I don't want to bang on a drum all day, I want to play pool instead. Preferrably winning $ the whole time, while I am wishing...
Am I the only one?
Am I the only one?
I Don't Wanna Work
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Your not alone, I concur.
I keep waiting on the wife to get a 6 figure job so I can quit. But that may be a few years down the road...
The times I feel this the most is like about 11pm at night, when I get a phone call telling me so and so and some road dog are matched up and starting a 10 ahead session for multiple bags of sand. Right about then I wish I my sole job was something like "Philanthropist".
uwate said:
Same goes for me. I hate missing out on the "Action" cause I have to get up at 6:30am. I keep picking the wrong Lottery numbers.
From my fuzzy past I can recall too many instances where I was fired from jobs because I was found at a poolroom instead of where I was suppose to be. I was smack in the middle of a set once and my exboss walked right into Mother's and fired me on the spot. Geez...talk about hard to focus the rest of that set. Probably the only time that guy ever set foot into a poolroom. Lesson learned...park around back.
Now I shake off the sawdust & go whenever I please!
Lesson learned...park around back. Now I shake off the sawdust & go whenever I please!
pooltchr said:
it's good to hear I'm not the only one using that retirement strategy
PoolSleuth
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Work sucks, even if you love your Job. I sugeest if you are young get some good Mutual funds, and Start with a Minimum to Open an Account, and when you get paid. Pay yourself first by putting more money in them Funds. Than if you are lucky retire by 50 and play, play, play.
PoolSleuth said:
Little late for me. I'm already 60 and see no end in sight.
PoolSleuth
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catscradle said:
My condolinces. But for the young ones tis good advice... See the Stock Market is on the Rise today...
PoolSleuth said:My condolinces. But for the young ones tis good advice... See the Stock Market is on the Rise today...
I am however doing what I can. Now that my kids are out of college, throwing 17% of my pay into 401K.
LOL - know how you feel
Simple suggestions to an early retirement:
Get a decent education and a job you enjoy
Invest don't save
Live within your means
Turn golf pro not pool
Invest early and regularly
Marry well or don't
Raise smart and/or athletic kids ( scholarships could save you
mega $100K's )
Be happy!
Wish I'd followed my own advice.
Black-Balled said:I don't want to bang on a drum all day, I want to play pool instead. Preferrably winning $ the whole time, while I am wishing...
Am I the only one?
Simple suggestions to an early retirement:
Get a decent education and a job you enjoy
Invest don't save
Live within your means
Turn golf pro not pool
Invest early and regularly
Marry well or don't
Raise smart and/or athletic kids ( scholarships could save you
mega $100K's )
Be happy!
Wish I'd followed my own advice.
Egg McDogit said:it's good to hear I'm not the only one using that retirement strategy
Yeah! Some people really bag on us lottery players. Okay, fine, the chances of winning the jackpot are practically zero. I just chalk it up to cheap entertainment really. Besides, if they say to "divirsify your portfolio", shouldn't you have an ultra-super-high risk investment in there that has a tiny chance of leading you to instant retirement?
I am a workaholic. I belong to Workaholic Anonymous. I have been doing really great, haven't worked in 10 years. Join the club. It is great.
The only problem I have is I just can't find the time to play or practice pool. I am too busy trying not to work.
The only problem I have is I just can't find the time to play or practice pool. I am too busy trying not to work.
OK, my chances are practically zero of winning the lottery, but they are ZERO if I don't buy a ticket to play! I play every week and at least I have a distant dream that maybe one day my number will come up. Even with the astronomical odds people win big money all the time and let's not give up hope that our turn will come.Cuebacca said:Yeah! Some people really bag on us lottery players. Okay, fine, the chances of winning the jackpot are practically zero.
What's holding you back? Go ahead and quit. Be like 95% of all hard-core pool players. Step one is to lower living expenses. You don't need much of a home or a life because all you'll be doing is playing on a pool all day long. What you basically need is a bed, and a bathroom to do the 4 "S's" well, at least 2 out of the 4 S's depending on your hygiene...Don't need cable, don't need internet, don't need much of anything. Perhaps just a cell phone. If you have too much stuff that has you doing things that are not pool related..then you're not fully committed to being a pool player. Real pool players just play pool all the time.
If you're not good enough to win enough local weekly tournaments (like 2-3 of them per week at least) to pay the rent for the 150sq ft. 1-room studio in the ghetto...a better plan is to find a GF with a job, and preferably a car. Have her drop you off at the pool hall then pick you up after 12 hours, or the next day if you find "action"...Few women will tolerate such a person. So, you can deduce from that, that they have certain needs. Either you're a great performer in other aspects or the woman is mentally messed up or low self esteem to where she'll settle for a bum errr I mean pool player. There's also the occasional nice girl who is on a 2-5 year streak for being fascinated and turned on by going out with a "bad boy" who plays pool and lives the lifestyle. That will wear out when she turns 22 or stops using drugs.
If you can live off of her, and she can tolerate it - that's the golden ticket for a pool player.
Might be a good idea to get used to eating out all the time, and eating pool hall food or at other cheap places.
You won't need to spend much on clothing, as unlike most decent jobs - being a pool player has no dress code thanks to the accomodating nature of pool rooms.
Ah, and once a full-time pool player - you must criticize and complain about the world. You also have to become a FULL time whiner and complainer. Also, you must complain about the world of pool and how it doesn't pay.
You will have to change your tactics. You will now have to play to win all the time. No more messing around. That means even beating some 80 year old out of their $5 in a game of one-pocket. Any newbie who wants to play you to learn will have to pay the price in the form of cheap sets that they cannot possibly ever win.
When people ask you what you do for a living...now you can tell them "I'm retired"...
If you're not good enough to win enough local weekly tournaments (like 2-3 of them per week at least) to pay the rent for the 150sq ft. 1-room studio in the ghetto...a better plan is to find a GF with a job, and preferably a car. Have her drop you off at the pool hall then pick you up after 12 hours, or the next day if you find "action"...Few women will tolerate such a person. So, you can deduce from that, that they have certain needs. Either you're a great performer in other aspects or the woman is mentally messed up or low self esteem to where she'll settle for a bum errr I mean pool player. There's also the occasional nice girl who is on a 2-5 year streak for being fascinated and turned on by going out with a "bad boy" who plays pool and lives the lifestyle. That will wear out when she turns 22 or stops using drugs.
If you can live off of her, and she can tolerate it - that's the golden ticket for a pool player.
Might be a good idea to get used to eating out all the time, and eating pool hall food or at other cheap places.
You won't need to spend much on clothing, as unlike most decent jobs - being a pool player has no dress code thanks to the accomodating nature of pool rooms.
Ah, and once a full-time pool player - you must criticize and complain about the world. You also have to become a FULL time whiner and complainer. Also, you must complain about the world of pool and how it doesn't pay.
You will have to change your tactics. You will now have to play to win all the time. No more messing around. That means even beating some 80 year old out of their $5 in a game of one-pocket. Any newbie who wants to play you to learn will have to pay the price in the form of cheap sets that they cannot possibly ever win.
When people ask you what you do for a living...now you can tell them "I'm retired"...
Jigger said:
When my oldest kids were born a friend said "Teach them to kick fieldgoals", big money and it's against the rules to hurt them. Why didn't I listen?
BTW: I did raise smart kids, sent them to a private Jesuit high school. Guess what, it's tough to get those scholarships.
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