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Old 05-19-2010, 07:48 PM  
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Originally Posted by will76 View Post
but I can't believe any of you WANT to work your ass off for ever and never retire.
LOL you aren't married are you?


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Originally Posted by will76 View Post

I wonder how much you two (Shap or Dave) has set a side for retirement. Not having money in your business as a retirement, but a real retirement like IRA's, 401K mutual funds, Annuities, etc... I hope you aren't the types that spend or reinvest in their business and new projects everything you make. That doesn't always turn out for everyone. If you making the kind of money it sounds like you guys are making then you should have a couple million locked up so no matter what happens you can retire if you "change your mind" in the future
My success came very fast. I remember when i started I made $3000 a month very quickly and then within 10 months I was making more than $30,000 a month. I'm very logical and reasonable in my thought process. There is no way I should have been making that money. I didn't deserve it. So based on that thinking I always felt the end was always very near and I'd wake up one day and the dream would be over. I always wanted to be in a situation if that day came I could walk away and say I Crushed It, saved enough to never work again and I have no regrets. I see so many guys that have blown it all and have nothing to show for it. The most important thing to me isn't houses, cars, trips, it's 100% the amount I have saved.

I have to admit I'm like you. I'd love to know how much people have set aside for the future. When I have industry friends who blow money I try to pull them aside and share with them my thinking. There are a lot of people that should have a few million set aside and set for life. Instead they are in debt and have NOTHING but memories to show for it.
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