How He Lost His Job And Found Happiness

mountaintosea · 01-24-2008, 07:59 PM

How I Lost My Job and Found Happiness

I thought some of you could relate.

Walt34 · 01-25-2008, 05:54 AM

It works for some people, but most small businesses fail. I knew one guy who desperately wanted to run a radio control model hobby shop, a very competitive business. Took out loans on his house to open it, ended up losing his home, and his wife left. But he was undercapitalized and never did have the store fully stocked. He was last seen selling Ford pickup trucks and looking very sad.

Another opened a clock shop that looked very nice but it ultimately failed too. Fortunately he had sense enough not to quit his day job.

pedorrero · 01-27-2008, 05:41 PM

Hmmm....maybe having my "retirement" funds locked up in trust that I can't touch, just beg from

has its points. Oh, did I mention that I don't have an entrepenurial bone in my body?

I think I'll stick to buying electronic gadgets on ebay, playing with them, and selling them back to Ebay.

01-24-2008, 07:59 PM	#1
mountaintosea Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 285	How He Lost His Job And Found Happiness How I Lost My Job and Found Happiness I thought some of you could relate.

01-25-2008, 05:54 AM	#2
Walt34 Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: WV Panhandle Posts: 1,219	It works for some people, but most small businesses fail. I knew one guy who desperately wanted to run a radio control model hobby shop, a very competitive business. Took out loans on his house to open it, ended up losing his home, and his wife left. But he was undercapitalized and never did have the store fully stocked. He was last seen selling Ford pickup trucks and looking very sad. Another opened a clock shop that looked very nice but it ultimately failed too. Fortunately he had sense enough not to quit his day job. __________________ Retired six years ago at age 52

01-27-2008, 05:41 PM	#3
pedorrero Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: East Butt Plug, FL Posts: 218	Hmmm....maybe having my "retirement" funds locked up in trust that I can't touch, just beg from has its points. Oh, did I mention that I don't have an entrepenurial bone in my body? I think I'll stick to buying electronic gadgets on ebay, playing with them, and selling them back to Ebay. __________________ I've got nothing against an honest day's work, provided that someone else does it.

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