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I would invest in a good casting couch
 

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I'm doing it. My second career is playing with steers and delivering beef to an awesome group of customers. It might not sleigh the big bucks but quality of life is so over the top, I often pinch myself.

Based on what I know now, this is exactly what i'd tell my younger self to do.
 

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pastor/televangelist... work one hour a week tax free legally collecting other peoples money. Everyone in the family is on the payroll. Your welcome....
 

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Probably go to law school. My grandfather was an attorney and a judge. I should have followed in his footsteps and taken over his firm.

My daughter went to med school and became a doctor. Seeing what she went through and how difficult it was, no way would I have wanted to go through being an intern. People complain about how much money they charge. I see why now. It’s a legit sacrifice and you have to be super driven and really want it, to finish.
 

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Would of gotten in to the whole medical grade CBD / oil,smoke...ect when it was very easy and cheap to start up a clean room pressing system.
 

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Robotics. Pick any discipline. Programming, building, operations, or maintenance. Finding a career that will last a lifetime is difficult when you are just starting out as a kid. Math, Math, Math.

There seems a shortage of qualified people who can fix a robot, I think there would be a tremendous opportunity for a business in the right regions.

In so far as things I wish I would have not blown off when I was a kid, I screwed up and did not show any interest in the business of breeding cutting horses. Perhaps a misstep that could have been lucrative. My Aunt had a lot of good stock that was the foundation for what could have yielded a heck of a return. She got old and it just unraveled with no one to carry on the business.
 

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Medical school to become a hospitalist. They have a very flexible schedule, pay is great, most work for more than one hospital/group which really accelerated their ability to make $$. Jobs are open all across the country so if you get sick of one hospital or want to travel you can easily find work.
 

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Would of gotten in to the whole medical grade CBD / oil,smoke...ect when it was very easy and cheap to start up a clean room pressing system.
CBD is not as profitable any more. I was going to rent a shop. CBD shop shutting down and downsizing. There medical grows are keeping them a float. Spent a hour talking with the guy. He said it just went dead. Big name outfit that was killing it. I passed on the shop as the landlord wanted to raise it to over 4k when there lease expires. Medical grows are still making money but the one my cousin and friends bought into is now triple the price to buy in Needles. 4 years ago was the time to buy.
 

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The market is flooded in Southbay but Plumbing business and water restoration are big money. I do a little of both as a GC. Keep thinking about diving in harder but I have been slammed since hitting the 10 year in business mark. I started a second construction business this year already and it's going great. Just not the huge profit margins. HVAC is another good 1. Look at the members here in the trade.
 

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I moved into sales engineering around 40.
I get to demo software to customers and wow them into purchasing.
When I was traveling it was 1 or 2 days a week, then work from home.
Work life balance is awesome and comp is better then a desk job with no quota stress.
That sounds interesting. There was a question behind my question. 😉
 

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I always told my self when I retire I would get into the boat business. I love boats but I don’t want to rely on an industry that is so heavily reliant on the economy while supporting a family. Who knows, in about 30 years when I retire all new boats could be electric and suck lol.
 

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That sounds interesting. There was a question behind my question. 😉

it’s called sales engineering or sales consulting.
I used all the products I support when I was behind a desk, so it made it easier.
Not sure I would go back behind a desk now.
 

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Marry rich rich gal and then divorce her and take her money!

Oh wait, only women can do that to guys!

o_O
 

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Well, I would probably stay in 100% commission sales. I really do like the sales interaction and above what most consider the pinnacle of a sale which is the close; I love the repeat and referral business I get as that is the true testament that you gave the best customer experience available.

I love home design and boats so I would do all I could to pursue a spot in the yacht industry. To be honest, it is still a thought to my wife and me as it's never too late to try something new. We have considered moving to Ft Lauderdale to see if I can make it happen but my parents are getting old and right now we are trying to help them here in Southern Nevada but they said do what is best for us. I was actually offered a job for a super center console company (million plus cost) a few years back but we decided uprooting to Southern Florida (the Keys) just wasn't in the cards as of yet.

My dream would be to sell for a company like Westport Yachts. They are an incredible ship and American manufactured. I don't think I would like anything better than that long sales process and seeing the final product get delivered. What a dream! westportyachts.com
 

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the ones that are home everyday are not making that kind of money.. 3 generations of sce in my family. my grnadpa retired as a planner in ontario, my dad was a troubleman in foothill, died on a pole in san berdo. my brother is a troubleman currently at foothill as well. he aint home much at all, granted hes got goals for his side bus to meet so he needs some cash to make those happen, but the family life suffers at times.
Lineman are making 150k for sure. I’m in planning and I’m over 100k and I have allot of upside left.
200k lineman probably aren’t home much though.
 

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Lineman all day. Fireman…No way. Fuck being away from wife and family like they do
I have 2 sons, one is a Lineman and the other is a Fire medic, both great but very dangerous careers.
I would say the Fireman spends many more nights away from home.
 

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The market is flooded in Southbay but Plumbing business and water restoration are big money. I do a little of both as a GC. Keep thinking about diving in harder but I have been slammed since hitting the 10 year in business mark. I started a second construction business this year already and it's going great. Just not the huge profit margins. HVAC is another good 1. Look at the members here in the trade.
I did plumbing up until 2007. Lennar homes and others fucked me so hard I still don't sh!t right. Don't do business with publically traded developers is one lesson I learned. The other was that being a subcontractor sucks balls, you fund the materials and labor and gotta fight to get paid timely.
 

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I would invest in a good casting couch
That might be better than the porn star idea I was considering 🤔 😆🤣😂
I'm doing it. My second career is playing with steers and delivering beef to an awesome group of customers. It might not sleigh the big bucks but quality of life is so over the top, I often pinch myself.

Based on what I know now, this is exactly what i'd tell my younger self to do.
And one post later my "wish I would've" lifestyle slaps me across the face. I truly admire what you and your wife have built Joel, envious might be more apropos
👍
 

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I did plumbing up until 2007. Lennar homes and others fucked me so hard I still don't sh!t right. Don't do business with publically traded developers is one lesson I learned. The other was that being a subcontractor sucks balls, you fund the materials and labor and gotta fight to get paid timely.
I guess I should of stated service plumbing. Not new construction. My area in the Southbay seems every other house has a plumbing issue. Copper pinhole leaks is a big 1. My GF house I just did the main line after the 3rd pin hole. It was repiped last year after the 3rd. House was built in 07. House I am at now Friends Guys just repiped it it was built in 02.
 

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I did plumbing up until 2007. Lennar homes and others fucked me so hard I still don't sh!t right. Don't do business with publically traded developers is one lesson I learned. The other was that being a subcontractor sucks balls, you fund the materials and labor and gotta fight to get paid timely.
Publicly traded companies blow!! It's all about quarterly and annual revenue, even when it doesn't make sense for the company long term. Every decision is short sided.
 

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My 18-year old daughter and I are exploring career tracks for her. She seems interested in finance/banking and real estate, and I think those are pretty solid paths.

I was disappointed she hates IT and law stuff, but that's okay because those are pretty demanding careers and I hope she develops an interest in law at a later date.

At age 48 I retuned to school, and at age 50 I changed careers and became a state worker. I love it and wish I had signed up 30-years ago when they offered great pensions. The point being, as somebody said in the elevator repair post - it's never too late! Just be sure to take up vaping if you wanna fit in with the other kids at college, lol.

To your question - finance and/or real estate and then on to law school.
 

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I would do exactly what I'm doing now (Internet marketing), but I'd be a lot smarter about it and not spend 5 years at some corporation coming out of college. All you need is a laptop, no reason to work for someone else.

I learned that if you're good at something and you're comfortable, it means you're not being paid enough and you're not being ambitious enough.
 

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I would be involved in real estate. Sales and investments. My wealthiest clients are all in real estate. They busted their asses early in their career and now they are reaping the rewards.

Knowing what I know now, hell yes.

Although, I'd want to be a contractor or developer. I naturally get off on building stuff, so this would be ideal for me.

RE all the way. 👍🏼
 

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Rock star. Money for nothing and chicks for free.

Seriously, would have to be law. I work with a lot of lawyers, and some are worth their weight in gold and some aren't worth their weight in salt. I figure as long as I'm somewhere in between, I'd be OK... I'm too far down the road in my current career to do a 180 and go to law school, but maybe down the road as a retirement career/hobby...
 

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Knowing what I know now, hell yes.

Although, I'd want to be a contractor or developer. I naturally get off on building stuff, so this would be ideal for me.

RE all the way. 👍🏼
I agree. However, back in 08 when Involved in financing multiple projects, I saw several developers lose almost everything. As well as some of my funding sources. All well established.

The majority of Venture Capital even dried up at that time. Private investment clubs tightened their purse strings. The members of the private ivestment clubs where very wealthy, and didn't NEED to do anything. When it got risky, they stopped doing capital investment.

My point is it can be risky. It doesn't take long when you are bleeding a million plus a month in overhead and debt service. If you are paying cash, as you go, that is a different story.
 

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My career started as an ASE certified mechanic 85-90 (flat rate pay scale) after attending automotive school from 83 to 85. Next, I became a certified welder in 1990 because I needing an hourly job to build credit and purchase a home. I went to work for a food processing company from 1990 to 2000 as a maintenance mechanic/welder.

The company paid my college tuition for a management role, which I completed in 2000. In 2002, I decided to go back to college again on the company dime. This time with a concentration on Information Technology. I have been working in Tech since 05 and love it.

I will add having electro mechanical skills to maintain and repair my shit after my day job behind a keyboard has paid for itself many times over. I only wish I had purchased more RE if I could do the above all over again.
 

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Lineman are making 150k for sure. I’m in planning and I’m over 100k and I have allot of upside left.
200k lineman probably aren’t home much though.
Who do you work for? I'm at Arizona Public Service.
 

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I agree. However, back in 08 when Involved in financing multiple projects, I saw several developers lose almost everything. As well as some of my funding sources. All well established.

The majority of Venture Capital even dried up at that time. Private investment clubs tightened their purse strings. The members of the private ivestment clubs where very wealthy, and didn't NEED to do anything. When it got risky, they stopped doing capital investment.

My point is it can be risky. It doesn't take long when you are bleeding a million plus a month in overhead and debt service. If you are paying cash, as you go, that is a different story.

Oh. You didn't say you wanted safe!

In that case, any ol union job will do. 👍🏼😜
 

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Here is my daughters story…….

She went to college on a Soccer scholarship. As a typical student athlete, she graduated with a Sports Management degree. This degree literally had no value, so she started waiting tables at a local sports bar. After approx 4 years of barely making ends meet, she decided to go back to school.

This changed her life!

She went to a trade school in Boston called PrepMd. The main prerequisite was that she had a college degree with no arrests. This is because the school has a 98% job placement reputation, so they make sure that their students are pre vetted making it much easy for the school to get them employment once they graduate. The school also costs around 40K.

As she was within a month of graduating, she received offers from 3 different companies. Abbott, Boston Scientific, and Stereotaxis. Abbott and Boston Scientific made her excellent offers in the 100k range to start, but Stereotaxis made an unbelievable offer.

She currently just started her 2nd year with Stereotaxis. (She’s 29) The company makes the robots used in Robotic Heart Surgery. My daughter teaches, sells, and maintains the Robot. She has a 3 state territory. Last year, she got her first raise…… 160k. She expects her next raise to take her over 200k. She has full benefits plus is given stock in the company. She also makes a commission when a hospital purchases the 1.5 million dollar robot. The stock has tripled since she started. Geez even my wife and I have have bought a bunch of it too.

Here is my main point. We could not be happier with PrepMd. However, they are just one of hundreds of schools that have almost 100% placement, while teaching a needed valuable trade that is marketable for a lifetime. There are many others for a myriad of technical trades. It is not a TV advertised career college that will take anybody that can fog a mirror. Those schools cannot guarantee placement. They are completely for profit schools, with no reputation for high level placement.

Knowing what I know now…… I would recommend getting the cheapest college degree possible. This means 2 years of community college. Also, taking any college credit classes while still in high school. Then researching the best guaranteed placement schools that exist…… then pick the trade that works best for the subjects future.

PrepMd is one of 2 schools that do my daughters specific training. The other school, whose name I cannot remember, did not accept her. PrepMd was her 2nd choice. Just to give you an idea of the vetting process.

Needless to say……. My wife and I are stoked. My daughter purchased her first home 6 months ago and we feel as though she is now in a position to never be dependent on us again. Life is good. Now if I could only figure out a way to get rid of her do nothing boyfriend!!!!! Lol
 

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I was always told to do what you love and you will never work a day in your life so I guess I would be a gynecologist.
 

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Ok … I Googled that question …. OMG … the answer is :
GET A GOVERNMENT JOB !
Within 6 months they would have hired 7 more employees to help you do your job.
Make a ton more money compared to a private sector job.
Government workers in CA are paid twice as much as private sector jobs. (Hoover Institution)
Automatic job promotions.
No accountability
Expected lower productivity so you don’t have to work very hard.
Zero dress code .
Tons of paid time off.
Most paid vacation time in the world.
More paid personal days.
Earlier retirement.
Can‘t get fired for any reason. Govt workers face a .01 % of getting fired ever.
Free legal council if your boss or fellow employees bother you or check to see if you are actually working.
Part of a group legal services insurance program. Don’t have to pay lawyers .
Credit Union and cheap loans.
Job security
Best Cadillac health care for life in the world Including dental and vision.
Can quit at age 57 and get everything for life.
Save up 30 years of non used time off for huge big check.
Best retirement benefits in the world.
Long term care.
Tons of tax breaks and exemptions.
Federal and State lobbying to make sure you get more of everything
Free college or huge discounts for your kids college.
Cheap cell phone plans.
4 months pregnancy leave
Union Leave
Child Care reimbursement
Ok … I gotta stop … the list is endless … hey … I’m just the messenger 🍻




Can‘t get fired for any reason.
 

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I'd sell cranes. ;)


Or, I would be a sales rep for medical devices like prosthetics. Big bank there. Buddy if mine does that and regularly brings down 300k to 400k annually

I like sales and the ability to make own schedule is huge. I coach baseball and softball and get my players recruited. I could never be able to do that with an office job.
 
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CBD is not as profitable any more. I was going to rent a shop. CBD shop shutting down and downsizing. There medical grows are keeping them a float. Spent a hour talking with the guy. He said it just went dead. Big name outfit that was killing it. I passed on the shop as the landlord wanted to raise it to over 4k when there lease expires. Medical grows are still making money but the one my cousin and friends bought into is now triple the price to buy in Needles. 4 years ago was the time to buy.
Agree... its so saturated now I would of assume if you aint got 250k-500k+ for start up your not doing much And couldn't get in the big leagues with any of it.
 

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Ok … I Googled that question …. OMG … the answer is :
GET A GOVERNMENT JOB !
Within 6 months they would have hired 7 more employees to help you do your job. No, if you're good at what you do they will transfer your help to other fucctards
Make a ton more money compared to a private sector job. HELL NO, big pay cut compared to provate
Government workers in CA are paid twice as much as private sector jobs. (Hoover Institution) No, I started a non-sworn law enforcement position that required a college degree at $54K and was expected to work off the clock to meet performance objectives. Newsome also took 10% during the pandemic whereas private did not, and were forced to increase salaries
Automatic job promotions. No, annual merit pay increases of 2% until position salary cap, I had to apply in competitive application process for both positions I've worked
No accountability HELL NO, you kidding. Maybe at some no-brainer positions, but plenty of accountability where I work, for both performance and for decisions made
Expected lower productivity so you don’t have to work very hard. HELL NO, after I signed up I was like WTF, I'm working 2X as hard as private but I guess it depends where you work
Zero dress code . Maybe some places, but expected to dress in suit/tie at meetings/court, otherwise dress shirt/slacks
Tons of paid time off. Wifey receives more in private
Most paid vacation time in the world. Wifey receives more, I get 2-weeks year, 2-weeks sick time
More paid personal days. 2 per year
Earlier retirement. Not anymore
Can‘t get fired for any reason. Govt workers face a .01 % of getting fired ever. Agreed after you pass probation. At least, I'm relying on this :)
Free legal council if your boss or fellow employees bother you or check to see if you are actually working. Union stuff, so maybe
Part of a group legal services insurance program. Don’t have to pay lawyers . $16/month prepaid legal, about the same as wifey pays
Credit Union and cheap loans. Same as private
Job security Iffy
Best Cadillac health care for life in the world Including dental and vision. Yes, but post-pension reform, private sector offers the same (if Kaiser is considered "Cadillac")
Can quit at age 57 and get everything for life. Maybe before year 2013. Post-pension reform if I put in 20 years pension will be about $3K/month, we also pay $265/month towards the old pension system, med until age 65, so yes 8-years
Save up 30 years of non used time off for huge big check. And that's wrong, why? Many private companies also pay the same
Best retirement benefits in the world. I suppose, but at age 65 doesn't Medicare kick in?
Long term care. Not aware so can't comment
Tons of tax breaks and exemptions. Where, what?
Federal and State lobbying to make sure you get more of everything Maybe, but that also applies to private unions, too
Free college or huge discounts for your kids college. Wait, what? My kid isn't getting any type of breaks...
Cheap cell phone plans. No, wifey's work also offers the same stripped down plans nobody can use
4 months pregnancy leave - Different than Federal available to all private sector employees?
Union Leave Wait, what, where and why?
Child Care reimbursement Wait, what, where?
Ok … I gotta stop … the list is endless … hey … I’m just the messenger 🍻




Can‘t get fired for any reason.
I started with the State in 2017 after working private sector/for myself for 31 years. Some real world answers above, the ole' days are over.
 
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I wanna be a "Wardrobe Clean Up" kinda guy.
All these posts every morning with these poor girls that all have twists ect.. in their strings.
I want to be there to help them and make sure all is cleaned up before picture time.

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Im surprised how many pick the building industries. Its not that fun.

Nobody picked gynecologist also a surprise
 
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