What would you tell your 20 year old self?

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for what its worth I don't think that money is the most important thing in life. I would not shoot my wife in the head for a billion dollars.

but the question is what advice to give and I think money is the most important thing in your job. Obv I don't mean become a hitman or prostitute or drug dealer or even a job that makes you work 100 hours/week. But if my kid is deciding between not going to college to start making money early down a limited career path vs becoming a doctor....i'm going to encourage the doctor even knowing their next 8 years will NOT be filled with happiness.

My wife works 2 jobs. right now I'm juggling 2-3 jobs and we do well. in fact I don't think we need her to work 2 jobs but she worries too much (about everything) so why would money be different. We fight about it a lot and she refuses to have kids cause she thinks it will cost too much money. If those BCPs weren't sealed in daily packets, i'd swap them out with some anti-anxiety pills
 
out of my high school friends....everyone not married still lives with their parents...(except one guy whose parents died)....even a few that are married still live with parents.

hard knock life out in hawaii
 
MrMonkey
Must be more expensive in Hawaii like IAG said! Plus you say you have too many relatives to see there! I have no suggestions on what you should do! Studying hard to get a good paying job is solid advice for sure!

Shadow, how old are you?
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i'm 34
 
Collude with the Winklevosses and invent Facebook. Fuck Facesmash, keep Zuckerberg out of it.
 
hi shdw

hawaii is a different beast all together. housing is a joke - the job market in interesting. i understand your situation.

i feel your pain.
 
shdw01
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....iag you better say something when they ask for any reason these two should not be married.



actually you tried to set me up with her first.....but teacher is just bonus points in my book
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I don't know if I will be at the wedding to object!
 
shdw01
for what its worth I don't think that money is the most important thing in life. I would not shoot my wife in the head for a billion dollars.

but the question is what advice to give and I think money is the most important thing in your job. Obv I don't mean become a hitman or prostitute or drug dealer or even a job that makes you work 100 hours/week. But if my kid is deciding between not going to college to start making money early down a limited career path vs becoming a doctor....i'm going to encourage the doctor even knowing their next 8 years will NOT be filled with happiness.

My wife works 2 jobs. right now I'm juggling 2-3 jobs and we do well. in fact I don't think we need her to work 2 jobs but she worries too much (about everything) so why would money be different. We fight about it a lot and she refuses to have kids cause she thinks it will cost too much money. If those BCPs weren't sealed in daily packets, i'd swap them out with some anti-anxiety pills
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Shdw..if you had to choose between making $150k per year in Hawaii as a teacher or $300k per year working as a nursing home orderly attending to drooling old people and wiping them etc...which would you choose?
 
IAG
Shdw..if you had to choose between making $150k per year in Hawaii as a teacher or $300k per year working as a nursing home orderly attending to drooling old people and wiping them etc...which would you choose?
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I guess it depends what $150k will get me. At $300k my wife wouldn't have to work so I would take that. At $150k, she would still need some sort of income.

unfortunately if the roles were reversed she would take the $150k + shdw01 employed as well.

if we change it to say $1.5M/ yr vs. $2.0M/yr, then I probably take the lower amount and do something more rewarding (to me)
 
IAG
I don't know if I will be at the wedding to object!
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WTF iag....Skype in an objection if you have to.

"I object....mainly because I have the perfect guy for you on the other side of the planet. You have never met him and he is married but I frequently gamble with him and there is a chance you two may hit it off. BTW he is the greatest catch you will ever find"

I expect that objection or better
 
shdw01
I guess it depends what $150k will get me. At $300k my wife wouldn't have to work so I would take that. At $150k, she would still need some sort of income.

unfortunately if the roles were reversed she would take the $150k + shdw01 employed as well.

if we change it to say $1.5M/ yr vs. $2.0M/yr, then I probably take the lower amount and do something more rewarding (to me)
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That is kind of my whole point. 1/2 million x 40 years working -20 million dollars....so you are choosing rewarding over 20 million dollars....as you should.

Now if you lower the threshold significantly things may change of course, but once you can be sure your basic needs and then some are met, it's better to be happy with the place you spend so much of your life.
 
shdw01
WTF iag....Skype in an objection if you have to.

"I object....mainly because I have the perfect guy for you on the other side of the planet. You have never met him and he is married but I frequently gamble with him and there is a chance you two may hit it off. BTW he is the greatest catch you will ever find"

I expect that objection or better
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I would consider it but you won't move to Minnesota and she can't make a living as a teacher in Hawaii!
 
shdw01
for what its worth I don't think that money is the most important thing in life. I would not shoot my wife in the head for a billion dollars.

but the question is what advice to give and I think money is the most important thing in your job. Obv I don't mean become a hitman or prostitute or drug dealer or even a job that makes you work 100 hours/week. But if my kid is deciding between not going to college to start making money early down a limited career path vs becoming a doctor....i'm going to encourage the doctor even knowing their next 8 years will NOT be filled with happiness.

My wife works 2 jobs. right now I'm juggling 2-3 jobs and we do well. in fact I don't think we need her to work 2 jobs but she worries too much (about everything) so why would money be different. We fight about it a lot and she refuses to have kids cause she thinks it will cost too much money. If those BCPs weren't sealed in daily packets, i'd swap them out with some anti-anxiety pills
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You both sound like you worry too much. I have friends like that who can't sleep unless they have 2 years' salary in the bank.

I'd piss myself.
 
On a totally unrelated note and because I have nowhere else to put it, the radio DJ just said that Cyndi Lauper will be touring with the "BAND" Kinky Boots this year. Bwaahhahahahaha :facepalm:
 
Matty
You both sound like you worry too much. I have friends like that who can't sleep unless they have 2 years' salary in the bank.

I'd piss myself.
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I'm happy when I have 2 months salary in the bank.
 
listen to your elders. You're the dumbass not them. Same advice I'd give to 20 year olds now.
 
Do not open Plommer's midget porn threads
 
IAG
That is kind of my whole point. 1/2 million x 40 years working -20 million dollars....so you are choosing rewarding over 20 million dollars....as you should.

Now if you lower the threshold significantly things may change of course, but once you can be sure your basic needs and then some are met, it's better to be happy with the place you spend so much of your life.
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Hate to break it to you iag...but 99% of us live in that lower threshold or below. I think my advice of striving for the almighty dollar can be used for pretty much everyone.
 
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