Definition: A good day

[doneat54]

... when you are updating spreadsheets and (again) pester DW to go find a login for one of those "piddly" accounts and get me an updated balance. She finally does and that number that you had just been "carrying over" month by month has grown by $40k (!).


It was a tiny pension that she had from back when megacorp offered them.

 

[Dash man]

...when you get to hold your two month old grand twins as much as you want!

 

[Red Badger]

Waking up above the dirt.

 

[racy]

Motorcycle camping with like-minded Beemer riders under some 100 year old cottonwood cottonwood trees.

 

[imoldernu]

Waking up above the dirt.

 

[frayne]

A good breakfast followed by 18 holes of golf with friends, a martini, dinner and relaxing with family and grandkids. Life is good.

 

[DrRoy]

All the above are good.

For me, it is getting to see stuff like this.

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[traineeinvestor]

Waking up above the dirt.

If my expectations are a little higher than that, I'm blaming peer pressure.

16K run in the pouring rain - the longest run I've done since last year's back problems. Felt good.

 

[candrew]

Pulling a pair of Levis out of the dryer and finding a $20 bill in one of the pockets.

 

[ER Eddie]

A day when I move a little bit closer toward the things I value (e.g., freedom, independence, learning/growth, love, etc.).

 

[Islandtraveler]

Pulling a pair of Levis out of the dryer and finding a $20 bill in one of the pockets.

Still fitting into those Levis 10 years later!!

 

[Bamaman]

When I look the at the morning local newspaper.obituaries, and my name is not listed.

 

[sengsational]

... when you are updating spreadsheets and (again) pester DW to go find a login for one of those "piddly" accounts and get me an updated balance. She finally does and that number that you had just been "carrying over" month by month has grown by $40k (!).


It was a tiny pension that she had from back when megacorp offered them.

I love the ideas posted so far, and have much to be thankful for beyond money, but my story that is in the same category as yours is that this years spending money all came out of an account that DW saved while working one summer at her dad's company. It was company automatic, so she just got the benefit. We put it into a tIRA when we got married and are living this whole year off of it!

 

[Ronstar]

Any day hiking, biking, kayaking, woodworking, or doing some photography. Almost every day is a good day.

 

[Nemo2]

A good day - when none of the eyewitnesses are able to make a positive identification.

 

[Sojourner]

For me, it is getting to see stuff like this.

+1

 

[Cut-Throat]

All the above are good.

For me, it is getting to see stuff like this.

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Luminar?

 

[MRG]

Still fitting into those Levis 10 years later!!

I can't. They're way too big. Needed 6" taken from the waist!

 

[ncbill]

no phone calls/texts that begin "Dad, I need you to come pay my bail..."

 

[pacergal]

Waking up above the dirt.

+1
Also, any day spent with kids and grandkids.

 

[athena53]

Sitting across the table with my 4-year old granddaughter at Starbucks on a weekday when most of the world is at work, as she finishes her cake pop and spontaneously smiles and says, "I'm happy!" Which actually happened. Wow.

But, on an average day- leisurely coffee in the morning, a good gym workout, maybe one other activity outside the house, improving the yard or garden, enjoying a library book, and maybe a good afternoon nap.

 

[Nemo2]

Also, any day spent with [-]kids and[/-] grandkids.

Had three of them over today....the twins, they'll be three in two weeks, kept trying to use my calculator to activate the computer.....guess everything looks like a remote to them.

 

[deserat]

+1

Skiing in Lake Tahoe? Very nice. I loved DrRoy's post, too - have seen at least 4 of the places in his pics personally.

 

[scrabbler1]

My favorite days are the ones at the end of each month when my bond mutual funds declare their dividends. I get money without really doing anything.


Other good days are those I get no junk calls or texts. It's about 50-50 I can go a whole day without either phone ringing with a junk call (some get blocked).

 

[iloveyoga]

Swimming and floating with my DH in our new pool on a beautiful Iowa day. Then grilling poolside.