You know, I'm going to be honest: I've been thinking a lot about money lately and how I have tended to not have much of it. Wait come back! I'm not bitching and moaning, this is the precursor to a year-long project I've got in mind that I am starting as of today. It's neat! I promise!
In the first year of being a full-time independent contractor, I've been cutting back on spending so that I could conserve what little money I do make, and since I'm close to doing it already, I want to try out a hyper-minimalist lifestyle that may or may not actually change my entire life (or at least it will for an entire year). And why am I telling you this? I need to make myself accountable. Having said (or published?) this publicly, I am now responsible for upholding a promise.
There. Now, who says blogs aren't useful? ;)
Anyway, I hope I don't have to amend to the project, because I think I've got it figured out for the most part. I've outlined what I am able to do and what I am not able to do, along with some exceptions. I'm not necessarily planning on working 24/7 -- even though many weeks sure do feel like that. No, the objective is really for me to become frugal, not batshit insane. There is a lot of room for leisure, but what I'm suggesting is that that leisure does not always have to come at a price.
Reader, I humbly introduce to you A Year On The Clock.1
The clock starts now.
- "On The Clock," if you didn't already know, refers to working (often billable) hours.