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Originally Posted by C H R I S 3.0
I agree Vjo, I was fucked when i lost the avn gig... I never expected it to go away... but ad revenues sank, revenues sank, we layed off 70% of staff and cut down from 5 mags to one. On top of that tradeshow sales were tanking... avn was in every declining biz model that ws hit the hardest - its a miracle they survived...
M ylifestyle and bills were at 200K , and suddenly i was on unemployment...
I will NEVER make that mistake again... I downsized my car, sold my house, etc etc....
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Good move man. It is tough for a young guy to do. I know I was young once.
I pissed away a larger % of my money (prob not as many $$ as you all
) than prob anyone and I do regret it.
In life you almost always have your ups and downs unless you are really well off. A lot of times you really dont appreciate what you have until it is gone. We ALL have to learn that lesson. Then when it is gone you suddenly learn an appreciation for the $$ but then it may be too late.
Get a $2000 mortgage if need be. Get a reasonable USED car. Only fools imo (or guys who can REALLY afford it) throw 40K+ away to car dealers. And after all that you still got $2000 to blow a month while you save 60K a year.
You literally will not be able to spend 5K a month in the midwest unless you really try.
Move to Utah or Montana or somewhere. (if you dont mind cold, the colder the cheaper) You will first of all have your choice of beautiful midwestern girls as you WILL be a baller on 1/4 the money there.
It is all about reprogramming yourself and getting in an area where you can live reasonable unless you really are a million $ earner which there are some on this baord I guess.
Anyhow, maybe I helped someone who is doing well think clearly and save some for a rainy day.