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Originally Posted by Racerbvd
They just have to work double what you would have to succeed. Nothing wrong with that, right? I mean, that is apples to apples, your experience and someone now that is getting 50% less buying power with the dollar they earn with the same hour of effort.
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No one ever said that life was easy or fair. But I fail to understand why it is a bad thing to be self motivated, willing to work to better yourself. Years ago, a good friend of mine, a VP at a trucking company, made good cake. Right after he built his new home, on the water, that ended up needing a lot of fill to build on. Well, the company was sold and all the old guard was let go, now this was the worst timing since the house went over budget. This guy, who had been in a office for years had a nice new mortgage payment. While looking for a new job, knowing that he still needs income. He went to work for another friend who owned a swimming pool business and was literally digging and doing hard labor while looking for a job. He didn't whine or *****, he just worked at what job was available to him at the time. Now, he did get another job, and has since retired, plus they sold the house on the water for a very nice profit. No, he wasn't down for long and he didn't let that stop him.
Like others here, my parents told me that if I wanted nice things that I had to work for it, and like others, I mowed a lot of yards, did a lot yard work and had a paper route, but mine were apartments.