Financial
- Contribute the maximum to your 401K and invest in IRAs
- Build up a 6 month emergency cushion
- Be sensible about expenses
- Resist depreciating assets such as fancy cars
- Keep debt and credit card usage down - pay off all balances every month
- Save towards a down payment for a house. If you don’t plan to buy a house, use your savings to invest in stocks in a taxable account
- Learn all there is to learn about taxes
Educational
- Explore options and do what's best - avoid breaking the bank in your choices
- Education is life-long; learn on the job, learn from Google, learn from friends and mentors
- Keep an eye out for career development opportunities
Health
- Eat in moderation
- Exercise
- Get enough sleep
- Avoid addictive substances including prescription medicine
- Take Uber/Lyft if you are going to be drinking
- Avoid alcohol altogether if possible
- Avoid stress through tools like yoga, meditation, massage
Social
- Avoid fights
- Be on time to engagements with other people
- Don't take advantage of, or manipulate other people
- Don't get into one relationship after another, causing pain to yourself or others
- Be a low maintenance person
- Write a letter to your Future Self on Future Me like I did, so you commit yourself to specific habits and activities like I did.
Citizenry
- Vote
- Think about your values and how you can contribute to society
1 comment:
An excellent and comprehensive road map for optimal living. Welk done, minoo!
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