I am sick and tired of hearing people complain about their lives, about how poor they are, and how everything sucks, especially when they are in the position they are in simply because of their own actions and decision making.
I just recently spoke to a friend about this and he complained how he and is wife were always trying to pay off their credit cards, how they are stuck in 9-5 shit jobs, and how they want to start a business and become filthy rich. Okay this comes from a friend who sits around for 3 or 4 hours per night watching sports center eating junk food and drinking beer while the wife navigates through Amazon Prime and buys stuff while sipping on a glass of wine.
They "have" to go on a cruise or go to some island for vacation every year on their week off from work, racking up thousands in more debt, because "whew, we worked hard all year long, we deserve it." Last year they decided to combine Christmas and a cruise into one and they complained that times were just rough and they had "no other choice." WTF?
Then his wife tells me she's been wanting to write a novel for so long and doesn't know how I have the time because she certainly doesn't haven't the time. Again WTF??
So I told her. Stop shopping on Amazon and use that time to write. Her response was that she needed that time online to "unwind" from the long day. She told me she needed to find passive income so she could stay home and write.
I told her she was nuts. I had to explain to her that she was putting the cart before the horse. But most importantly, she wasn't willing to give up a couple hours each night of shopping online (which was driving her further in debt) to write a book. It's sad. They both are on the same page with what they want which is hard to find but they sit around all night long because they are so "tired" from their 9-5ers. Can you say non-hackers?
They once told me about a home business they wanted to do but couldn't find the time. I brought that up to them and said after dinner, instead of watching TV and shopping amazon, to work on their home business. They looked at me like I had 3 heads.
"We're just too tired by then."
But some nights she'll go out with friends and he might go play a round of golf with some buddies.
Priorities people. I have 8 kids in the house and we still don't have cable. We have subscribed to Netflix so we can watch movies or some shows together as a family. But in the evenings my wife and I don't sit around and watch TV. What a friggin' waste.
I seriously think I am going to write that damn book about how to get things done, how to prioritize, etc because too many people I know are just lost. It's sad. And I assume there are tons of other people out there in the same boat.
I have had some people claim I must not spend enough time with my family if I am doing things like writing etc. In just the past week these are the things we have done. In ONE FRIGGIN' WEEK:
s'mores with the kids in northern maine
Checking out ducks
A Visit to Fort Knox
I just recently spoke to a friend about this and he complained how he and is wife were always trying to pay off their credit cards, how they are stuck in 9-5 shit jobs, and how they want to start a business and become filthy rich. Okay this comes from a friend who sits around for 3 or 4 hours per night watching sports center eating junk food and drinking beer while the wife navigates through Amazon Prime and buys stuff while sipping on a glass of wine.
They "have" to go on a cruise or go to some island for vacation every year on their week off from work, racking up thousands in more debt, because "whew, we worked hard all year long, we deserve it." Last year they decided to combine Christmas and a cruise into one and they complained that times were just rough and they had "no other choice." WTF?
Then his wife tells me she's been wanting to write a novel for so long and doesn't know how I have the time because she certainly doesn't haven't the time. Again WTF??
So I told her. Stop shopping on Amazon and use that time to write. Her response was that she needed that time online to "unwind" from the long day. She told me she needed to find passive income so she could stay home and write.
I told her she was nuts. I had to explain to her that she was putting the cart before the horse. But most importantly, she wasn't willing to give up a couple hours each night of shopping online (which was driving her further in debt) to write a book. It's sad. They both are on the same page with what they want which is hard to find but they sit around all night long because they are so "tired" from their 9-5ers. Can you say non-hackers?
They once told me about a home business they wanted to do but couldn't find the time. I brought that up to them and said after dinner, instead of watching TV and shopping amazon, to work on their home business. They looked at me like I had 3 heads.
"We're just too tired by then."
But some nights she'll go out with friends and he might go play a round of golf with some buddies.
Priorities people. I have 8 kids in the house and we still don't have cable. We have subscribed to Netflix so we can watch movies or some shows together as a family. But in the evenings my wife and I don't sit around and watch TV. What a friggin' waste.
I seriously think I am going to write that damn book about how to get things done, how to prioritize, etc because too many people I know are just lost. It's sad. And I assume there are tons of other people out there in the same boat.
I have had some people claim I must not spend enough time with my family if I am doing things like writing etc. In just the past week these are the things we have done. In ONE FRIGGIN' WEEK:
s'mores with the kids in northern maine
Checking out ducks
A Visit to Fort Knox
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