:tup: hahaha!!

yah, mine too. but i kinda plateau'ed around late 30's... :ugh: i started realizing being a work acholic in my line of work is a big waste of my life. i work for a major corp so it's not like i make the biggest decisions at the top. i can do very well at my senior level, but the company can still f-k me if they start selling or watnot. :ugh:

been spending my time wisely. :icon08: :p middle class wins when you spend time wisely with family and stuff you like to do on your free time, i think. :tup: money is not everything..especially not at the nickels and dimes im making.

well said it is all about balance :tup:

but have the drive to go make it is also good:tup: better then those that expect the hand outs :shakes head:

but you strong, healthy, and happy! :tup: at the end, that's wat it all comes down to.

absolutely! :tup: i still drive hard, make revenue in the millions as i have been, but i attenuated the ramp rate. :icon17:

:iagree: physical work is good for you :tup:

back in those days though a dollar was actually worth something! now everything has inflated so much the wages just cannot keep up, thus making us all poorer :ugh2:

if you look at the cost of things (like cars or homes) vs the wage and take the same variables from 50 years ago you can see how we are all actually making less/hour then back in those days :ugh2:

:iagree: little by little the bottom of the middle class is crumbling :ugh:

:tup:

its like what my brother's friend told us " im not like you guys! my mother didn't raise 3 Spartans! " LOL

Kids would definitely throw a wrench into our current lives; we would be like :ugh: then :tup:

Thankfully, I can increase my salary any time I want :icon17:

:tup: I am the oldest of 3 boys too I dunno how our moms did it :icon17:


somehow I am the smallest 5'10" but my younger brothers buy 6 & 8 years are both bigger then me @ 6'2" & 6'4". I don't know what happened to me :ugh2: we all play lacrosse and are in good shape, spartans as you may call it!

I should have found some line of work like this :shakes head:

I know you work for yourself but what do you do?

:rofl2: hahaha!


that's great :tup:

yah, my kids eat a lot, so the cost of food is near 3x as much vs just my wife and me before kids. :icon17: (this is for foods we buy for the house, does not include dining out).

im sure it will near 4x when they are teens. :eekdance: hahaha. i tell my kids to go eat a burger before heading out to sushi. ;) :rofl2:

another year+ I can go write my Masters electrician which is actually just a test based on safety and building code etc. but you need to have a trade before you get a masters certificate. I need to get a masters so I can get a contractors license and all the permit numbers that would allow me to start my own electrical business :ugh2:

.. so in other news, my cord that i was suppose to use with my BT reciever module thingie is late due to weather. :icon08:

you seem to have the best luck with shipping! :icon17:

sounds like you're up to the challenge! :tup: GL with all that. :D it's great you're planning ahead. i too plan at least 5yrs ahead with a fairly concrete plan. 10yrs ahead is more of a general plan.

25yrs ahead, im probably dead so i dont care. :p