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Anyone else click this juuuust to see if this actually existed?Originally posted by Broncojohnny View PostComment
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Part of the reason I left my business was because of the time required, travel involved, and the economy tanking. I learned that regardless of what I did, bigger things at play could wreck what I was killing myself to build.
Being a student is a road in poverty, but I enjoy what I'm studying for and hopefully what comes beyond this. I'm weighing directions and have a solid interest in public policy, which tells me I'm on the right path as I'm clearly not making it about the money. Time is more important to me and carries a higher value.Comment
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I get into modes where I wana work as much as I can and make more and more money. I even feel guilty when I take Saturdays off. I always end up midway through the day thinking I should have just gone to work because it feels like I wasted a day. I remind myself that the right balance is key. What is the #1 thing old men say in their later years? I wish I had worked less and spent more time with my family or experiencing new things. I remind my self of that all the time and it keeps me from working too much.Originally posted by MarisaComment
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Q for those who are/were career driven or self employed
Never been there, but saw my father battle it. He always found time for me and family when needed. However, he often worked 80hr weeks and still almost does at 70. Made a killing and still does. But at what cost? He missed lots of functions, people dying, kids growing up etc.
What I've learned from him; take time to do what you want, with who you want, and when you want. You're only young once and it your life. He's financially put me at an advantage to live that route, but seeing him live that way and to continue with isn't for me.Comment
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pretty much exactly what I do.Originally posted by sc281 View Post"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser TytlerComment
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I don't understand the work is life mentality. I generally limit myself to 60 hours a week and make a respectable salary for a uneducated shmuck. There's more to life then chasing money07 f250-family truckster
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"Men know the price of everything and the value of nothing." Oscar Wilde
"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it." Henry David Thoreau
I worked my ass off for quite a few years starting in 2003 and ending a year ago. Was doing pretty well, then got divorced. Which pretty much wiped 8 years of effort out. That was disheartening. So I spent 3 really going crazy, focusing on my store and socking away money, determined to build the life I'd always dreamed of. And it worked.
When I left last year we were having a record year, on top of a record year, on top of a record year, in a store that had been open for 20 years and had a lot of ups and downs, and was in its worst "down" ever when I took it over. By the time I left, it was the Cadillac of the District, with the lowest shrink, virtually no turnover, great margins, clean and well stocked, and rarely had any hiccups.
And now I rarely even think about it. At all. Making money is great. But you will regret not spending more time with your family. Especially if you're at work so much they start taking you for granted.
Do I miss it? No. I did well for myself working there, but it was just a job. I learned quite a bit about the world and myself running that place, and by the time I walked out the door for the last time I hadn't learned anything new in a couple of years.
The question is, what is this "eventual pay off" you're talking about? Because money comes and goes. What specifically are you trying to accomplish that working 80 hours a week is getting you closer to? A bigger house? College fund for your kids? Is it worth the time you are missing with family and friends? No one says "I wish I worked more" on their death bed.Comment
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How many people do you know that while on their death bed made the statement that they wished they had spent more time in the office?....none. They wished they had spent more time with the family, doing the important things.
Money ain't everything, it's important but not the end all!Comment
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I hate this method. I'm firmly planted in it right now, but if and when I can beat the system, I will.Originally posted by YALE View Post
It sucks to work away your healthy, youthful days, saving up for the day when you can finally relax and do whatever you want - when you're old and slow and falling apart. And heck, who knows how much time you'll have then, or if you'll even make it? It seems backwards to me, although I don't know exactly how to fix it.
I do plan on enjoying myself as much as possible along the way, even if that means I'll still be working when I'm an ancient jluv. That Walmart greeter gig doesn't seem so bad.Comment
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Yeah, I know. I'm just a workaholic, and truth be told, I'll probably work my ass off until I die.Originally posted by jluv View PostZOMBIE REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT 2016!!! hehComment
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You also don't make people pay you commensurate to the amount of work and responsibility you do/take on....Originally posted by YALE View PostComment
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