How Many Times Will You See Them Again?

By Barry Kunselman | Hatch Denver Realty

Recently, I came across an author named Sahil Bloom and his book, The Five Types of Wealth. Full disclosure, I have not even read the book yet, but the idea behind it really caught my attention.

The book talks about five types of wealth: time, relationships, physical health, mental health, and financial wealth. And while most of us spend a lot of time thinking about financial wealth, this made me pause and think a little more about time.

A Simple Question That Changed Everything

One story from the book really stood out to me.

The author was having dinner with a friend and mentioned how much he missed his parents. His friend asked him how often he got to see them. He said he saw them every summer.

Then his friend said something simple, but pretty powerful: if you are lucky, you may only see your parents 15 more times.

That hit him hard. It caused him to rethink his priorities, change careers, sell his house, and move closer to his parents. Not because someone told him to, but because he started looking at time differently.

Why This Hit Home For Me

I have been thinking about this in my own life too.

Bergen and I talk all the time about how Maren will be off to college in five years. Five years sounds like a long time until you say it out loud. Then it feels like it is right around the corner.

It is easy to get caught up in work, schedules, errands, and everything else life throws at us. But every once in a while, something reminds you to step back and ask, “Am I spending my time the way I really want to?”

What This Has To Do With Home

I know I said I was not going to talk real estate, but this does connect to home in a real way.

Where you live shapes your daily life. It affects who you see, how often you see them, how easy it is to spend time with family, and what your everyday routines feel like.

Sometimes people move because they need more space. Sometimes they move because they want less maintenance. Sometimes they move to be closer to kids, grandkids, parents, friends, work, trails, golf, or the community they love.

Those decisions are not just financial. They are personal.

A Thought Worth Sitting With

I have not finished the book yet, so I will report back once I do. But the idea has already stuck with me.

Time is one of the few things we cannot get more of. So it is probably worth being intentional about how we spend it, who we spend it with, and whether our home is helping support the life we actually want to live.

If you have been thinking about making a move, whether that is across town, closer to family, or into a home that better fits this season of life, I am always happy to talk it through.

No pressure. Just a conversation.

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