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Went back to school at 38, so it really depends. I’m happy in what I’m doing now, but my biggest advice is if there’s something you’re passionate about, go. Don’t listen to your inner voice telling you it’s a tough market, you might fail, there may not be a future there, what it pays. Biggest regret of my life is listening to my own negative thoughts.
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@quinnymcquinn said in Question for older people here:
If your in a position to own a business or save up money, I’d say that’s your best bet. When I got out of the army I was 24. I started working for my buddy landscaping. I had a little money and a job now so I bought a few houses. I ended up making both properties into duplexes and I started renting them out. Mean while my buddy wanted out of the landscaping game. I bought his clients and some equipment from him for a fair price.
I got a good landscaping client, a car wash that has 10 locations in my area. So that contract was huge. After a year of landscaping their properties they inquired about other services such as property maintenance. I ended up taking a job with the company to become a supervisor of an entire location. I had no idea or experience in the car care industry.
I still maintain ownership of my landscaping company but I hired my best friend to run the day to day business. I still make a good chunk of change off of it. He also expanded the company into small hard scaping projects, plowing and gutter service and he runs building maintenance on my residential properties.
10 years later I still run a massive car wash with a detail shop, quick lube oil change, gas and convenience store. I’ve managed to buy two more residential properties, that I rent out.
I also co own a beauty salon and boutique shop with my wife. The building is a residential house that we converted into a hair salon and small niche boutique store. She runs that business.
It all sounds like a lot but my businesses run themselves with little to no involvement from myself. I am able to focus on my 9 to 5 working for the car wash. It’s fun doing multiple things.
So take from that what you want. I kind of lucked into a lot of these opportunities. The key was I didn’t hesitate to learn something new and take on challenges
Bro this some GTA level business
So awesome my dude
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I'm late to the conversation here, but here's a take from a semi retired 48 year old.
When you go to work and can go a full year and not dread going to work, it's the right career path.
I hustled a lot as a young man. Was a caddy, worked for the Islanders selling merchandise at the coliseum, worked in a supermarket, cooked at a bar on Sundays. Found myself working at a non profit for 3 years. Went into finance for 15, spent a few years then raising my boys and now run IT and the lunch program at a Catholic grade school. Never been as happy as I am now going to work. Reminds me of the early days in non profit.
Find something that fills your day and makes you get up in the morning no matter what month it is.
Worry less about the path, and focus on the journey.
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@ikasnu_psn said in Question for older people here:
Find a job where you do as little work as possible while making the most you can. Hard to do, but not impossible.
My suggestion is to work for the government. To take it a step further, if you don’t have a soul, you could become a politician.
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@raylewissb47_psn said in Question for older people here:
@ikasnu_psn said in Question for older people here:
Find a job where you do as little work as possible while making the most you can. Hard to do, but not impossible.
My suggestion is to work for the government. To take it a step further, if you don’t have a soul, you could become a politician.
Ironically I’ve always wanted to be a politician lol
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