IN THE NEAR FUTURE...
...I plan to put together a collection of paintings to either sell to friends and family and co-workers and co-churchers(?), or to open a gallery show and try to sell to the general public. Then I will open a separate checking account in which all my painting proceeds will be deposited, and from which all my painting supplies will be purchased. In theory, the goal would be for the average monthly balance of this account to gradually rise.
...I plan to finish reading one the many books I'm in the middle of - probably either Husbandry by Stephen Fried, or The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Calibourne.
IN THE NOT QUITE AS NEAR FUTURE...
...I plan on buying an Amazon Kindle and using it every night before bed.
...I plan on buying my wife a puppy and a kitten, as close in age and size as possible, so that they will be friends from the get-go.
...I plan on having a $1000 emergency fund for...well, emergencies.
...I plan on either upgrading or replacing my desktop computer, and purchasing a 36-40 inch HDTV.
...I plan on completing the degree I'm working on and starting art school.
IN THE KIND-OF DISTANT FUTURE...
...I plan on purchasing a second vehicle - preferably a car with 35-40 mpg, to use for everything but taking me to work and back, which is like 2 miles from our apartment.
...I plan on building a $40,000 fund for putting a downpayment on a house.
...I plan on becoming a locally known painter.
...I plan on finishing all the books I'm reading through right now, and start reading some kind of biographical book about someone who did something great (Chuck Schwab, Ben Franklin, etc.).
...I plan on completing a degree in graphic design and maybe either painting or traditional animation/illustration.
IN THE DISTANT FUTURE...
...I plan on makin' babies.
...I plan on working (either for a company or freelance) as a graphic designer and working up a portfolio to take to disney to be a traditional (hand-drawn) animator.
...I plan on becoming a fairly well-known name in the painting world, equipped with my own personal studio.
...I plan on paying off one or both of our cars.
...I plan on buying a house.
SOMEWHERE IN THE FUTURE...
...God plans for me and my family to become full-time missionaries in Kenya, Africa, leaving all our possessions behind and committing 100% of our lives and energy to the work of the Lord God Almighty.
When there's nothing that we can't afford to sacrifice,
There's no way they can put out our fire.
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