im starting to sympathize with women

[disgustipated]

I guess for me I wonder....which came first the chicken or the egg? Did women spoil before
men at large became whiny, lazy, pussies know it alls who need their arses wiped for them or vise versa?

I've began a systematic phasing out of communications with a few of these guys at work. I have just enough pull where something maybe done about them. In the past I would look for greener pastures but never find it. It feels good to stake my ground and porclaim , no YOU are the problem! Either work or get out the way.

I.get what the guy is saying about there's a big wig sitting back probably laughing at all this
look at my peasants fighting for scraps. What can I.do about that? If I bust my ass, which is really no big deal for me.....I can advance. If I advance, I make more money for my trouble. If I make more money I.get to where I wanna be quicker ...which is retired and sitting on a nice nest egg to.travel the world on...with my girl.or solo. That's it, all I.want out of life from here out.

How do I.get there any other way? Start a business? I.could do that. My bro did. He had to file bankruptcy after 10 years of that....well, and a divorce. My one commodity I have is my ability to push hard for long periods of time, why not exploit it and the to climb the ranks as high as I can go? That and the ability to learn fast and knowing a lot of different things. I'm all ears to suggestions.

 

[user43770]

How do I.get there any other way? Start a business? I.could do that. My bro did. He had to file bankruptcy after 10 years of that....well, and a divorce. My one commodity I have is my ability to push hard for long periods of time, why not exploit it and the to climb the ranks as high as I can go? That and the ability to learn fast and knowing a lot of different things. I'm all ears to suggestions.

You seem to be well-versed in multiple types of construction. Have you ever thought about starting your own handyman business? Plenty of work and you don't have to depend on anyone else. I would love to do something like that one day.

 

[Fruitbat]

I guess for me I wonder....which came first the chicken or the egg? Did women spoil before
men at large became whiny, lazy, pussies know it alls who need their arses wiped for them or vise versa?

I've began a systematic phasing out of communications with a few of these guys at work. I have just enough pull where something maybe done about them. In the past I would look for greener pastures but never find it. It feels good to stake my ground and porclaim , no YOU are the problem! Either work or get out the way.

I.get what the guy is saying about there's a big wig sitting back probably laughing at all this
look at my peasants fighting for scraps. What can I.do about that? If I bust my ass, which is really no big deal for me.....I can advance. If I advance, I make more money for my trouble. If I make more money I.get to where I wanna be quicker ...which is retired and sitting on a nice nest egg to.travel the world on...with my girl.or solo. That's it, all I.want out of life from here out.

How do I.get there any other way? Start a business? I.could do that. My bro did. He had to file bankruptcy after 10 years of that....well, and a divorce. My one commodity I have is my ability to push hard for long periods of time, why not exploit it and the to climb the ranks as high as I can go? That and the ability to learn fast and knowing a lot of different things. I'm all ears to suggestions.

EASY.

Look at jobs available. Look at the salaries. Ask around to see what different people make. Reskill to apply for those jobs. make it public you are looking to do this.

For example, if an accountant makes £60K and this is what you want to earn, reskill to become an accountant.

If your current job/industry has no higher position, then you need to start up on your own. For example, builders can only earn so much. There is no progression really to "head builder", "professor of building" so the only way to earn more than a good builder is to have your own building firm. End of story. If you wait for someone to offer you in to a business, you will be waiting a long, long time.

Go make something happen. Even if it's night school.

 

[LiveFreeX]

Its not so much what you do or what you earn but what you save at the end of the month that matters. I know people making well over my salary that are broke at the end of each month and borrowing. They are all freaking out if they lose their jobs cause they have no investments and no money in the bank. They blow loads of cash on alcohol, drugs, women, fast food... you name it but its ALL gone by the end of the month.

You can be a security guard making $2000/month... as long as you can manage to save 1/3 of it, at the end of the year, you can go back to school for something that is in demand and climb your way out after a year in school. Don't borrow money or go into debt, too many people do that and come out losers at the end. I'm not a business genius nor am I a great salesman, I prefer working for others and spending my earnings on things that make small stable returns (like housing). Let some other ALPHA take all the risks and navigate the pitfalls. I'm not looking to be number one or stress out to make six figures. I prefer working as few hours as possible per week and offering my services to the highest bidder.

As long as you can leverage your income to work for you then you don't need to be making much money per month or have investments that return much. For instance, if you've bought a couple of income properties and they only return $250/month profit... well 3 of those nets you nearly 5000/RMB in China. That's a bank managers salary here, and affords a decent 2 bedroom (60 square meter apartment), food, and any other things small luxuries you might want. I live in a tier 1 city to boot.

Working for others sucks when you are in the hole, its great though when you know you don't really need the job to survive.

 

[user43770]

On the money, LiveFreeX.

 

[PlayHer Man]

Its not so much what you do or what you earn but what you save at the end of the month that matters. I know people making well over my salary that are broke at the end of each month and borrowing. They are all freaking out if they lose their jobs cause they have no investments and no money in the bank. They blow loads of cash on alcohol, drugs, women, fast food... you name it but its ALL gone by the end of the month.

You can be a security guard making $2000/month... as long as you can manage to save 1/3 of it, at the end of the year, you can go back to school for something that is in demand and climb your way out after a year in school. Don't borrow money or go into debt, too many people do that and come out losers at the end. I'm not a business genius nor am I a great salesman, I prefer working for others and spending my earnings on things that make small stable returns (like housing). Let some other ALPHA take all the risks and navigate the pitfalls. I'm not looking to be number one or stress out to make six figures. I prefer working as few hours as possible per week and offering my services to the highest bidder.

As long as you can leverage your income to work for you then you don't need to be making much money per month or have investments that return much. For instance, if you've bought a couple of income properties and they only return $250/month profit... well 3 of those nets you nearly 5000/RMB in China. That's a bank managers salary here, and affords a decent 2 bedroom (60 square meter apartment), food, and any other things small luxuries you might want. I live in a tier 1 city to boot.

Working for others sucks when you are in the hole, its great though when you know you don't really need the job to survive.

SPOT ON bro.

Most people burn through a boatload of money on unnecessary bullsh!t. Some of it is on big ticket items like cars and boats and houses. They can use up hundreds of thousands of dollars of their earnings and often return little, other than a toy to play with and a place to sleep.

But what really eats up most of their earnings is paying money for little things that seemed small at the time. After all, 100 bucks for cable isn't much, right? And I get to watch all those great shows that tell me to buy a big SUV and get a smart phone and a rewards credit card :yes:. It is a propaganda machine that sells you the idea that you NEED to consume.

And after a while, if you follow the idiot media, you'll convinced yourself that various little sins that are squandering away your long-term wealth are really "OK", because everyone does them and they don't cost that much (The TV said so!).

But in the end, it costs you everything. Just to have a modest retirement, you'll likely need to have around a million bucks in your 401(k) plan. This is just to have $40,000 a year in income. Forty grand isn't a lot TODAY so imagine 10, 20, 30 years. Its already below the median income for the USA. You want to live a larger lifestyle than that? Better save up two million.

And some question this. After all, they have $200,000 in their 401(k) and that's a "lot of money" right? But they FAIL to realize that at their current income level of $100,000 a year, that represents two year's salary. Pretty short retirement! :crackup: :crackup: