I should not be equalized with someone else who has not put in the same work and effort to reach certain success milestones.

It's all personal opinion and i think if you want to achieve this new milestone, I'd say go for it! 

@Carlos Zappatos  It's the "American Dream" which has been marketed to everyone as a milestone in their lives that they have to achieve. 

Here in my town there are alot of abandoned properties for cheap so i plan to buy them and open up houses for these individuals who are excited to hit a milestone of a year or more and graduate there treatment programs but they have no where to rent so, im applying for grants an learning about what i need to do to purchase these properties and to fix them up. so essentially i would say that the big goals would be to be the cash buyer but also give back as wellI love this!

If it's a long job like building a house, they typically require periodic payments based on milestones, as others have pointed out.

But the liquidated damages for milestones and completion dates .

In their defense, it's usually the only vacation they take all year, but we have some who go ghost for 30-45 days (or more if they're hunting Southern Tier).I've teased the idea of using a "all expense paid hunting trip" as a reward/bonus for exceptional service throughout the year (based on hitting KPI's for timeline, budget, and quality), but that opens up it's own can of worms.Our best defense to date has been pushing hard in Sep/Oct to finish jobs or pass critical milestones.