Having multiple streams of revenue. When one fails, the other is there to pick me up.
Selling my decent house a few years ago was by far the hardest and best thing I've done. We downgraded to a townhouse, wife and I picked up the slack and are on our way to owning our dream house in a few months.
We learned some good lessons in the downsize, owned up to mistakes and lately have life by the balls.
My next goal is to see how fast I can pay off the mortgage by adding extra payments to it, all the while still having enough money invested in the future and having a little fun on the side too
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