What were you doing when you were my age?

[madmmac]

Man, for me that is almost half my life ago. I was married for about 2 years then, working 8 to 16 hour days as a steelworker, living in a motor home I had bought specifically so I could live on the property where I was personally building my first house. My wife made conjugal visits to the motor home only on occasion!!

Looking back, I don't know how I ever made it with so little sleep, but it was the smartest thing I ever probably did. I sold the house 5 years later for 3x for what I paid for it and the property. It got us off to a good start.

[Hard-Deck]

Helping bad guys get in touch with their needs and feelings.

Waterboarding is fun.

[BeyGon]

I turned 27 in 71, I had gotten back from Vietnam and out of the USMC 22 December 68, I bought a pick up and a motorcycle. By 71 I was married, a mistake, had two cars and bought my first home in California. Working as a surveyor and going to school two nights a week. Racing motorcycles Friday nights at Ascot and Saturdays someplace else. Those were the days, great music and cheap pot.

[legion]

What were you doing when you were my age?

I was two years younger.

When I was 21 I wanted to go to Kellogg to get my MBA.

I got married at 24.

My dad died at 27.

Now I'm 29.

I don't have much ambition left.

[Wickd89]

Originally Posted by slodave

Um, kinda in the porn business...

''

I had a feeling I knew you from somewhere...

Take care Dave.... Any Mulholland runs these days? Still doing the weekly one??

[steve185]

Driving a patrol car, being a dad, it was good times.

[deathpunk dan]

27 going on 28 was 2 years ago for me!

I was:
playing guitar in a local/regional punk/garage rock band
playing roller hockey on tuesday nights
handling search engine optimization for a growing mail order business
saving as much $ as possible
living in sin with a girlfriend 13 years older than I
getting into cycling
worrying about ze future
wanting a 911

Not much has changed 2 years later. I'm the marketing manager at the same company and make a bit more $, nothing earth shattering. No kids. No marriage, still living in sin. I don't play in the band any more and took a time out on the roller hockey league. Focusing on work. the big 3-0 is a month and a week away. Uh oh.

I got the porsche, anyway. Life is short.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by legion

[B]...

Now I'm 29.

I don't have much ambition left.

Chris, you just sound like you're in one of life's "valleys" that we all go through. Personally, I didn't get "serious" about stuff until I was at least your age (although I wasn't a total flake either), and almost two decades later, it seems like several lifetimes ago. You've got a lot "on the ball"...trust me, you'll find that "ambition" again before you know it. Good luck, but you don't really need luck imo...

[porsche356a]

Hmmm... 5 years ago...

Working as an IT Consultant in Telco.

Maxing out my investments.

Bought 1st Porsche (356a Super).

Dating a hot, rocket scientist at the time.

Contemplating my 1st house.

[911Rob]

27 y.o. for me was April 1987, I was just graduating from college; so that was pretty much 100 miles per hour, hair straight back living then! Work hard, Play hard was the main motto.

today, my oldest daughter will be your age in two days
She has two kids and is very happily married.

[Bill Verburg]

Single
Working my as* off all week, bought a 15acre farm, spare time spent spliting wood for heat

skiing my as* off all winter

sailing my my as* off all summer, spring & fall

hobbies building a '72 RS clone, running, biking

[Sonic dB]

today, my oldest daughter will be your age in two days
She has two kids and is very happily married.

wow you are pretty young to be a grandpa... thats kinda cool...

im in between your daughter and your age, w/ no kids... kinda like my father
he was 59 when my sister was 27 and 66 when i was 27... lots of variations
available on 'how to live' and everyone's path is truly their own.

[911Rob]

oh, btw.... graduated college at age 27.
Had a million cash in the bank at 30.

Don't lose your ambition in your 20's man!
Read some books.... get inspired.

I can honestly tell you that most men atone to greatness late in their years;
that's what keeps me going today.... something GREAT is about to happen!
There's too much fun in life not to enjoy every day.
Please.............. "enjoy"

[Seric]

2002...Unemployed beause of the Dot-com boom and playing Everquest 8 hours a day.

[syncroid]

That would be 20 years ago for me.
I got married. We bought our current house that same year. (1988) Worked way too many hours. I think I put the Snap On dealers kids through school while building up my tool collection. I remember it as being "dirt poor" at that time in my life but great satisfaction at the same time.

[Dave L]

At 28 I had a house I bought 3 years before, a girl I married 2 years before, and a son on the way. I did have some Retirement savings but I think I could have "retired" for about 3 months. My goals at that time were to have a job where I was able to have my wife at home to raise our soon to be child and to have a Porsche by 30.

I am now 33, am on my second Porsche and my wife has been at home for 3 years working just a few hours on the weekend to keep busy. New goals include paying off my mortgage in the next 5 years and possibly buying a second place by the ski hill to enjoy with the family and rent out part time. The only debt I have is a car lease of $250/month for my wifes Mazda3.

Im no millionaire but I get to spend a lot of time at home with my family, when Im not at home Im snowboarding (22 days this year) Whitewater kayaking and autoXing the 944S. Generally I dont feel to panicked about money, so im happy.

The advice that I would give is to find something you like and stick with it and set some good meaningful measurable goals.

[porsche4life]

I'm 16 now. I just enrolled in concurrent enrollment at the local college. By 28 i hope to be married. No kids. And have my doctorate of Pharmacy. P-cars, probably not a house yet.

[tabs]

Hmmm when I was 28, Mother was after me to come out of the bedroom. She said, "Tabs make something of your life." I ignored her, it got to the point she would have to slip notes under the door. So U might say when I was 28 I was playing Rock and Roll on my stereo real loud. It was a year and half later that Mother got really fed up with me and told me to go out and buy a house that she would pay for it. Anything to get rid of the noise and not to mention my emptying out the refrigerator. I guess she figured that buying a house for me would be cheaper in the long run than trying to keep her refer full.

[porsche930dude]

Im 22 i just quit my carpentry job iv had for 5 years. Not sure what im going to do next probrobly metal fab/welding or some kind of driving/delivery. Iv got quite a bit saved and still live at home and single. The world is going to end in 2012 so i dont have to wory about getting to 28

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by porsche930dude

The world is going to end in 2012 so i dont have to wory about getting to 28

And you were told this by whom? Somebody who asks you to "donate"????