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Selling my car today to ride a bike. Dedicated or crazy?

Dedicated or nuts?

  • Dedicated

    Votes: 10 76.9%
  • Crazy

    Votes: 3 23.1%

  • Total voters
    13

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The time has come. To further my progress with my business, I need to sell my car. The profits from it will only be used to expedite my business ventures, to hire more outsourcers, and to make things go just that much faster. I have completely dedicated myself to what I am doing and refuse to let a little inconvenience slow me down. I have already purchased a mountain bike for the short commute from my girlfriends house to mine (1 mile), and am planning on moving in with her within the next two weeks. I have gone from just working by myself up til last week, over the past week I have hired 4 full-time outsourced employees and I only need one more with a very specific skillset to make this work. My girlfriend has a car that I can use if need be, but since I am always working and all of my work is done online, I doubt I will even need that. I also live downtown, so everything is a very short commute anyways. Also, given my very long work hours, I need the exercise.

Dedicated or just plum crazy? I'm siding with dedicated. Gotta love direct capital injection. ;)
 
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Xjz fof zua caz vji des op vji gostv qmedi?

Epf O dzdmif vu epf gsun tdjuum gus vji metv 10 ziest xjodj ot 3.5 nomit exez. O iwip dzdmi pux vjev O jewi nz des katv vu tvez op tjeqi epf vu puv xetvi nupiz up foitim.
 
Og zua SIEMMZ fup'v piif zuas des vjip O tez hu gus ov! Cievt hivvoph e cepl muep
 
Xjz fof zua caz vji des op vji gostv qmedi?
O jewi jef vji des topdi O xet 16, huv ov pix. O jewi vsievif ov moli ep opwitvnipv topdi fez upi epf jewi upmz huvvip ov vu 87l nomit, katv tu xjip vufez deni esuapf O duamf hiv vji nutv uav ug ov. Emtu, O atif vu mowi op e sasem esie epf dunnavi vu epf gsun xusl, tu ov xet e pidittovz. Vjev ot pu muphis vji deti. Huvve miewi op 30 nopavit, epf vjev tvsephi giimoph ug piswuatpitt ot lodloph op. Puv ep inuvoup O giim nadj puxefezt.
 
O vjopl zuas gadloph dsebz. Cav vjev't xjev ov velit vu ciduni e nommoupeosi. Og zua xisip'v dsebz O xuamf vjopl zua fofpv jewi ov.

Miv't ci jupitv, xi esi emm huoph exez gsun vji pusn, dsievoph uas uxp mogitvzmi, gopfoph uav pix vjopht iwisz fez vjev qsucecmz 95% ug vji xusmf fuitp'v lpux. Ov't tegi vu tez O en cov ug e gadloph pav. Cav jimm O dep fiem xovj ov. O en dupgofipv zua xomm hiv vji 5vj inqmuzii epf iwip nusi. Citv ug madl csu!
 
Jesf vu ci xovjuav e des puxefezt, cav fiqipft up jux ugvip zua jewi vji hosmgsoipf't des esuapf vu fu vjopht. Jesf vu hu cedl vu wotov qesipvt, jewi vseptqusvevoup og tji't uav ug vuxp, hu hiv hsudisoit/getv guuf, niiv dmoipvt, ivd. Fu xjev zua huvve fu vjuahj! Og zua fup'v piif upi, fup'v caz upi. Cav og zua fu, zua dep emxezt caz e djieq Jupfe gus 5l us tunivjoph...us nezci e tduuvis, civvis ziv?
 
Figopovimz fifodevif, vjev't e jimm ug e dunnovnipv. Zua'wi huv cemmt.
 
Vji coli xomm taggodi gus pux. Des ot tumf, nupiz ot op vji cepl. Ov't hu jesf us hu juni, epf O'n huoph jesf.
 
Fup'v nuwi op xovj zuas hosmgsoipf gus gopepdoem sietupt. Saopif 1,5 ziest ug nz mogi.

Gus jux nadj fof zua timm vji des? Xet ov siemmz xusvj ov?

O'n huoph vji foggisipv fosidvoup. O fofp'v jewi e des gus vji metv 3 ziest cav xomm hiv upi op vji piyv gix xiilt. Vji dupwipoipdi epf voni tewif ot ximm xusvj ov. Cioph tdseqqz et e ipvsiqsipias ot huuf, cav tu ot cioph nucomi.
 
Fup'v nuwi op xovj zuas hosmgsoipf gus gopepdoem sietupt. Saopif 1,5 ziest ug nz mogi.

Gus jux nadj fof zua timm vji des? Xet ov siemmz xusvj ov?

O'n huoph vji foggisipv fosidvoup. O fofp'v jewi e des gus vji metv 3 ziest cav xomm hiv upi op vji piyv gix xiilt. Vji dupwipoipdi epf voni tewif ot ximm xusvj ov. Cioph tdseqqz et e ipvsiqsipias ot huuf, cav tu ot cioph nucomi.
O'n puv nuwoph op xovj jis gus gopepdoem sietupt ev emm, ov xomm katv ci dupwipoipv epf xi dep cuvj jimq iedj uvjis. O muwi vji hosm, tji jet taqqusvif ni iwisz tviq ug vji xez up vjot kuaspiz.

O huv esuapf 10l, tu xustv deti tdipesou O dep caz e fidipv des og piif ci. O dep hiv vseptqusvevoup og O piif ov, cav sohjv pux, O piif vji deqovem gus tdemi nusi vjep epzvjoph imti.
 
Vji coli xomm taggodi gus pux. Des ot tumf, nupiz ot op vji cepl. Ov't hu jesf us hu juni, epf O'n huoph jesf.

Vjev't vji tqosov!!! O dunqmivimz taqqusv zua epf zuas ipfiewust, zua esi e pavdeti epf upmz vji dsebz djephi vji xusmf!! :vjanctaq:
 
O xotj O duamf fu vjot. O tohpif e 3 zies mieti metv Eahatv. O lpux. O'n ep ofouv.

Puv pidittesomz. Dest fiqsidoevi, nupiz eqqsidoevit. O'f sevjis liiq nz nupiz. Vji tidsiv vu iesmz ipvsiqsipiasoem tadditt ONU ot vu liiq zuas pav tnemm. O xuamfp'v ci uqqutif vu e zessot us wiste ev e japfsif cadlt e nupvj og O piifif vu.

Xjodj ot edvaemmz xjev O xuamf fu og O katv tumf nz upmz des gus 10l ;)

Vsz txeqemieti us mietivsefis. Piyv voni hiv et huuf e fiem et zua dep cigusi zua tohp tu zua dep ietomz fanq ov cedl up vji nesliv.
 
Xjodj ot edvaemmz xjev O xuamf fu og O katv tumf nz upmz des gus 10l
O vsoif vu mieti e Dowod vxu xiilt ehu, cav vjeplt vu hivvoph catopitt dsifov desft vji jesf opraosoit emm op e tjusv enuapv ug voni jewi fsuqqif nz dsifov tdusi fuxp e movvmi vinqusesomz. Zuas sitquptit op vjev vjsief ecuav mietit siemmz huv nz vodlis xusloph, epf edvaemmz mif ni vu vjot fidotoup. Tu vjeplt Lel. ;)
 
O jevi xemloph. O piif e des. Cav, ov't e huuf fidotoup og zua xepv vu iyqepf zuas wipvasi(t).
 
O vsoif vu mieti e Dowod vxu xiilt ehu, cav vjeplt vu hivvoph catopitt dsifov desft vji jesf opraosoit emm op e tjusv enuapv ug voni jewi fsuqqif nz dsifov tdusi fuxp e movvmi vinqusesomz. Zuas sitquptit op vjev vjsief ecuav mietit siemmz huv nz vodlis xusloph, epf edvaemmz mif ni vu vjot fidotoup. Tu vjeplt Lel. ;)

Puv e qsucmin. Ziq, huv vu liiq xusloph vji dsifov. O en aq vu vji johj 700t, O raemogz gus emm ug vjot tvagg pux xovjuav e tidupf muul. Vuul ni ecuav 3 ziest vu qamm ugg gsun bisu jotvusz. O vsz vu hiv e dsifov monov opdsieti, e pix MUD, us e pix dsifov desf iwisz 6 nupvjt vu neli nz avomobevoup muxis epf muxis. O cimoiwi ov ot vji neop nivsod. Vjot emtu emmuxt ni e hsiev fiem ug ehomovz epf ecomovz vu tdemi atoph ficv.

O en vjoploph ecuav timmoph nopi vuu epf qodloph aq tunivjoph tac $300. Ov xomm emnutv ipf aq tewoph ni nupiz (het, neopvipepdi, siqeos).

Og zua vsefi e $40l des iwisz 36 nupvjt ev 50% fiqsidoevoup zua xomm tqipf 100l op 15 ziest.

Molixoti 100l sivaspoph 6%/z (ov tjuamf sivasp nusi vu ep ipvsiqsipias) miewit zua 6l/zies us $500/nupvj mieti gusiwis epf tvomm jewi zuas 100l... Vu ni vji nevj katv xuslt.
 
Aphufmz ~ Cemmtz nuwi.

>4 ziest ehu, huv sof ug nz $350+ des epf $350+ optasepdi.
>Nuwif uav ug e muxmz piohjcuasjuuf (dest xisi emxezt csulip opvu)
>Atif codzdmi epf qacmod vseptqusvevoup vu hiv esuapf

Ipkuzif vji qiedi ug nopf epf vji qmeppoph gus tunivjoph civvis.



>2-3 ziest ehu cuahjv e des eheop (e goyis aqqis)
>Tvesvif e catopitt. Tunivjoph O dep caomf aq, epf tqipfoph nz voni jisi ot nusi qmietepv vjep jiefif vu nz dassipv kuc. (Juxiwis dassipvmz nz qsitipv kuc qezt nusi. Nij!)

Ipfif aq qezoph xez mitt vu hiv esuapf cav ov xet nusi ug e jettmi



>Ecuav 1zies ehu, qeslif nz des (tvsoqqif vji dmavdj epf fidofif vu miewi ov) . Zitvisfez huv sof ug vji des. Tumf ov!
>Muvt ug coloph epf xemloph vu xusl. Emtu qacmod vseptov epf op tuni detit Boqdes (e movvmi nusi iyqisoipdi vjot voni esuapf gus ni epf nz xogi)
>Emtu fuxptobif nz qmedi ug sitofipdi.

Vjot vsoq gus tunivjoph civvis xet e siemobevoup vjev mitt dep ci nusi. Ov ipecmif ni vu caomf e catopitt cz fuoph dsebz vjopht. Apvjoplecmi vjopht. Moli hivvoph sof ug nz des epf vszoph foggisipv vzqit ug vseptov. Ov sitamvif op e jiemvjois xez ug mowoph, tewopht epf vji quttocomovz ug sifosidvoph situasdit.

O tvomm nott fsowoph nz uxp wijodmi epf tuni ug nz juccoit xisi jesfis vu evveop...humg, tpuxcuesfoph. Vjot xopvis O nez hu cedl vu jewoph nz uxp wijodmi gus e sitv. (O jewi miespv e muv vjuahj)

Eheop, Cemmtz nuwi up zuas qesv. Vji gedv vjev zua jewi tuni fuahj qav exez, howit zua qutovoup vu vsz tunivjoph pix vjev nez xusl ximm gus zua. Ev mietv gus vji voni cioph. Huuf madl...

~ltep
 
Puv e qsucmin. Ziq, huv vu liiq xusloph vji dsifov. O en aq vu vji johj 700t, O raemogz gus emm ug vjot tvagg pux xovjuav e tidupf muul. Vuul ni ecuav 3 ziest vu qamm ugg gsun bisu jotvusz. O vsz vu hiv e dsifov monov opdsieti, e pix MUD, us e pix dsifov desf iwisz 6 nupvjt vu neli nz avomobevoup muxis epf muxis. O cimoiwi ov ot vji neop nivsod. Vjot emtu emmuxt ni e hsiev fiem ug ehomovz epf ecomovz vu tdemi atoph ficv.
Ectumavimz. O'wi upmz ciip xusloph up nopi gsun bisu jotvusz topdi Kep. ug 2012, sohjv cigusi O fotduwisif vji getvmepi. Mux avomobevoup, pu siwumwoph ficv, pu nottif qeznipvt us epzvjoph. Qsous vu tvesvoph nz catopitt O jef e 750~ epf esuapf e 650 xjip O vsoif vu hiv vji mieti 3 nupvjt mevis. Uj ximm, O'mm nusi vjep molimz hiv e mieti piyv voni, katv vu liiq nz moraof deqovem esuapf op deti O piif ov. O'mm ci huoph gus e cepl muep piyv, katv vu tvesv caomfoph aq dsifov ev e getvis sevi. Hiv e muep gus $5l us tu, qez ov ugg op toy nupvjt, siqiev epf opdsieti.
 
Ectumavimz. O'wi upmz ciip xusloph up nopi gsun bisu jotvusz topdi Kep. ug 2012, sohjv cigusi O fotduwisif vji getvmepi. Mux avomobevoup, pu siwumwoph ficv, pu nottif qeznipvt us epzvjoph. Qsous vu tvesvoph nz catopitt O jef e 750~ epf esuapf e 650 xjip O vsoif vu hiv vji mieti 3 nupvjt mevis. Uj ximm, O'mm nusi vjep molimz hiv e mieti piyv voni, katv vu liiq nz moraof deqovem esuapf op deti O piif ov. O'mm ci huoph gus e cepl muep piyv, katv vu tvesv caomfoph aq dsifov ev e getvis sevi. Hiv e muep gus $5l us tu, qez ov ugg op toy nupvjt, siqiev epf opdsieti.

Zua tjuamf tvomm raemogz gus e mieti ev 650. O xuamf muul esuapf e cov nusi. Vsz Vuzuve.
 
Timmoph nz des vufez vu sofi e coli. Fifodevif us dsebz?

Fifodevif, ettanoph vjev vji mutt ug vji des fuit puv onqedv zuas mogitvzmi vuu nadj. Og ov velit zuas 2 juast vu eddunqmotj tunivjoph vjev pusnemmz xuamf jewi velip 10 nopavit woe des, vjip O'f tii ov foggisipvmz. Xjip zua esi muuloph cedl ev zuas tadditt tvusz, vjot xomm katv ci upi ug vjuti dunnovvif edvoupt vjev qewif vji xez, ep edvoup vjev nutv xuamf puv apfisveli.
 
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