feeling oldddd.

[Deviate]

Take care of your body, it's the only one you get.

I wish I had.

At 51 with a 4 year old son, I am quite tired most the time, lol.

True story!! Ya got me me a few yrs but not much. 3yr old runs my ass in to the ground.

 

[JSolo]

I don't envy today's kids and future adults. Society has became as divisive as ever. Things were much simpler when I was in my 20's.

Back then, fuel was under a buck. Old timers were telling me it was 25¢, 50¢, etc. back in the day.

 

[stoopid]

Part out

Resale is at all time highs.

 

[stoopid]

Recently had an employee (who didn't stick around long) who was in his early 20s. Hopefully you know basic hygiene and don't get distracted each time your phone makes a noise. The bar seems quite low nowadays for what's considered 'warm body'.

 

[JSolo]

"Airplane mode" Best feature of any smartphone. Like a condom for the damn thing.

 

[Floridaman]

I'll be turning 43 in 3 days. I may have issues. I had 3 relationships last year with people all between 25 & 27. I didn't even want them but it's seemed to be my window ever since I turned 35. Seems like everyone that age is having a crisis and I have to help them through it. Life moves pretty fast, yada yada yada. Right now I'm good, but in 20 years I can picture myself complaining about life taking forever. I can also picture people 20 years older making fun of me for thinking that way. I'm thankful everyday that I have good friends and I have hobbies like playing pool and staring at the sun.

 

[Devin]

True story!! Ya got me me a few yrs but not much. 3yr old runs my ass in to the ground.

Damn you guys!! I had my kids at 25. They are 16 this year...

 

[RedCal]

Happy Birthday!

 

[JSolo]

I'm glad short haircuts are in style these days.... It's quite the cluster between loss of pigment and hair. Still doing better than some others my age who are mostly bald. Had my first grey hair at 17.

 

[SIMONGUEY]

Turned 40 last month and broke my tailbone on a toboggan in Lake Placid. At 23 I was jumping out of planes and meeting women around the world. Go enjoy

DAMN BRO! hope it heals well. I want to try sky diving!! definitely enjoy life! sadly I'm working hella but ay! got to make sure I set myself upright for the future. thank you for commenting!

Take care of your body, it's the only one you get.

I wish I had.

At 51 with a 4 year old son, I am quite tired most the time, lol.

100% sadly I messed up my right knee rock climbing... I kneed the hell out of a pointy rock. back has a fused vertebra also... back pains for life sadly but I will def take care as much as possible. thank you for commenting.

I beat you to 40 by a few months. Hope your ass is doing better! My introduction to my late 30s was vertigo.

man, I already have vertigo lol. thanks for commenting

Wow, Reading this post makes me suddenly not feel old at 24 anymore.

24 is a scary number in my eyes

Happy birthday boss!!! I’m glad I wasn’t the only person that felt this way, currently I’m 22 but feel 40 always tired and knees hurt from dealing with the big green weenie but I don’t regret anything. Like your co worker said take life for what it is an make the most of it!!!

man, we are in the same boat lol. definitely need to live life to the max!! thank you for the wishes and comment! 23 is right around the corner lol

Part out

this is the perfect comment for a car forum lmao!!!!

Better living thru chemistry....dangerous if not watched though. I get watched at times. Ive had my share of accidents that have jacked up body but i wouldn't go back and change a thing.

Happy birthday

I don't regret them either! just wish I went to get checked out instead of dealing with it lol. thank you for the wishes and comment!

 

[SIMONGUEY]

I don't envy today's kids and future adults. Society has became as divisive as ever. Things were much simpler when I was in my 20's.

Back then, fuel was under a buck. Old timers were telling me it was 25¢, 50¢, etc. back in the day.

I ignore all news and just live my life day by day and do what is best for myself. that gas price would be amazing now!!!! thank you for the comment.

Resale is at all time highs.

I really am lmaoooo!

Recently had an employee (who didn't stick around long) who was in his early 20s. Hopefully you know basic hygiene and don't get distracted each time your phone makes a noise. The bar seems quite low nowadays for what's considered 'warm body'.

showers are healing. thankfully I have an office phone!! once I'm at work I turn mine off. increases productivity by a boatload.

"Airplane mode" Best feature of any smartphone. Like a condom for the damn thing.

big facts!

I'll be turning 43 in 3 days. I may have issues. I had 3 relationships last year with people all between 25 & 27. I didn't even want them but it's seemed to be my window ever since I turned 35. Seems like everyone that age is having a crisis and I have to help them through it. Life moves pretty fast, yada yada yada. Right now I'm good, but in 20 years I can picture myself complaining about life taking forever. I can also picture people 20 years older making fun of me for thinking that way. I'm thankful everyday that I have good friends and I have hobbies like playing pool and staring at the sun.

happy early birthday!!! and man I hope I pull that when I'm 40 lol doesn't sound bad to me at all lol. I am also thankful for the friends I have and the people I know that wish the best for me and help me get to a point in life that I want to get to.

Damn you guys!! I had my kids at 25. They are 16 this year...

man, I just busted in a girl because she asked for it at the moment and my dumbass did it DX is very nervous to have kids but I should be fine.

Happy Birthday!

thank you! much appreciated!

I'm glad short haircuts are in style these days.... It's quite the cluster between loss of pigment and hair. Still doing better than some others my age who are mostly bald. Had my first grey hair at 17.

thankfully everyone in my family has solid black thick hair. I hope i don't lose any of mine even tho I wear a hat every day 24/7

 

[SIMONGUEY]

again thank you to everyone who commented and gave your thought and for the good wishes!! I appreciate yall and this forum.

 

[Deviate]

Are tou ae

I'll be turning 43 in 3 days. I may have issues. I had 3 relationships last year with people all between 25 & 27. I didn't even want them but it's seemed to be my window ever since I turned 35. Seems like everyone that age is having a crisis and I have to help them through it. Life moves pretty fast, yada yada yada. Right now I'm good, but in 20 years I can picture myself complaining about life taking forever. I can also picture people 20 years older making fun of me for thinking that way. I'm thankful everyday that I have good friends and I have hobbies like playing pool and staring at the sun.

Any non league pool tournaments that you could pass info on? 9-ball, 8, one pocket? I used to hit the Brandon billiards one but they dont do it anymore.

 

[andybob]

Happy Birthday!

Age is a funny thing. I’ll be 34 before long and time certainly seems to move quicker as it passes. Don’t let the fear of getting older slow you down.

My 20’s were fun in a selfish sort of way. I was making decent money and spent it on vehicles and experiences which in my opinion was money well spent.

I never thought getting older could be “fun” but so far they have as my 30’s have treated me well. Between getting married, buying a house, more vehicles, and experiences with my wife, family, and friends, getting older has been enjoyable and continues to be.

Enjoy your birthday and all it has to bring!

 

[Floridaman]

Any non league pool tournaments that you could pass info on? 9-ball, 8, one pocket?

I only play leagues at the moment. Crooked Cue in Clearwater has a Tournament on Sunday, practice starts at 5pm. They also do tournaments on Wednesday afternoons.

 

[Deviate]

I only play leagues at the moment. Crooked Cue in Clearwater has a Tournament on Sunday, practice starts at 5pm. They also do tournaments on Wednesday afternoons.

Thanks!

 

[777David]

Happy belated birthday...

Ecclesiastes 12:13,14

 

[Legendsk]

Happy belated birthday. I can really relate to your feelings. I had my epiphany when I woke up on my 33rd birthday and realized I could remember my father's 33rd birthday, when he was young, fit, had lots of red hair, muscles, etc. Now, seems like a week later - suddenly he's old and wrinkled with very thin white hair, stooped over, moving slowly and I'm 33. And that was almost 66 years ago. . . . . .

 

[Chongoculo]

That's ancient history, lamb. (who said that? ) I didn't even start writing a journal until I was 35, so, there are no written records of the 20s. I can hardly remember them. A few things stand out: hating college but pushing through, getting into mawwiage, our first three kids, this house I'm typing in, that's about it, really. Only random anecdotal memories pop up uncalled for, seemingly less often as I actively get deeply into middle age. There are pictures of family stuff starting a good six years before the journal, so those help a lot (pics being worth a thousand words of course). I carry a point and shoot camera in a pocket everywhere I go, even though I don't use it that often.

At 23 I was into my one and only full-time job: which I kept till one month shy of 29 years and retired (forcibly) from very early before turning 52: this I was able to barely swing by putting money (at least 10%) into a 401K, then finding a diversified investment program after I quit. So, if you want to be prepared for genuine middle age (comfortably if not in style), save at least ten percent of what you make (do it now, the earlier you build a compound interest savings the more compounding power it has at the end) and live on 90%: live on 80% of what you make and give 10% (a tithe) to worthy charity (or more than one): doing both of these will teach you how to budget: because anyone can spend everything, or worse, even more than they make and enslave themselves to debt. By saving for the future and contributing to charity you open the windows of heaven and your mind will learn how to be content with less instead of lusting always for more.

You won't be crippled if you take care of yourself (barring accidents of course). Ben Franklin said, "An old young man is a young old man". That means a person who has enough wisdom early in life to take care of himself will be in good health and vigor as an old man: mindset plays into this: a young man who thinks rather like an old man (weighing cost to benefit in important things) will seem young when he is old. Spend an hour or more a day doing physical things: I bike or walk/hike, and have a core/planking/stretching routine that I start each day with. Calories in should equal calories out. Eat to live, don't live to eat, in other words.

Have a happy birthday.

That's excellent advice for the young buck, and for all of you 20 somethings and an absolute must for 30 somethings. Thanks MerlintheMad!
There aren't that many jobs that provide a true pension any more... there are some like teachers, police, firemen, and basically union jobs or government. The rest of us including self-employed individuals like myself have to make their own retirements. 401k, Roth RIA, 403B, KEOGH accounts, etc., are all fantastic but they are just part of the equation. Ultimately, IMO, you need to create as many income streams as possible throughout your life so you aren't totally dependent on any one thing or on social security when you're older. For instance, property is tool that can be used different ways to provide income both directly and indirectly. Unless there is a reason not to (and there are for sure) you should try to buy a home even if you don't live in it. Rent is an expense that will never go away and will always get more expensive over time. A house payment generally is a fixed amount that will eventually be cheap by comparison. Later on in life you want to be at the point where you no longer have a house payment. That certainly doesn't mean you need to live in the same house all your life, just that by paying a loan over time and building equity and rising values you end up with net worth that allows you flexibility as far as your personal housing goes. When the day comes that you no longer have a house payment you have just received a very nice raise, an indirect increase in your income because you eliminated a major expense. Somewhere along the line maybe you can acquire a 2nd property, whether business or residential it doesn't really matter. The idea is someone or some business is going to make most of the mortgage payment for you over time, building more equity and eventually providing a positive cash flow, another income stream.

Rome wasn't built in a day. It takes time, effort, planning, and sometimes just recognizing and seizing an opportunity that presents itself.
One thing is for sure... if you aim at nothing you will certainly achieve your goal: nothing.

I bought my 1st home at 20 and started a business the same year. 12 years later I sold that starter home and bought a nice family home. Meanwhile I leased commercial space for 17 years for my business, really a long time, before I bought a commercial property. That property has 2 commercial units and 2 residential units on it. Almost immediately the rents I collected paid for the mortgage while my business occupied the main unit for free, another indirect income stream. Six years later I bought another residential property with 2 small houses on it. I own my home and the commercial property free and clear now and am retired. I collect four rents from that property and just need to cover the property tax, insurance, and upkeep... and deal with tenants which can be a pain in the ass to be sure. The other residential property has doubled in price but the tenants have been making the mortgage payment for 14 years. It was a break-even for me for 13 years! All the time, effort, and money I put into the property put not a cent in my pocket but did nice things to my net worth. Since much of the mortgage was paid, along with the down payment I made in the beginning, I now own 2/3 of the property and the bank just 1/3 so, I refinanced it and lowered the mortgage payment dramatically and, yup, another nice income stream every month. My wife is a teacher of 26 years. Financially, it's a great partnership... she provides tremendous healthcare benefits that would have cost a fortune for a self-employed guy like me. She has a few years left but when she retires she will have a pretty nice pension for life. Side note: all of the talk about teachers not wanting to work and all that, well, that's a load of crap. My wife works her ass off everyday including evenings and significant time on the weekends... 7 days a week. She works two jobs in the summer that don't pay as well as her regular job but she does it anyway and always has.
Bottom line is we both worked hard to get where we are and I was willing to do all the extra stuff and bear the expense and stress of making property work for us. I'm a regular guy, no rich family financing my dreams. Blue collar small business, fixed my own machines, took good care of my clients, worked through the night many, many times to make deadlines.

Time flies by faster than you can ever imagine. When you're 14 you want to be 16 and drive and all that. When you're 16 you want to be 18, an adult. When you're 18 you want to be 21, you can drink, meet more girls, etc. Then all of a sudden you are 30, and that's cool. You're more established, better income supposedly. Then bam! 40, bam! 50, 55. Problem is I'm still the same inside as I was at 25. Body gets older and the brain is like, WTF??

Good luck all of you young'uns!! There's no single path, there's no "right way". Everyone's lives are different. i'm no financial planner and certainly not in a position to offer specific advice to anyone! However, if someone, anyone thinks about their future because of anything the OP said or anything I said, that's the point.

 

[SIMONGUEY]

Happy Birthday!

Age is a funny thing. I’ll be 34 before long and time certainly seems to move quicker as it passes. Don’t let the fear of getting older slow you down.

My 20’s were fun in a selfish sort of way. I was making decent money and spent it on vehicles and experiences which in my opinion was money well spent.

I never thought getting older could be “fun” but so far they have as my 30’s have treated me well. Between getting married, buying a house, more vehicles, and experiences with my wife, family, and friends, getting older has been enjoyable and continues to be.

Enjoy your birthday and all it has to bring!

yeah, time honestly flies. aging is in my mind but I am definitely going to live it with no regrets. I'm making ok money for my age and all that but it's definitely being used upon the things I love and enjoy like my car!!! can't get enough of it and can't go a day without sitting behind that wheel! thank you for the comment and wishes

Happy belated birthday. I can really relate to your feelings. I had my epiphany when I woke up on my 33rd birthday and realized I could remember my father's 33rd birthday, when he was young, fit, had lots of red hair, muscles, etc. Now, seems like a week later - suddenly he's old and wrinkled with very thin white hair, stooped over, moving slowly and I'm 33. And that was almost 66 years ago. . . . . .

it's pretty wild honestly. the other day my dad was explaining to me that he had me at the age of 23. and now that I'm 23 it idk just so strange! don't want a kid anytime soon till I am actually ready for one lol! I appreciate the wishes and comments!

Happy belated birthday...

Ecclesiastes 12:13,14

adding belated into my vocabulary lol!! never been told belated birthday before that's cool! thank you for the wishes and comment.