[asphaltgambler]

Hi all, thanks for the responses. More back story...................I'm 55 and pretty much lost everything of any value by 2010. Largely because my past 'lucrative' career as a BMW / Porsche tech at one the best and largest indi shops fell apart literally in a matter on months.......................months

Since 2008.............. I've invested easily over $50K real cash in changing my career, much non-automotive training, sustaining / subsidizing a new minimalistic way of living. It did finally pay off when I went from part-time (2yrs) in government IT , then full time in June of this past year now in Vehicle Services for THE wealthiest county in Virginia.

Now we have very little debt, I just just interviewed for the next level position that is 2 pay grades higher and fully expect to get that (as I'm told by my supervisor) by end of this month. My wife has a solid career in the health-care field. So we are now on the right track career-wise.

We have some money left, I started a 401, now looking to continue my success with something(s) different. I do some auto / classic car - motorcycle consulting (buying, pricing, repairing) but it is sporadic and sometimes requires more time than money returned to make it worthwhile.

So I would summarize that: I'm looking for something that is more unconventional, low risk, short turn around but has consistency.