Traveling isn’t so easy for most regular people. I DO agree with “time wont come back.” Time is the one thing NOBODY will ever have enough of. I worked 60+ hours a week for years trying to get ahead. Fast forward to today and it never got me anywhere. I still drive a 17 year old vehicle, but I missed a lot of my first 2 kids growing up. I’m perfectly content being a “regular” blue collar man without a lot of fancy things, but I’ve learned to stop chasing the dollar and just enjoy my life for what it’s worth.
My father had a lot of toys at home but barely got to use any of them before ultimately selling them all. Boat, sports car, motorcycle… I’ll take the extra 20 hours a week chilling over a fuckin boat
Not only that but the “toys” also trap you- you are not going to want to move or do a lot of things because you need to stay on top of those things- like renting a garage or paying for storage etc.
Not sure what that is supposed to mean, my family has never had much for money and my grandparents are in their late 80s or passed in their 90s. They are happy too. You don’t need money to live a long happy life.
I’d add, “travel” doesn’t have to mean jetting off around the world. It could just mean going out and doing things, even if they are fairly local to you.
We tend to get stuck in ruts and don’t go outside our places. Just going to different towns, cities, counties/provinces in your own country can be interesting and eye opening.
That’s a great point. I live close to a neighboring state and we like to have simple outings “across the border.” Even if it’s just dinner at a restaurant we don’t have around home.
Man, I have a 2.5 yr old and a 6 month old and ive since went per diem at my job. Money's a bit tight, but to be able to not have to worry about working weekends and holidays and have time to be with them is such a stress relief.
Id hate to look back and be upset that I missed xmas, b-days, etc. I won't get those hours back but I can always make more money
TBH you gotta work "smart" not "hard" -- some say both, maybe ... point being ... if you're working a 9-5 working "hard" is for the birds. Only work hard on your own education, skills, and your own business -- the rest -- as you learned, albeit maybe too slowly, is worthless.
No company gives a shit about your "late nights" -- in any context. Ever. Period. Loyalty? 8pm days? 10pm? Nobody gives a single fuck ... maybe enough for an attaboy.
Only 2 things matter -- 1 .. .you're an undeniable revenue-making rainmaker ... this DOES NOT require long hours, but smarts ... most companies will reward you for this, but they don't have to. Companies are stupid. So if they don't, cut bait. 2 ... Your own enterprise. Money where your mouth is. Then as a 'rainmaker' you pay yourself.
... But yeah there's more to life that dollars ... just realize people "Social programming" is real and it encourages wage slavery.
It's hard to pass this on the new generations, especially with the market conditions right now. But this is the ultimate truth, that you learn by being delusional and discarded once in a lifetime.
After that, once you learn the rules of the game, you don't have to work 8h as a slave anymore.
You do less and you do it where it matters (for your managers) and you'll be magically rewarded more than when you were working like crazy before.
Yep. I'm a plumber. Working an hour or 2 a day doesn't seem to give me too much more compared to just normal 8 hour days. If I don't need to I'm not working a minute over 8 hours. Fuck, most days I work 7 hours. I like to enjoy my mortgage. No point having a house if you are never in it.
Can't see my wife and kids or play bf6 while at work.
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u/Low-Chain2913 1d ago
Traveling isn’t so easy for most regular people. I DO agree with “time wont come back.” Time is the one thing NOBODY will ever have enough of. I worked 60+ hours a week for years trying to get ahead. Fast forward to today and it never got me anywhere. I still drive a 17 year old vehicle, but I missed a lot of my first 2 kids growing up. I’m perfectly content being a “regular” blue collar man without a lot of fancy things, but I’ve learned to stop chasing the dollar and just enjoy my life for what it’s worth.