A bit of wtf mixed with incredibly stupid ideas (fuck highschool) together with slightly better ideas (become selfemployed) and a hint of undeserved luckery. No kids help a lot too ,-)
Could tell you t’was “hard work” or such crap, but that’s stupid survivorship-bias. Never worked hard. Only ever did the absolute bare minimum of work required. Unless I had fun doing it, that is.
So, I could’ve also failed horribly and be piss-poor under a bridge now. My parents even tried to achieve that (silly me employed them both). One different choice here or there. Life is fucking strange.
But I also don’t need much, no fancy brand-clothes-shit, no fancy cars, no fancy houses, and only one hobby that’s on the more expensive side (Gaming). If it weren’t for wifey I wouldn’t even need more than one room ,-)
Know people who have 10x what I have and only complain they have so little and work themselves to death 16hrs a day in their 50s. Lol. To each their own.
Also I lied, i actually do work 1-3 days a week. I just don’t get paid for it and basically just give back to those less fortunate (a local shelter-thingie where victims of rape/abuse/violence/torture end up broken and alone)
Haha I’m right there with you on living with the essentials only. Saving is probably my biggest hobby, even when I don’t necessarily need to.
I’ve been self employed for the last decade myself, although I’m on a good track for retirement I’m not quite there. I’ve had or been a part of 3 businesses at this point, but 2 are now shuttered and the remaining takes up all my time.
What industry were you in, if you don’t mind me asking?
Hey at least self-employed still beats working for some other guy’s retirement. Fingers crossed tho ;)
It was IT retail/wholesale. But at a time where you still could. Were one of the first with an Onlineshop. Also one of the first web-designers.
Being an old fart has some slight benefits.
Damn. How’d you do that, if you don’t mind the question?
A bit of wtf mixed with incredibly stupid ideas (fuck highschool) together with slightly better ideas (become selfemployed) and a hint of undeserved luckery. No kids help a lot too ,-) Could tell you t’was “hard work” or such crap, but that’s stupid survivorship-bias. Never worked hard. Only ever did the absolute bare minimum of work required. Unless I had fun doing it, that is. So, I could’ve also failed horribly and be piss-poor under a bridge now. My parents even tried to achieve that (silly me employed them both). One different choice here or there. Life is fucking strange.
But I also don’t need much, no fancy brand-clothes-shit, no fancy cars, no fancy houses, and only one hobby that’s on the more expensive side (Gaming). If it weren’t for wifey I wouldn’t even need more than one room ,-) Know people who have 10x what I have and only complain they have so little and work themselves to death 16hrs a day in their 50s. Lol. To each their own.
Also I lied, i actually do work 1-3 days a week. I just don’t get paid for it and basically just give back to those less fortunate (a local shelter-thingie where victims of rape/abuse/violence/torture end up broken and alone)
Haha I’m right there with you on living with the essentials only. Saving is probably my biggest hobby, even when I don’t necessarily need to.
I’ve been self employed for the last decade myself, although I’m on a good track for retirement I’m not quite there. I’ve had or been a part of 3 businesses at this point, but 2 are now shuttered and the remaining takes up all my time.
What industry were you in, if you don’t mind me asking?
Hey at least self-employed still beats working for some other guy’s retirement. Fingers crossed tho ;)
It was IT retail/wholesale. But at a time where you still could. Were one of the first with an Onlineshop. Also one of the first web-designers. Being an old fart has some slight benefits.