights but i doubt i'll be gone for that long. see how it works out, won't be booking a return flight when i book my outgoing[

That's a pretty balling amount of savings, reckon you do it right you can live well for that. Have you looked into flight cost variations based on the seasons etc?

gwa wrote:also i will visit bristol in the new year!!!!

HAHAHA, yeah I need to do that as well I reckon. Added to the OP

yeah we worked out about 1100 in total for flights, plus in japan we'd be staying with my gfs best mate so that'll be cheap!

if we like a certain place in india we've also decided we'll volunteer at hostels so should be absolutely kosher for cash

gwa wrote:

wub wrote:

gwa wrote:got enough to go for around 8-9 months if were saying a G a month and flights but i doubt i'll be gone for that long. see how it works out, won't be booking a return flight when i book my outgoing[

That's a pretty balling amount of savings, reckon you do it right you can live well for that. Have you looked into flight cost variations based on the seasons etc?

gwa wrote:also i will visit bristol in the new year!!!!

HAHAHA, yeah I need to do that as well I reckon. Added to the OP

yeah we worked out about 1100 in total for flights, plus in japan we'd be staying with my gfs best mate so that'll be cheap!

if we like a certain place in india we've also decided we'll volunteer at hostels so should be absolutely kosher for cash

Nice man, sounds like you've got it going on. Would also maybe recommend;

- Budget spreadsheet so you can make sure nothing is overlooked
- Maybe start researching hostels in certain areas that might be beneficial to you for the volunteer stuff
OR
- If that's not practical due to you not knowing where you'll be staying, speaking with friends who have something similar to find get their experieces/possible contacts

Overall, sounds you've got it pretty much on lockdown

wub wrote:So you don't feel you would benefit from putting an actual amount on it (for example, a tune a month or something)?

good idea, but i think it would demoralize me if i didn't follow my timeline properly

wub wrote:I agree that forcing yourself out the house isn't always preferable, much as I enjoy a weekend on the sofa or in front of the computer from time to time. However, getting out is always a good thing. When you say going out, do you mean to listen to music, to go walking in the country, into town for drinks etc?

all of the above! i always seem to have a good time when im out with my mates, (no matter what seems to go wrong haha, broke my collarbone on saturday night, and it was jokes) so maybe thats why sitting in seems so boring to me

Trainrek wrote:

wub wrote:So you don't feel you would benefit from putting an actual amount on it (for example, a tune a month or something)?

good idea, but i think it would demoralize me if i didn't follow my timeline properly

Or motivate you to stop procrastinating? The idea of setting goals is to make yourself accountable to completing them, so you have a more defined target you want to aim for.

gonna get swole

and try get a bar job

and buy more smart clothes

oh yeah that's all covered. Gfs done India before so she knows the score with it so just looking for places she hasn't been before really.

probs gonna go to vietnam for a laugh too

Agent 47 wrote:gonna get swole

Do you have a target weight/body fat %/lifting target?

Agent 47 wrote:and try get a bar job

There is no try. Only do, or do not.

wub wrote:There is no try. Only do, or do not.

#fedorawisdom
stop it Wub.

getting a vinyl release at least in the pipelines would be nice

i can't decide if it's worth waiting for vinyl or go for sumat digi first

wub wrote:

GreenWaffle wrote:Stop procrastinating as much as I do now

A little vague and hard to really say whether they've done or not. What do you consider to be the main cause of your procrastination? Is it a lack of motivation in a given area, or too many distractions in other areas?

Probably lack of motivation in general, like I'll tell myself 'go and practice mixing for a while' or 'go and revise that area of maths you don't get' but the moment I run into a (metaphorical) brick wall I seem to lose my motivation then end up wasting time doing generally nothing because 'fuck it what's the point'. Granted this doesn't happen all the time but often enough for me to want to address the issue.

chekov wrote:getting a vinyl release at least in the pipelines would be nice

i can't decide if it's worth waiting for vinyl or go for sumat digi first

Digital would be a lot easier/cheaper, assuming it's self released and not on a label.

wub wrote:

chekov wrote:getting a vinyl release at least in the pipelines would be nice

i can't decide if it's worth waiting for vinyl or go for sumat digi first

Digital would be a lot easier/cheaper, assuming it's self released and not on a label.

i'd probably rather try and find a label

which kinda takes it out of my hands to a large extent

Liam92 wrote:EDIT: Somehow fit in a part-time language course (German probably)

Evening classes, though you might also want to check Gumtree for language speakers in your area. Mate of mine got his Spanish up to scratch in exchange for teaching someone how to use the guitar in a sort of barter skills exchange.

Liam92 wrote:- Save money each month rather than spend every single penny every month (most likely won't happen)

Can't recommend a budget spreadsheet enough for this. Column for income, then a column for all outgoings inc. desired level of saving per month. Remaining value/4 is your spending money for each week.

Would also recommend a separate savings account (if you've not already got one) and a direct debit from your main account into that so you can guarantee the money is getting there. Have it on the same day or day after that you get paid, so you don't even miss it.

Get down to 185 pounds
Have 3-4 really good solid tracks I feel comfortable sending out
Read more ( maybe a book a month to start )

-establish my own persona/identity on here

Continue my healthy eating, should be down to around 75-80kg by the summer.
Get into gardening and plant some vegetables in the garden.
Spend more time out in nature and go camping more often.
Get better at cooking and learn some new recipes.
Read more.

ehbrums1 wrote:Get down to 185 pounds

That's great, mate. What weight are you now if you don't mind my asking, and what exercise do you do?

ehbrums1 wrote:Have 3-4 really good solid tracks I feel comfortable sending out
Read more ( maybe a book a month to start )

Dub_freak wrote:Continue my healthy eating, should be down to around 75-80kg by the summer.
Get into gardening and plant some vegetables in the garden.
Spend more time out in nature and go camping more often.
Get better at cooking and learn some new recipes.
Read more.

Those are awesome, particularly the gardening. Awesome as my apartment here is, I do miss not having an outside bit