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Thinking of selling my car
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<blockquote data-quote="Husky44" data-source="post: 13024675" data-attributes="member: 142759"><p>My $.02...</p><p></p><p>You own an amazing car, but guess what--there's lots of them. I'm just a few years younger than the Mustang, and have been a Mustang fanatic all my life, even though I haven't owned one for much of my life. I spent a lot of my time driving nice (not <strong>NICE</strong> cars), working a good job, owning nice homes, and raising my family. </p><p></p><p>When you talk about "building wealth", you've got at least the right terminology. I'd highly recommend avoiding investment advisors, and doing it yourself, with the idea of the long game. Real estate, purchased wisely, is a great wealth builder--starting with your personal residence. 401k--max it out to get all the matching money you can from your employer. My personal preference for additional investments is index mutual funds, rather than individual stocks. Buy and hold...</p><p></p><p>This approach has put me at being able to completely retire before my 48th birthday. My kids are grown and on their own, my wife and I are looking for a retirement home in a beach community, I've got some cool toys, we travel and enjoy life, and I'm in a place where I can work for someone who can't afford to pay me, making a difference in people's lives, and hopefully making this world a better place. </p><p></p><p>To do that, I passed on the several Cobra R models, the Terminator, and several other cars that I thought I would DIE if I couldn't own... I'm still alive and a lot better for it.</p><p></p><p>If you're still single, you might consider giving yourself a cheaper toy--like a Termi or something that you can play with, have fun, and not be financed to the gills. Going from the GT500 to a Prius may be too much of a shock to your system to follow through on. My toy for several years was my 95 GT convertible. Not a screamer, but she handles well, looks good, and is a genuine joy to drive. </p><p></p><p>I'm apparently the minority, but I'll tell you that I think you're on the right track.</p><p></p><p>PS: If your motivation is so you'll be in a position to tell your boss to pound sand whenever you feel he's being a jerk, then you're going to be miserable for most of your life--you'll eventually find yourself self-employed, and then it's really hard to tell your jerk boss to go f himself...</p><p></p><p>There's jerks in every workplace; quitting won't make them go away, and the buzz will wear off after a few days. Spend your time learning how to work with difficult people, how to positively influence them, and help make your company better. Much more rewarding, albeit much more difficult (at least in the near term).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Husky44, post: 13024675, member: 142759"] My $.02... You own an amazing car, but guess what--there's lots of them. I'm just a few years younger than the Mustang, and have been a Mustang fanatic all my life, even though I haven't owned one for much of my life. I spent a lot of my time driving nice (not [B]NICE[/B] cars), working a good job, owning nice homes, and raising my family. When you talk about "building wealth", you've got at least the right terminology. I'd highly recommend avoiding investment advisors, and doing it yourself, with the idea of the long game. Real estate, purchased wisely, is a great wealth builder--starting with your personal residence. 401k--max it out to get all the matching money you can from your employer. My personal preference for additional investments is index mutual funds, rather than individual stocks. Buy and hold... This approach has put me at being able to completely retire before my 48th birthday. My kids are grown and on their own, my wife and I are looking for a retirement home in a beach community, I've got some cool toys, we travel and enjoy life, and I'm in a place where I can work for someone who can't afford to pay me, making a difference in people's lives, and hopefully making this world a better place. To do that, I passed on the several Cobra R models, the Terminator, and several other cars that I thought I would DIE if I couldn't own... I'm still alive and a lot better for it. If you're still single, you might consider giving yourself a cheaper toy--like a Termi or something that you can play with, have fun, and not be financed to the gills. Going from the GT500 to a Prius may be too much of a shock to your system to follow through on. My toy for several years was my 95 GT convertible. Not a screamer, but she handles well, looks good, and is a genuine joy to drive. I'm apparently the minority, but I'll tell you that I think you're on the right track. PS: If your motivation is so you'll be in a position to tell your boss to pound sand whenever you feel he's being a jerk, then you're going to be miserable for most of your life--you'll eventually find yourself self-employed, and then it's really hard to tell your jerk boss to go f himself... There's jerks in every workplace; quitting won't make them go away, and the buzz will wear off after a few days. Spend your time learning how to work with difficult people, how to positively influence them, and help make your company better. Much more rewarding, albeit much more difficult (at least in the near term). [/QUOTE]
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