re: Best advice you wise men of the OT would give a man 24-26 yrs old?

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Unlike everyone else here, get married youngish and have your kids youngish. You don't want to start having your kids and doing the coaching and such once you're too old. It's a young people's game.

This way, you're still a bit younger when your kids get old enough to have real, adult conversations and have a cigar with your son.

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My father had me at 26 and growing up I never viewed him as a "youngish father" but compared to everyone else I went to school/grew up with, he was in the younger category.

I don't foresee myself married/having kids in the next 2 years. So having kids/marriage young like you suggest is out of the picture.

Thanks for your advice though, I do appreciate your answer.

ps. This day and age, 28-31 now seems the normal age to have a first child. As opposed to the previous generations who were having children starting at a younger age.

It’s better to the Freaker than the Freakee!

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Do it. You won't regret it. A change of pace and scenery can do wonders for the psyche. And seasonal jobs, especially in nice places, always have hot trim for easy pickings. That will perk any virile young man up.

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This is great advice. I kinda regret never getting a job as a raft guide when younger. Lots of cute chicks working there too, though probably not ski resort hot.

Buy all the land that you can

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Buy all the land that you can

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Papa HempHead: "They ain't making any more of it, boy."

My advice is start reading /pol/

t. younger than 24

Don't rely on any one thing for happiness. Money may come and go. Women and friends may come and go. Opportunities will definitely come and go. Enjoy the good times with all of those things, but don't let any single one of them decide your happiness.

If you drink, drink to fortifying the good times, rather than drinking to erase the bad ones.

frick saving money. Spend that shite and make memories. If you don't do it now, you may never have another opportunity. This is the youngest you'll ever be. Don't settle for one bitch, settle for many with no intentions of settling down with one. Save that for a later date. Don't stress over anything and try your damndest to enjoy life because when you're old and gray, you don't want to look back at these years and regret wasting them. Be happy and do what makes YOU happy. And for God's sake, screw what other people think of you! Own whatever environment you're in and act like you're packing a 12 inch slong. Be nice and kind to everyone (because they could die or disappear from your life at any minute) but don't be a bitch. No matter what, spend as much time with your grandparents as possible (if they're still here) and enjoy every second spent with your friends because they'll start marrying off one by one soon and eventually fade away. Lastly, always keep in mind you don't know what that stranger you just flipped off in traffic is going through or the emotional battle he might be facing.

PS: One day you'll want to look back and say, "Damn, I wish I hadn't done that" rather than "Damn, I wish I had done that."

The end.