Slugz
WKR
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2020
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I played Navy for 27 years flying in the backseats of F14s and FA-18s as a RIO/WSO. Retired then at the age of 45 with the military pension. There wasn't any jobs out there for a guy who was good at dropping bombs and blowing other peoples stuff up I went into the oilfield based upon someone's suggestion and it worked out. I'm 52 now living by myself and work a 35 on /35 off schedule. I'm roughly getting paid 40% less than what I would make back in the states working a upper level management, 9 to 5, 40 hour week job. I bring this up because as I get older my time is more valuable than my lifestyle or cash I have in the bank. Not working 6 months out of the year and having to flexibility to hunt and fish those months far outweigh the 24 hours on duty for 35 days straight while I'm at work and reduced annual pay.
I'm going through the process now of looking at the books of a small business (would be a complete career change for me) that appears to be leaving a lot of work on the table because the current owners are 65+ and just don't wanna work/manage it any more. My concern is how much time I would have to put into it for 3-4 years to get it rolling at a level I could step aside and let others make money for me.
I keep coming back to the fact that I'm not getting younger, I have so many elk pack outs left in me and wanna do as many as possible in my life.
So the long ramble is.....time is more valuable to me than the money. I think all have to evaluate that based upon age and stages of life.
I'm going through the process now of looking at the books of a small business (would be a complete career change for me) that appears to be leaving a lot of work on the table because the current owners are 65+ and just don't wanna work/manage it any more. My concern is how much time I would have to put into it for 3-4 years to get it rolling at a level I could step aside and let others make money for me.
I keep coming back to the fact that I'm not getting younger, I have so many elk pack outs left in me and wanna do as many as possible in my life.
So the long ramble is.....time is more valuable to me than the money. I think all have to evaluate that based upon age and stages of life.