As usual I didn't win £100K on this month's premium bonds: that is the amount I'd need to sort me out for life.
NB I never expect to win on the bonds, but I got to thinking recently, if I did win, then what would I actually do with myself...?
And actually the things I'd prioritise are moving to more of an off-grid setting, meditating more and a lot more soft-meditation.
In terms of giving up stuff, I'd look to spend a lot more time offline too!
There's not a lot stopping me doing A LOT of this right now!
Then I got to thinking (I must have been feeling in a positive mood here) - actually I can start doing a lot of what I would intend to do more and stop doing a lot of what I intend to do less, now, WITHOUT £100K in the bank.
O.K. so without £100K I can't afford to buy me some serious land in the U.K. Or a van that I'd like, but what I can do is work the allotment and small back garden area more effectively and efficiently. I'm thinking GREENS and soft fruits for next year.
No, this is not going to save me very much money, but it is something I can do!
And in terms of meditation and soft meditation, I've already touched on doing more of this. These go hand in hand with being offline, naturally.
I only need to be online really when at work, other than a quick check or two once or twice a day of email if I'm not working, besides that I COULD RIGHT NOW offline for probably 95% of my non-work hours, and not even really loose anything.
(If I count admin and Hive etc. as work, they are head-work).
And I could RIGHT NOW devote a lot more time to walks, meditation, yoga, working out, cleaning the damned house, doing allotment stuff (NOTE the synergy here), and so on!
In short.
It's time to stop making excuses, I have already arrived precisely where I need to be, in principle!