My plans
In light of the house renovation schedule below, we had planned to finish everything in five years, sell up and move out. Why five years? Because as an ex-council tenant, you get a hefty discount. If you sell up within five years, you have to pay so much of it back.

So, I needed a five year plan. This would see us financially stable enough to afford to buy a decent place. So, with a few ideas of good websites that would make me a dotcom millionaire, my basic scheme was to spend two years developing, launching and marketing the websites. Then spend the next three years become a wealthy self-made man.
Even if they're not as successful as planned, I wuld still have something to show prospective employers that I do indeed have the skillz to be the developer they want to employ.

I then realised that I had far less programming talent than I had thought. Three years later, I know my way around SQL Server and a very small amount of asp.net. However, certainly nowhere near enough to show off with, let alone build a few spectacular websites.

A more long term plan (maybe 6 or 7 years) would be to have driven around New Zealand in a motorhome, as I would be successful enough to spare the time to go do it. As it stands, I couldn't afford the fuel nevermind the hire charge and flights over there.

Christ I'm shit.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 10:40, 1 reply)

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I found the best way to avoid finishing, or even starting any project is to have kids.

I have been planning to buy and restore an old bike or car for at least 10 years. . . maybe a retirment project.
( Not Pineapple anymore, Fri 25 Jun 2010, 10:57, closed)