I worked every day, including holidays, birthdays, days I was discouraged, sad, didn’t “feel like it”, when I could hardly get out of bed because I had COVID, and when I sprained my foot at the gym.

The reason I got into real estate investing a week after my 16th birthday was so I could buy one of the new things called a corvette.

@Jeff LeeYes I was thinking to give the list to my friends and they do not have to worry about what to get me for Xmas and my birthday the next 10 years

Quit spending money, take less and smaller vacations, smaller birthdays, whatever.

as well, we have had to cancel My 2 year old birthday, move another party to a restaurant at an additional cost to us.

@Andrew McManamon grow your SOI, network I attended a lot of luncheons, birthday parties, Tupperware parties... you name it, my first year in Real Estate.

But I'll be in Fresno this weekend (07/13-07/15) to help celebrate a family member's birthday (step-mother) I don't know the Fresno area very well as were to meet but just curious to see if anyone wants to meet-up 1-on-1 or as a small group.

This year is my mother's 60th birthday and I'm taking her on an all-expense paid trip so I want to make it memorable!

I also have some money in stocks and I am still learning in that field and I also got a camera for my birthday so I'm hoping to use that and become better as I go on (maybe even sell pictures in the future?!).

It should be fun, and we can celebrate my 50th birthday then.