20 years ago - Advice to your younger self

[Greyinggrayling]

Don’t take out those school loans. Lose 30 lbs and pay for school the old fashioned way…dancing on a stage wearing a really nice pair of heels.

 

[russnutt209]

Don't jump off the bradleys! Document everything. Have a plan a b and c for after the Army.

 

[rolling_thunder]

I was expecting to see hunting advices lol

 

[Antares]

Buy a .223 Tikka and shoot a lot.

 

[MallardSX2]

Just a few I would say to myself. Lol

Don’t waste time with that bad employer.

Don’t go to the bars.

Move to Wyoming or Colorado and do it now while you can.

Get rid of the Dodge Dakota NOW.

Don’t tell ANYONE where you hunt or hunted. In particular, don't talk to the guy from Denver (in the best OTC elk hunting spot you have) who is apparently friends with 40 groups of guys from Illinois. Just keep walking right past him. Don't even stop. Don't even say hello. If you must talk to him, tell him you didn't see shit and you hate that unit, and you are leaving for better hunting.

Stop wasting your spare time learning to play the guitar. It’s stupid and nobody really cares.

Start moose hunting Ontario now and go every year because In 15 years you won’t be able to get an outfitter tag….(I hunted there six times in a row and now you can’t hardly get a tag and the moose population is in the toilet. )

Buy a side by side before the price jumps to $25,000 OR buy 2 new Honda 4x4 4 wheelers.

Don’t waste money re-building minibike engines.

Don’t sell that reflex express bow.

Don’t buy that house in Pennsylvania.

Dont take 4 people on your boat to the Patuxent River. Tell 2 of them to stay at home.

Don’t get involved with that bitch from Rochester New York. And as far as that matters, don’t even bother dating any girls that have a name that starts with the letter A. It won’t work out for you. Amber, Alyssa, Amy, Amy, Ashley….etc et….trust me on this one.

 

[bozeman]

I hear ya on the ‘starts with an A…..’.

Totally surrender to Gods call on my life earlier than I did. You get that straight, the rest of life works out……..

 

[Trees91]

I was 12 so....don't leave home work till Sunday night.

It would make more sense to talk to 10 years ago me ha.

 

[Tjdeerslayer37]

No matter what that internet ad says, there are not actually hot single moms in your area

 

[Rich M]

Act like you own the company and want it to succeed.
More dedication/working OT when you are younger = more growth opportunities later.

Slow & steady wins the race with investing.

 

[KenLee]

Divorce is expensive because it's worth every dime.

 

[fulldraw1972]

If you bump it up to 25 years ago I got one big one.
“Why buy the cow when the milk is free?”
Don’t marry that woman that will eventually be your exwife.

 

[KsRancher]

1. Start investing into the stock market as much as possible starting in high school

2. Start my own business ASAP out of high school

3. Start elk hunting during high school

 

[Muleyczy]

I’ll second, spend less save more.

 

[IH8Cali]

Talk less, listen more.

 

[BravoNovember]

Talk less, listen more.

It took me too long to figure this out.

 

[BravoNovember]

Do better in school and worry less about "friends".
Invest in real-estate, like you always wanted to, while things are "affordable"
Buy a new vehicle, that's reliable instead of a Harley.
Visit Grandma and Grandpa more.
Travel now, life doesn't get less busy or cheaper

 

[Maverick1]

As the title says - what advice would you give yourself 20 years ago?

So, what would be your advice to yourself 20 years ago?

 

[WhatToHunt]

Be patient.

 

[Cheesy]

Hunt and fish as often as you can. Every opportunity missed won’t happen again.

 

[cnelk]

So, what would be your advice to yourself 20 years ago?

20 years ago I was 14 years deep in a bad marriage.
It took me another 7 years to finally make the step to the Big D.

If youre in a bad relationship, dont wait to get out.
Dont wait for the kids to grow up, dont stay together for the kids.
The kids will be fine.

You'll go through a rough patch but you'll be better off.