I think age has a big factor in what you want in life....
If everyone with just content where they are everyone would work at mcdonalds and flip burgers for the rest of your life Our system works because you want to better your self in life.
But you reach a certain age I believe in your 50s where you just don't have that motivation to climb that ladder...you have been climbing it for 3o years and don't feel like doing it again. Though Colonel Sanders was 70 when he it big All depends on what floats your boat. Most guys have a family and financial obligations that many of us on this board don't have also.
I once heard on the radio and I think its true is the rich and middle class aren't really that far apart as far as everyday living. Like you said above. Yeah they have nicer showers and nicer TVs and cars but there really isn't that big a difference in everyday living....
Where the huge gap is the poor living in shacks in Kenya-dr versus us here in USA.
OTOH, many people retire too early without a plan, where do you think all those 70 yo walmart greeters come from
It's hard to go from spending you entire adult life going somewhere you are needed every day to sitting around all day with nothing in particular to do and nowhere in particular to be.
Some can't make the adjustment. If I ever try it'll be because my body hurts too much for me to make it in to work every day otherwise I plan to do what I do for as long as I'm able.
I had my year off (2012) and that's enough for me. I'm glad I shifted gears though, everyone I know who didn't is dead or ill. Stress is the most evil Bitch you'll ever know.
I have actually managed to talk a few married buddies into taking a trip that would change their lives for the better.
The ones who remained married took charge of their lives and their Wives learned to appreciate them.
It's a beautiful thing to see a Guy find his balls 20 years into a marriage. No Woman loves a wimp.
Stop trying to help People? Where would I be in life without mentorship and the People who've helped me understand my way through it all? Not passing it forward just ain't in my nature.
Me, my Kids and my Punani are fine. There's much more to life than selfish pursuits. A Guy whom I've know for at least 20 years is about 45 and has been married and working 2 full time jobs since I've known him. A few years ago he came to Santo Domingo with a few of us on the only vacation he's ever had in his adult life that didn't involve dragging the old battleaxe and all their munchkins to Disney world or some other money pit. 5 days of massages, different Pum-Pum every day and night and nobody digging in his pockets was clearly the best 5 days of his life. He talks about that trip every time I see him. He's still working 2 jobs and he's got Kids in college now but he knows what it feels like to be pampered. So many have no idea.
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