The Plan

I've have a fairly productive first 2 months of 2010.  I saved the bar (for now), changed the way things were run to help us get back on our feet, started studying Japanese again, and I'm working out too.

While this a nice start, it doesn't really help me make the millions I'm going to need to accomplish my goal of retiring in 4 years to a custom built house on a beach in warm climate.  So what the hell do I need to do to get where I want to be?

Most things in life at their core are very simple.  A computer program is a great example, as complicated as it looks when you break it down, it's all 1's and 0's.  On and off, do or don't.  The process of understanding a situation or problem is hard sometimes.  But the actual essences of most things are very simple.

My situation is no different.  I got things I want to do but I don't have the money or resources.  So how do I get what I want.  I don't make enough at the bar to do the things I want to do so I need another source of income.  I've got a number of small side projects I work on from time to time but to really make them happen I'll need some more time and money. 

So first thing first, I need to save as much money as I possibly can.  I've started to with a jar that I throw ten bucks in after every bar shift.  The money was going to be for a trip to Japan but I think it'll be a dream jar.  I should be able to save $150 a month on average in the jar.  That's $1800 a year, which after every month will be put in my bank account and then transferred to my paypal money market account.  It's a nice start and it'll help fund some side projects that should pay off but it's not quite enough.  I'm going to have to start saving a hell of a lot more.  I'll detail how I'm going to do that starting Monday in my next blog post.

Time is something else I'm bit short on.  I need to be very efficient with everything I do so that I have more time to put toward my side projects.  That means getting the bar running better so I don't have to be there quite as much.  It also means living my a very strict routine.  More and more I'll post to update on how that's going.

As for making more money, I'll detail how I'm going to do that just as soon as I've been able to get a routine down and save bit more.  Need to clean house and get everything in order before I move forward.

Lots to do.  Wish I had more details but will provide shortly.  Not the greatest week at the bar and it'll be tough the next few weeks till April.  I think we'll do alright but we have to learn to promote better.  I've always believed that no week or month or time of year has to be bad.  We just have to be better about reaching out to people and let them know what we got going on.  Tough business, but I'm a bit masochistic so I guess it works.

Wax On, Wax Off

Back when I use to mop the floors at my bar all the time we had one mop that was just a tad bit heavier than the rest.  It was a different kind of wood or something like that.  I'd use it sometime and think to myself, "I should make a weighted metal mop and use that every night, I'd get in great shape."

Turns out one of my friends is a welder so I talked to him Sunday and last night he delivered the greatest mop in the world.  It is the Thor's hammer of mops.  Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you

THE IMPOSSIBLE MOP

Please forgive the poor picture quality.  I was using the same camera phone I use when I hunt for big foot.  But back to the mop!  Original it was suppose to be around 25 pounds but the guy cutting the metal made it a foot too big it's a 36 pound steel mop.  The mop attachment screws off so I can replace it with a lighter or heavier pole.  

Heavy or not, apparently I'm in terrible shape, this thing is a bitch to use and I could barely finish the dance floor today.  Should be a bit easier in a few months...I hope.  

I'll have some video to post on Youtube demonstrating the correct way to use the Impossible Mop.  Someday it'll be an infomercial.  It can't be any worse of an idea than this.  I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who work at or own bars and after a long day of work putting up with drunk patrons would love to take twice as long cleaning their floors.  

Or not.  But who knows, I remember hearing about this person who sold used plus sized lingerie to transvestites on Ebay.  There really is a market for everything, it's just about reaching your customers.  With all that said I don't think I'll be selling weighted mops any time soon.

Fear me for between my finger pushups and mopping I will soon be able to crush your heads like grapes.

Eat it Ralph Macciho. 

I've been in a bad mood today.  The kind of mood where I want to wring someone's neck  till they pass out and then start looking around to see if they have any friends around.  Just had a few things set me off today I guess. 

Things are getting better though, I did 30 finger push ups straight, which isn't much but I think I could do forty if I hadn't spread my hands much further apart then usual.  Still a far cry from the 100 I want to be able to do by April 1st.  I should get some help today in getting in shape from my buddy who has been preparing a special unique fitness tool for me.  I should have video in the next day of two of this magical device that will set the fitness world abuzz.  We're talking bigger then Bo Flex.  Well maybe not that big, but at least bigger than this:

I don't think however, that anything can compete with this:



Wow I feel better already.  I been having a hard time coming up with a birthday present for the lady too.  What a great birthday birthday moment, "Happy Birthday baby, I got you a piece of exercise equipment to make your boobs even perkier!"  When her parents call she can tell them all about it too.  I think the secret of gift giving is to get something that you can enjoy too.  That's why I make her chocolate cake every year

Check out the new bookmark buttons at the bottom of each post and let me know what you think of the new blog look.

Site update

Finally got blog spruced up.  Should have new piece of equipment to unveil tomorrow too

Space Falls in a Hole in Time...

 

The 2nd stall in the Hodi's girl's bathroom.  Someone's mom must be proud.

Got me a juicer!  Who would have thought throwing carrots, celery, an apple, 2 clementines, and some grapes would actually taste good. 

Make sure to check out the poll to the right of the post and vote on the new name for my blog.  Also brush and floss daily.  That is all.

New Blog name

Mentioned earlier I wanted to rename the blog.  The poll to the right has a few choices.  Feel free to add some other options in the comments. 

Reikoku is Japanese for  relentless.  It also means oppressively cruel.  I kind of like it.  I'd go with the same name in english but it's taken already.

Mr. Money Bags

Regardless of the all the blog post about crystals, easy mac, and Dolph Lundgren I'm still working on making my fortune.  Before I can make my millions though I need to pay off some debts and save up some money for other projects I'm trying to put together.  Thus the money jar and money bags.

 

After every shift I have bartending I put $10 in each of 6 bags and the money jar.  I also put all my change in the jar and all my can money will go in the jar.  The bags are for money I owe, with each bag representing different debts, the jar is toward new projects.  I bartend 4-5 times a week so I'm only putting in $40-50 a week per bag, so it'll take some time but I should be saving an average of $200 a week toward paying off debts and saving for the future.  At the end of each month I'll empty the bags and put them toward  different debts.  Jar money will go into my savings account and from my saving account I'll transfer it to my paypal money market account that makes a much better interest rate.


I suppose I could put a deposit in the bank every week but it's bit easier for me to not spend all that money if I don't throw it in the bank right away.  It's bit too easy to spend when it's in the bank using my debit card on an impulse buy and having a system helps me keep disciplined.  Just got to stick with it now.

On a different note, you know its warm in my neighborhood when the Mexican lady starts pushing her big pot around in a shopping cart selling enchiladas.  She does this terrible wailing thing the whole time she's walking down the street.  The first time I heard it I thought someone was flogging a down syndrome child in the middle of the street.  I can appreciate someone trying to make some extra cash but she needs to work on her sales pitch.  Not sure how safe those enchiladas would be to eat too.

Finally, thinking about changing my site name as the original name The Impossible Mr.D only came about because everything else was taken.  To the right of this post is a poll, vote and let me know what you think.  Feel free to comment on this story with better names too if you don't see one you like.