I am almost at the end of a 13 day week and to cap it off I have my part to play in the iPhone 6 launch tomorrow, before what will most likely be an incredibly busy Saturday. Not to do things by half I am also doing another long run on Saturday of about 35km before I go into work. Yes I am mad and yes I love it!
The reason behind the recent long weeks has been down to increased hours at Apple and a busy time for Steve with the handyman work. Last week I officially became full time at Apple. As I revelled in the thought of having a normal work life I got a call from Steve asking me what my schedule was like over the next three weeks. Not wanting to miss out on some potential carpentry/extra moolah I told him that I was only free on certain days (my days off from Apple) and so I booked myself in for a lot of work.
This is all positive stuff though. I really enjoy working with Steve and I have learnt a huge amount from him across a variety of areas of construction. I find it interesting that when you have enjoyment in what you do you can do a ridiculous amount of hours. If I wasn’t enjoying work for Steve I just wouldn’t bother doing it, even if it would help me get out of debt quicker. The motivation of money is far lower down the scale than the motivation of enjoying what you do and getting satisfaction from it. Thus I can train for Melbourne marathon, work full time at Apple and do two extra days a week for Steve doing manual labour without dying of exhaustion. Coffee does help too mind ;)
On the money side I have been smashing along with my ridiculously small budget of $50 a week for a few weeks now. If you have read any of my previous posts about this you may remember that I am following a very simple system from The Money Makeover book. I am about to complete the first stage of this process, which is to save $1000 for an emergency fund. Unfortunately that emergency is about to come along in the shape of a tax bill, so after paying that I will have to start back at square one. But that doesn’t matter. The empowering thing of this process has been how I have taken control of my money and not let my money control me. Being strict with myself and practical by taking out my week budget in cash I have been able to save for the first time in years. Naturally it helps having a stable income at the same time because I know the minimum I can save each week and plan for the future. My aim after paying my tax bill is to have saved money to pay off a small amount of my debt in January when all four of my familial creditors will be here in Sydney. So I will keep you posted on how that is progressing.
As we progress towards October I am reminded that it won’t be long until the most amazing event of 2015. That’s right the Rugby World Cup is not far away! Ha ha only kidding. It is actually still a long way away. Just messing! The main event is our wedding in January and it is fast approaching. We still have a bit to do (I underestimate this slightly) and it has been a little trying at times because we both want it to be well organised and fun for everyone as they have come such a long way to celebrate. Naturally we will enjoy it the most on the day as we will have nothing left to organise at that point! I am excited and can’t wait to see my better half in her dress, I’ve no doubt she is going to look amaze-balls. We are both really looking forward to welcoming all our family and friends to our home here and showing them why we love it so much. I just hope that you all bring plenty of sunscreen because it is going to be scorchio!
Right I best be off I have some chores to do before the busiest day of the year at the Apple store tomorrow!
Ciao!
Tom :)
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