My last "cool janitor" went to a bathroom that had the door to the ladder that went up to the roof.
There will be a massive wealth transfer in the next 20 years from the silent generation, and the boomers to Gen X and millennials.
This guy was deaf most of his life. His wife didn’t smoke and was a sweetheart. He was loved by all. He got cochlear implants at about 80. He said he didn’t know how loud birds were in the morning. Kindest man I’ve ever known.
He smoked...they all smoke.
Yep!
Um. No. And No. At least not for the 15+ years I knew him.
Those freaks are still trying to figure out what gender they are
Our janitor was named Earl. Grumpy old bastard. Hardly said two words, never smiled and smoke like a chimney. Pretty sure he worked up until the day he died, and was dead broke. His death was the sweet release that allowed him to escape the torment of a bunch of jerk kids. Man did we screw with old Earl. RIP brother.
I sat around inside all day watching golf and baseball because of rain It about killed me to not go outside and get some work done. Its depressing to sit on your ass.
Amen! I get SOOO bored sitting around. I need something to do.
Thanks dingle. Some folks, you and I both know some, grew up dirt poor, became successful and then managed to outgrow their money. Others maintained their roots and built something meaningful. I've said in other threads, nice cars do nothing for me, a bigger house wouldn't represent who my wife and I are.
I really hope the robots are useful, because these younger generations seem entirely useless, sans running a cell phone or a video game console
That is interesting because I teach HS and those kids to more work than I ever did in school and it is not even close.
Don’t throw me into that group Drub, I ain’t out pedaling for handouts
More accurately they’re part of the cost of owning that asset but people usually don’t consider that when they look at their ROI on home ownership. My conclusion is that you own a home because you want two things. First you want a stable nice place for your family. Second you need a forced saving plan. The investment component hasn’t been great until we had this run up in real estate values. We built my wife’s dream home 17 years ago. Property taxes and insurance have doubled in the past 10 years. No mortgage payment but damn. We would have been WAY better off building something half as big and buying another farm with the difference. Farm land has probably gone up 7-8x in value over the last 17 years.
See, now he's the kind of boomer that gives the rest of us boomers a bad name. Good for him
You must have been a train wreck then. The teaching profession suits you. LOL
You didn't live it, so you're talking outta your ass.
DO NOT HAVE KIDS.I grew up in south O relatively poor. I lived at home and worked while going to college so I wouldn't have a bunch of school loans. Worked for 30 plus years in software never making 6 figures and saved my ass off. Bought a pretty nice house and paid it off in about 15 years. Married a smart woman with a good job later in life. We never had kids. I retired at 55 almost 3 years ago with no debts, a house worth at least $350,000 and more money than I will ever need. This doesn't even include my wife's money. I have yet to touch my IRA's or 401k. My advice is don't live beyond your means, spend as little as possible on college, max out your 401k, learn to be handy around the house, don't buy all the fancy new toys. Also, don't have to have kids unless you absolutely feel the need.
We started maxing out what we could gift to our kids a few years ago without them incurring income tax consequences. All of our kids still have vehicles that we own and insure although that’s going to change shortly. I’ve got 4 grandkids now under 4 so we’ll probably do something for college funds for them. We’ve got the Ivy League out of our cash flow picture now so that helps. My daughter thinks she’ll get law school paid for but we’ll see.
Trust me, it is not even close.
The thought that you're right hasn't nor will it ever cross my mind. When I think of Tampa, I think victim.
Life for me would be awfully damned empty and lonely without my wife.
Sounds like a great plan. Nothing I like more than those who have the means, spread the wealth and make others lives a little easier. Kudos to you and the Mrs. Dingle.
You realized you're getting entirely smoked in this thread.? You boomer gig isn't playing very well. But carry on.
(Just between you and me. The wife is sitting right next to you and you're hoping to get lucky).
Smoked? You’re so butthurt with simple facts you can’t stop responding to me.. statistically speaking you only have like 7 years left on this earth.. you should spend them wiser
If it works, let me know and I'll write something nice and then call the wife into my office.
Just a different life experience and perspective. I have a dear friend who never married. He ran fast food franchises around the globe and ended up a dive boat captain on a Pacific Island. Different strokes for different folks.
I can understand not getting married, but in my case I found a woman 12 years younger than me who only adds to my life. She has a good job, never refuses me sex, takes great care of me, pays more than her share of the bills, doesn't create drama and my family loves her.
You like those numbers, don't you?
