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1) Be very careful who you marry. This will set the tone for your whole adult life
But not TOO careful. I know a lot of 47 year olds who are looking for love in all the wrong places. Pick a decent human being whom you find attractive and interesting and try to make a go of it!
It would not have made a difference one way or another. When I was 20 I already knew everything that there was to know. I didn't find out that I was wrong until I married my third wife when I was 67 years old.
It would not have made a difference one way or another. When I was 20 I already knew everything that there was to know. I didn't find out that I was wrong until I married my third wife when I was 67 years old.
No truer words could have been spoken. In that I mean at 20 I knew everything. At 25 I started to settle down. At 30 I began to understand the value of a dollar. At 35 I began to save and invest at a low enough rate to enjoy life then and in hopes that I could enjoy life in the future if I survived. Now at 56 I think there will be a very happy boyfriend with my wife.
But not TOO careful. I know a lot of 47 year olds who are looking for love in all the wrong places. Pick a decent human being whom you find attractive and interesting and try to make a go of it!
Not for all of us, especially us romantic types. It's harder to get out than get in !
No truer words could have been spoken. In that I mean at 20 I knew everything. At 25 I started to settle down. At 30 I began to understand the value of a dollar. At 35 I began to save and invest at a low enough rate to enjoy life then and in hopes that I could enjoy life in the future if I survived. Now at 56 I think there will be a very happy boyfriend with my wife.
(No not a divorce same woman going on 34 years)
Marriage should be illegal after 50, There is NO reason to get married, just live together, and keep everything separate !
Not for all of us, especially us romantic types. It's harder to get out than get in !
I'm also have a very strong romantic type, but nobody's perfect. If I waited to marry somebody I thought was perfect, I'd have a long wait. I'm very happy with the choice I made 33 years ago.
I'm also have a very strong romantic type, but nobody's perfect. If I waited to marry somebody I thought was perfect, I'd have a long wait. I'm very happy with the choice I made 33 years ago.
Got you beat , 36 years. I should have left 10 years ago , that's when the music stopped. And it's for the most part that people change as they age , not always for the better. I don' regret the first 30 years at all.
When I was 20, I was totally clueless. My parents never pressured me to do anything in particular, and I never really got too much in the way of advice about life. Maybe that's unusual? Anyway, I was in college at the time, but I had no idea why I was there. Eventually, I matured a bit, and things worked out okay.
No amount of advice would have made any difference to me at age 20. I already knew everything! LOL
I wished someone taught me how to balance work w/ life. During my entire professional career, I seemed to have my blinders on regarding work and investing for retirement without taking the time to enjoy life as much as I should - I don't think I enjoyed the journey like I should have.
I wished someone taught me how to balance work w/ life. During my entire professional career, I seemed to have my blinders on regarding work and investing for retirement without taking the time to enjoy life as much as I should - I don't think I enjoyed the journey like I should have.
You describe what a lot of people wish had happen. I see it most with the kids right out of Colledge who get scooped up by the Corporate community . The goals become corporate lifestyles for the next 25 to 30 years. I have friends that took this road , compared to me who took the road less traveled. The adventure, the exotic , the being your own boss and the independce that brings seems to be missing when you lead such a structured life. Many of my friends envied me and the seat of the pants existence I lead. There was a lot I did that many of my corporate friends will never see or do. Some after retirement , some they become too old to accomplish .I on the other hand have less savings, no pension, options , ....I did it all when I could at a younger age when one could enjoy it most.......there are two sides to life. The ideal maybe to combine the two, yet the mind set would never let that happen, it's like water and oil, they don't mix !
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with my wife. 
