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re: 3 yakers cruising down the Mighty Mississip.
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:02 pm to KingRanch
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:02 pm to KingRanch
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are you independently wealthy?
how does one take a year off?
Not at all. I don't have debts (Didn't have a mortgage at that time) and live well below my means. It doesn't take much to pursue things you want to pursue for a period of time if you pan it wisely. It;s a different lifestyle.
I have friends who work for 5 months and travel the rest of the year in places like Thailand, where they can live dirt cheap.
It would be harder for me to do now since I have this damn house, which I will probably downsize soon. It ties me down too much.
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Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:04 pm to RogerTheShrubber
i could never do something like that, i can't get past the work first mentality
theres people on welfare that i have to support
theres people on welfare that i have to support
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:07 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Every time I see you avi and sig pic, it makes me want to say Fuk it all and just run away to Alaska. 
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:08 pm to KingRanch
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are you independently wealthy? how does one take a year off?
In my experience it takes a special king to live in Alaska. Similar to thise who live in the remote parts of the lower 48.
Many do for themselves and can live "off the grid" for a time.
But Roger is just probably independently wealthy.
Who wouldn't make a fortune as a shrubber!
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:08 pm to KingRanch
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people on welfare that i have to support
Thats funny there, I don't care who you are.
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:08 pm to KingRanch
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i could never do something like that, i can't get past the work first mentality
My first wife was like that. We were totally different but married for 16 years. I called her the anchor, she thought it was because she was solid...
First thing I did when I got divorced was set out on a long road trip, then joined up with an Iditarod team for the experience. Worked as a handler for a while. Did a couple winter caretaker jobs as well. I work to live, don't live to work.
This post was edited on 11/3/12 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:11 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I word to live, don't live to work.
Its not that I love my job, I'm just scared to not have a steady one.
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:11 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
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Many do for themselves and can live "off the grid" for a time.
But Roger is just probably independently wealthy.
Nah, I have started over a few times. It's still the land of opportunity here and getting on your feet and making it is pretty easy compared to many places in the lower 48.
It's expensive, but pay is higher too. What I pay for my house I could literally afford a mansion in many places.
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:14 pm to upgrade
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Its not that I love my job, I'm just scared to not have a steady one
this is me
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:16 pm to KingRanch
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KingRanch
what do you sell?
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:17 pm to upgrade
party supplies
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:18 pm to upgrade
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Its not that I love my job, I'm just scared to not have a steady one.
Ahh..doesn't bother me for the most part. Love where I live and will do whatever I can to ensure I can.
My wife and I are considering buying a sailboat and taking off a summer, traveling the inside passage. We both know we could find employment pretty easily when we got back.
Career isn't important to me, affording my lifestyle is important but that isn't very difficult. AK is still the land of opportunity IMO
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:19 pm to KingRanch
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party supplies
If you drive a Bud Light truck just say so.
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:19 pm to RogerTheShrubber
i feel like it takes some serious balls to drop everything and do that, i couldn't do it, props to you though
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:20 pm to upgrade
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If you drive a Bud Light truck just say so.
ML truck is more appropriate, but i won't say what i actually sell, email me kingranchtd gmail
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:21 pm to KingRanch
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i feel like it takes some serious balls to drop everything and do that, i couldn't do it, props to you though
Did it for the first time when we moved here from La. Had two small kids and it was an amazing adventure. The kids still look at it as one of the highlights of their lives. Neither of us had jobs waiting for us when we got here.
Ran into a lot of folks who did the same thing I did and found it it was pretty normal for the area.
This post was edited on 11/3/12 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:22 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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It would be harder for me to do now since I have this damn house, which I will probably downsize soon. It ties me down too much.
Sometimes I despise my house cause of this. The trailer sucked but it was cheap.
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:22 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:24 pm to Nodust
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Sometimes I despise my house cause of this. The trailer sucked but it was cheap.
I am looking at a cabin on a few acres on CHilkoot Lake, near Haines, AK to semi retire on in a couple of years.
Posted on 11/3/12 at 1:25 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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semi retire on in a couple of years
you're already retired you fricker
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