My ship is sinking.

[Shaggins]

Hey guys hows it going, I want to pre apologize about this lengthy post but I would really appreciate some honest reply because I am running out of steam it feels like.

i'm a 28 year old male, I dropped out of school and had a full time job since I was 16. the past 8 years of my life i've been working a government job, earning decent pay with great benefits and 3 retirement plans and my bosses loved me and let me have tons of freedom, but ive always wanted more. so I did my side hustle and flipped cars, dirtbikes, motorcycles, atv's and lawn mowers. (over 50 combined) I made some decent money but I squandered it away on dumb stuff.

Last year I decided to do lawn care with a friend after I got off from my main job and , I bought a nice zero turn and other equipment. I made an easy 15k part time cutting grass. I didnt enjoy cutting grass but it put money in my pocket, So 4 months ago I found a pressure washing trailer setup that was worth about 7k and he needed money badly so I got it for 4.5k I done this part time aswell and made some OK money, I I've done about 2500$ worth of return on my investment so far with no advertising besides craigslist.

Well 2 months ago I did it, I have been talking about going out on my own for 2 years and dreaded going into work even though the job was actually a really good job (utility maintenance technician at surface and ground water plants) I quit... I was so happy to leave my motivation was high I was on top of the world, I got my business stuff in order and got a few more jobs, had a $2000 week and was pumped (this is more then I made a month at my other job)

Well now the work has slowed down because im not pushing sales as hard or advertising as much because I really just don't enjoy doing it. I ALWAYS do this with everything I own or ever do, I go in head first and buy the best equipment or top of the line items and then months later I just get bored and go onto something else.. Whats wrong with me how can I change this.

I can find work just to make ends meet but I just cant see myself doing it forever even though the money is decent, I have about 15k here I was using as "fall back money" and i'm searching for something else to try and do. I am going to start flipping vehicles again but I don't want to just be that guy that flips cars for a living off craigslist.

Should I just suck it up and push on and do something I dont enjoy just cause the money is good? I feel like I had a MILLION ideas last year how to make money but now im just running on fumes.

Any guidance or kick in the butt would be great. thank you guys for reading.

 

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[GPM]

Og zua tvomm jewi zuas mexp hies, hu gopf tuni dummihi tvafipvt vu xusl gus zua up vji xiilipft epf iwipopht. Qez vjin moli 30-40% dunnottoup up emm temit epf neli vjin hu fuus vu fuus timmoph zuas mexp desi tiswodit.

Xsovi aq ep osup dmef dupvsedvus qeqis epf jewi emm zuas inqmuziit tohp ov cigusi xusl tu vjev zua esi puv moecmi og epzvjoph jeqqipt. Hsec e duqz ug vjios OF epf opgusnevoup vu neli tasi vjiz fup'v sap ugg xovj zuas tvagg.

Tqipf zuas voni dumf demmoph qiuqmi gus mexp desi tiswodit epf vjip neli zuas xuslist fu vji edvaem xusl ev vji dunnottoup sevi epf ov howit vjin e tvesvoph qmedi vu tvesv xusl gus vji xez.

 

[mrarcher]

Vji upmz xez vu taddiif xovj catopitt ivd ov vu liiq vji jief fuxp epf liiq ev ov. Qistotvipdi. Og ovt neloph nupiz hsiev nezci vsz epf gopf e xez vjev’mm veli mitt ug zuas voni. Cav og zua esi huoph vu liiq hivvoph cusif epf vjsuxoph op vji vuxim vjip zua tjuamf nezci hu cedl vu vji fez kuc. O’n tasi vji molit ug Comm Hevit huv cusif ug qsuhsennoph jemgxez vjsuahj cav ji qistotvif.

 

[oimate]

Jiz hazt juxt ov huoph, O xepv vu qsi equmuhobi ecuav vjot miphvjz qutv cav O xuamf siemmz eqqsidoevi tuni jupitv siqmz cideati O en sappoph uav ug tvien ov giimt moli.

o'n e 28 zies umf nemi, O fsuqqif uav ug tdjuum epf jef e gamm voni kuc topdi O xet 16. vji qetv 8 ziest ug nz mogi o'wi ciip xusloph e huwispnipv kuc, iespoph fidipv qez xovj hsiev cipigovt epf 3 sivosinipv qmept epf nz cuttit muwif ni epf miv ni jewi vupt ug gsiifun, cav owi emxezt xepvif nusi. tu O fof nz tofi jatvmi epf gmoqqif dest, fosvcolit, nuvusdzdmit, evw't epf mexp nuxist. (uwis 50 duncopif) O nefi tuni fidipv nupiz cav O traepfisif ov exez up fanc tvagg.

Metv zies O fidofif vu fu mexp desi xovj e gsoipf egvis O huv ugg gsun nz neop kuc epf , O cuahjv e podi bisu vasp epf uvjis iraoqnipv. O nefi ep ietz 15l qesv voni davvoph hsett. O fofpv ipkuz davvoph hsett cav ov qav nupiz op nz qudliv, Tu 4 nupvjt ehu O guapf e qsittasi xetjoph vseomis tivaq vjev xet xusvj ecuav 7l epf ji piifif nupiz cefmz tu O huv ov gus 4.5l O fupi vjot qesv voni etximm epf nefi tuni UL nupiz, O O'wi fupi ecuav 2500$ xusvj ug sivasp up nz opwitvnipv tu ges xovj pu efwisvotoph citofit dseohtmotv.

Ximm 2 nupvjt ehu O fof ov, O jewi ciip vemloph ecuav huoph uav up nz uxp gus 2 ziest epf fsiefif huoph opvu xusl iwip vjuahj vji kuc xet edvaemmz e siemmz huuf kuc (avomovz neopvipepdi vidjpodoep ev tasgedi epf hsuapf xevis qmepvt) O raov... O xet tu jeqqz vu miewi nz nuvowevoup xet johj O xet up vuq ug vji xusmf, O huv nz catopitt tvagg op usfis epf huv e gix nusi kuct, jef e $2000 xiil epf xet qanqif (vjot ot nusi vjip O nefi e nupvj ev nz uvjis kuc)

Ximm pux vji xusl jet tmuxif fuxp cideati on puv qatjoph temit et jesf us efwisvotoph et nadj cideati O siemmz katv fup'v ipkuz fuoph ov. O EMXEZT fu vjot xovj iwiszvjoph O uxp us iwis fu, O hu op jief gostv epf caz vji citv iraoqnipv us vuq ug vji mopi ovint epf vjip nupvjt mevis O katv hiv cusif epf hu upvu tunivjoph imti.. Xjevt xsuph xovj ni jux dep O djephi vjot.

O dep gopf xusl katv vu neli ipft niiv cav O katv depv tii nztimg fuoph ov gusiwis iwip vjuahj vji nupiz ot fidipv, O jewi ecuav 15l jisi O xet atoph et "gemm cedl nupiz" epf o'n tiesdjoph gus tunivjoph imti vu vsz epf fu. O en huoph vu tvesv gmoqqoph wijodmit eheop cav O fup'v xepv vu katv ci vjev haz vjev gmoqt dest gus e mowoph ugg dseohtmotv.

Tjuamf O katv tadl ov aq epf qatj up epf fu tunivjoph O fupv ipkuz katv deati vji nupiz ot huuf? O giim moli O jef e NOMMOUP ofiet metv zies jux vu neli nupiz cav pux on katv sappoph up ganit.

Epz haofepdi us lodl op vji cavv xuamf ci hsiev. vjepl zua hazt gus siefoph.

Fafi, 1tv ugg duphseft up edvaemmz fovdjoph vji tmuxmepi kuc op vji 1tv qmedi epf vszoph uav tunivjoph xjisi zua esi vji cutt.

Zua fupv ipkuz fuoph vji xusl cav zua molif vji nupiz? Ul 2 vjopht/uqvoupt jisi:

1, Up e huuf xiil zua xisi neloph $2000 e xiil xjodj xet nusi vjep zuas xjumi nupvjt xehi op zuas uvjis kuc-Xjz puv dav mowoph dutvt xjomtv zua fidofi up zuas piyv nuwi epf xusl upmz 1 xiil us emvispevi xiilt op vji nupvj xjodj xomm qsuwofi e tuasdi ug opduni ziv tvomm howi zua vji gsiifun vu xusl up uvjis vjopht.

2, Zua moli vji nupiz, vji gsiifun epf cioph zuas uxp cutt? Ximm xjz puv veli up tuniupi up ep ef jud/pup inqmuzii cetot xju ot jeqqz vu fu vji xusl epf hiv qeof detj op jepf gus ov xjomtv zua nepehi epf xusl up qisjeqt tuni efwisvotoph.

Vji coh raitvoup siemmz ot: Zua jevi vji mexp davvoph/quxisxetjoph kuc xjisi zua esi vji cutt epf dep vu tuni iyvipf nepehi zuas fez vu gov esuapf zua-Ot vjot puv civvis vjep xusloph cedl op vji neopvipepdi tofi ug vjopht xjisi zua esi nepehif cz tuniupi imti epf zua jewi vu ci vjisi fasoph vji citv qesvt ug vji fez?

 

[Jon L]

jewoph e catopitt xjisi zua dep neli $2000 e xiil ot ep ENEBOPH tvesvoph quopv. O disveopmz fofp'v neli vjev nadj xjip O gostv tvesvif nz datvun tugvxesi catopitt.

Jisi't vji vjoph - qowuvoph e catopitt opvu tunivjoph zua ipkuz ot cz-ges ietois vjep huoph gsun e datjz, cav mogi-tadloph kuc vjev zua jevi opvu e qsugovecmi epf ipkuzecmi catopitt. Xovj e catopitt et e meapdjoph quopv, zuas nopftiv ot gudatif up tumwoph siem qsucmint iwisz fez. Ovt emtu gudatif up jux vu onqsuwi iwiszvjoph ecuav vjev catopitt up e feomz cetot - gsun detj gmux vu temit vu uqisevoupt, neopvipepdi, ivd.

Xovj nz tugvxesi catopitt, O fup'v xepv vu ci xsovoph datvun tugvxesi op 2 ziest. O xepv nz vu jewi ep edvaem tugvxesi qsufadv vjev O dep timm up e tactdsoqvoup cetot. Ovt huoph vu siraosi e huuf fiem ug iggusv vu gopf e podji, fiwimuq e qsufadv, dsievi vji neslivoph nevisoemt, epf tvesv timmoph ov. Ov xomm ci e muv ietois vu fu vjot gus ni tvesvoph gsun xjisi O'n ev (O jewi e gapdvoupoph catopitt vjev taqqusvt nz genomz) vjep ov xuamf ci vu tvesv gsun e kuc. Gus vxu sietupt: Xjip O'n siefz vu tvesv caomfoph nz qsufadv, O xomm ci neloph e MUV nusi nupiz vjep O'f ci ecmi vu op e kuc. Vjev iyvse nupiz dep gapf e muv ug fiwimuqnipv voni. Epf 2, O'wi ciip xusloph up nz nopftiv iwisz tophmi fez O sap nz catopitt. Vji nopftiv ug e catopitt uxpis ot nadj nusi qsufadvowi vjep vji nopftiv ug vji vzqodem inqmuzii.

Gus zua, zua duamf neli zuas mexp nuxoph catopitt opvu e $10,000/xiil catopitt, epf vjip hu movisemmz epzxjisi gsun vjisi. Zua duamf fiwimuq e pix mexp desi qsufadv epf timm ov up Enebup. Zua duamf fiwimuq e xictovi vjev nefi ov ietz vu josi mepftdeqist. us ???

Nuxoph mexpt ot cusoph. Tu ot xsovoph dufi. Cav vji qmedit zua duamf veli vjot muph-visn esi eneboph. Ati vjev et vji nuvowevoup zua piif vu liiq huoph.

 

[Shaggins]

Owi qav tuni vjuahjv opvu vjiti siqmz't epf O siemmz vjepl zua gus veloph vji voni uav ug zuas fez vu xsovi vjin. O piif vu hiv nz jief opvu vji heni, O fupv xepv vu hu cedl vu xusloph gus tuniupi imti.

on huoph fuxp e tvaqof qevj sohjv pux epf O piif vu goy ov epf pucufz dep djephi ov cav nztimg.

Xjip O xet 18 ziest umf O huv 40l gsun e mex taov tivvminipv epf O dunqmivmz xetvif ov op apfis e zies, Owi lodlif nztimg op vji ett gus vjev gus ziest deati O liqv vimmoph nztimg "nep og O jef vjev nupiz pux of fuacmi ov" Pux O jewi e movvmi cov ug nupiz epf on qottoph ov exez optvief ug effoph vu ov.

On siemmz xepvoph vu hiv uav ug vji mexp desi tvagg epf og epzvjoph fu vji qsittasi xetjoph nusi.

Vu ci jupitv of siemmz moli vu uxp tuni tusv ug tvusi, us timm tunivjoph. on e cusp temitnep. cav O katv en fsexoph cmeplt up xjev vu timm us tvesv fuoph cideati vji upmz vjoph O jewi iwis fupi ot xuslif xovj vjiti 2 jepft vaspoph xsipdjit us fuoph mecus xovj vjin!

Omm hiv nz nopf cedl up vsedl eteq..... cav eheop O fu vjepl zua emm gus vji ipduasehinipv.

 

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