long time no blog. for those who don't know, i've been busy at my job. i don't think i'd call it a new one. they rehired me. yeah, 2-1/2 years is quite awhile but i pretty much picked up right where i left off. and i'm getting paid more than before. always good!

my apartment is nice. except for not having cable. i'm going to pay for it myself. there's a cable wire in my room, so i think i'll get myself a tv too. i'm going to mount it on the wall. errr, i'm going to install a shelf on the wall, in the corner of my room, and put the tv on it. that way i can put my xbox in my room. i won't interfere with John's shows. i'm really doing it because I think it would be cool to have a wall mounted tv in my room. it's a small goal. but one that will be rewarding, non-the-less.

next year I plan to start an IRA, 401K, and maybe invest in a few other markets. Like I said I'm getting paid more now, not too much more. But enough to put the extra into investments next year. (I have to wait a year before I can join my company's profit sharing plan. I just got hired). If I start as soon as I can I will be well set for retirement. Because alot of people wait so long to start, they end up having to risk more. That's because they have less time to mature their investments. If I start now, I have options. I can invest aggressively if I want or let my investments mature at a more typical pace. When more risk is required over a short period of time, the usual result is you either don't meet your target goals or you lose money. Invest young and give it time to grow.