Finding Motiviation

You don't need me to say it, but here it goes anyway.  I've been neglecting this site.  Just look at the amount of updates since January?  Two?  Yeah, that's full on neglect.

"Why?"  It's not like I've given up on my dream of very early retirement.  I haven't stopped investing in dividend paying stocks.  I'm still living a low cost lifestyle (at least compared to others in a first world country).  My income and expenses are still updated almost daily.  I'm still riding a bike to 90% of my destinations.

So what's the rub?

Motiviation.

I lack it.

How do you find motivation then?  Well, finding it in other people is a start.  I recently had the opportunity to hook up with the excellent blogger of fifighter.com during his time here in Japan.  We had some beers, ate some great chicken (Torikizoku is so good!), and sang some sweet sweet karaoke.  Somewhere in there we also talked a lot about investing.  I was particularly interested in what he had to say as his road to FI is through real estate investing, while mine, so far, is through dividend growth stocks.  Both have their advantages and disadvantages of course, but a lot of what he said made sense and the numbers really don't lie.

While I'm living here in Japan it makes sense to continue on the path I've started on, but if/when I return to the states, well, boy do I have a lot to think about!

Not only did I get a lot of information from him, but there is nothing like meeting a successful investor in the flesh to fill your typing figures with motivation.

I feel a new urge to try and communicate with the world where I am at in my journey.  Here's hoping it lasts and lasts.