Not a Yacht, Just a Used Hot Tub

A little added motivation for me to keep writing regularly.

I’m changing tactics here to try and help my mental health a little. You see Fall 2024 into Spring of 2025 was not good for me. I’d like to change that by building a little more relaxation into my life.

One of the best ways to maintain a healthy mindset is exercise. In the past, I’ve competed in Sprint Distance Triathlons. I’m probably not going to be doing that again, mostly because of the time commitment. But I’ve found that even in reduced physical workouts I tend to get more muscle soreness now that I’m in my mid 40s.

To help alleviate that, I’m adopting the mindset that this substack project exists for me to 1) help others develop discipleship habits, and 2) buy my family a used hot tub off Facebook Marketplace. I’m not asking friends and family to give me money. I’m trying to create a little income from some fun work that I do. For example, I wrote some notes for a study Bible and was paid a couple hundred dollars. It was fun, but it was work that I was paid to do.

Why a used hot tub? Because I’m a pastor and I don’t really have many nice things. I don’t need a brand new swim spa or anything. I just want a place to relax after a workout, or on stressful days.

Somethings like this…

I’m hoping to raise $4000 through this substack site and other writings projects. So, I’m aiming for a grand total of 80 yearly subscribers or 67 monthly subscribers. I know it isn’t an astronomical goal. I’m not trying to buy a yacht and sail the world, I’m just trying to relax a little more.

I’m not paywalling all my content or anything drastic. I hope to add some more subscriber only stuff in the future, but right now most everything will remain free.

Writing about discipleship is deeply rewarding, but it’s not exactly a path to passive income. I’d like to change that (a little) by seeing if I can buy a hot tub through this newsletter. If you’ve ever benefited from a post, would you consider subscribing or tipping toward the cause?