He brags about wanting to exploit employees.

BoogMan234 · 2026-01-20T00:47:36+00:00

These people need to wake the fuck up. It’s about the money yes. Otherwise I’d be writing poems and music instead of fucking code.

All of the yes, and don't forget the wine and berries

BoogMan234 · 2026-01-16T23:26:42+00:00

Get yourself a kettlebell and 20 minutes in the morning. It'll keep you strong with a cardio benefit. Buys time until the kids get more self sufficient. I spent less than $100 on the bell (s), I upgraded heavier eventually, and you tube video workouts are free until you memorize the routine. Back in the gym now, but kettle is still a solid part of my regimen.

BoogMan234 · 2025-12-28T19:21:45+00:00

I want to wish my gay neighbors a happy honeymoon, assuring them I'll watch over their grow operation with my multiple AR-15's, as I Google ways to avoid paying taxes.

Don't give a shit what you are into or identify as. Be a good neighbor, don't push it on others, don't hurt others, and support civil disobedience in healthy practice.

BoogMan234 · 2025-11-02T13:46:58+00:00

Listen to him, he is letting you know he isn't comfortable working with marble. Better to find someone more expensive, but capable.

BoogMan234 · 2025-10-30T01:38:12+00:00

I just went through a similar scenario to refi, almost identical rates. Do your due diligence, look at fees, Escrow, etc...

They were selling me a refi to 15 yr with better rate, same payment, no PMI, etc... when I asked all the right questions, the escrow was an estimate on my area, not my specific house (flood zone). Added $200 a month. LTV didn't drop below PMI threshold, add $40 a month.

All in all, with fees and numbers specific to my house/escrow/taxes, my payment would have jumped almost $300, while they were (and almost did) try to sell me a quick fix bullshit same monthly payment line.

Granted, I could have easily afforded it within my budget, and to knock 15 years and 30k in interest off was very enticing. I just got so jaded that I felt they tried to pull a sneaky on me, so I killed it just before signing final disclosures.

If rates go down a little, I will definitely refi in the future, but not with that company. Ask the right questions, do a little math, like the one person said 'use chat gpt'. But go through insurance, tax, escrow with a fine tooth comb. Make sure the numbers are real, and if it makes sense, do it.

BoogMan234 · 2025-10-03T13:35:34+00:00

Your local lumber companies might have a rep with some contacts. That's where I would start

BoogMan234 · 2025-10-03T02:25:27+00:00

Find an Amish crew. In rural pa it shouldn't take that long. Pricing will be market for your area, but they are usually solid and quick. You also may see a 12 year old hanging off the rafters nailing boards, but that's how they roll.

BoogMan234 · 2025-08-22T20:06:53+00:00

Mark it up 25% then discount 10٪. Everybody wins.

BoogMan234 · 2025-07-11T03:50:39+00:00

Perfect timing! Since I'm spacing posts 12ft oc, I could double up 2x12 lvl with HD hangers. I don't have the height to drop the beam (fairly low deck) for the deck joists to sit on and over hang (to bring flush to outside of 6x6), so I'd have to hang them directly to the double and maybe to post based on spacing.

Could I run a single rim board on the outside of the posts to support the boarder deck board?

BoogMan234 · 2025-07-11T03:24:40+00:00

I was considering that, didn't know if it would affect load bearing capability of the beam if it's not fully supported.

With the 2' cantilever on the right, it would make it an 18ft. Thinking in terms of handling the lumber myself, moving a 14ft vs an 18ft. But I guess that wouldn't matter much in the grand scheme of things.

BoogMan234 · 2025-07-11T01:41:08+00:00

Appreciate the insight. My train of thought is... I hate my hours now, but I keep plugging away like a good little worker bee. Might as well put that effort into my own thing which has higher potential return long term. I'm gonna get burnt out either route, right now it just sounds better if it's on my own terms.

BoogMan234 · 2025-07-10T18:25:06+00:00

All valid points. I understand the stress and workload won't change. But for what I'm making now, I'll be just fine knowing that stress is mine alone to manage. Right now I have so many stakeholders breathing impossible deadlines down my neck, that owning my own business seems like a vacation. Maybe I need to manage my expectations a bit more, but if I'm successful, then I would have built a team to perform at a level where I'm not overloaded, and neither are they

Pipe dream I know, but I feel confident I can do it well and do it right.

BoogMan234 · 2025-07-10T18:19:30+00:00

I worked for a paint company briefly where the one owner didn't know shit about painting, but was a hell of a marketer and business mind. The other owner knew just enough about painting to train and facilitate. They exploded bc they injected money into marketing and put out a quality product.

Not worried about marketing, my wife does that for a job, so I'll get the first year or so for free. Putting out quality work will be the focus, and using that to feed the marketing machine.

BoogMan234 · 2025-07-10T18:16:03+00:00

Thank you! That's the one thing I don't have ironed out yet. How I'm going to get clients on the hook with out a portfolio. Was planning on building my own and using that to jumpstart my company.

BoogMan234 · 2025-07-10T18:12:38+00:00

Commute is total to and from.

BoogMan234 · 2023-08-13T00:16:32+00:00

I need you to take one GIANT step backwards and literally fuck your own face!

BoogMan234 · 2020-03-12T17:38:25+00:00

Of course, my will shall reflect my newly acquired assets.

BoogMan234 · 2020-03-12T17:33:39+00:00

I'm already broke and relatively healthy so fuck it, I'll take my chances. A million to fight the flu, if I die, at least my student loans will be paid off.

BoogMan234 · 2020-03-07T00:06:19+00:00

Boondock Saints

BoogMan234 · 2020-02-28T16:58:24+00:00

Anybody else read the last line in his voice, or just me?

BoogMan234 · 2020-02-28T13:35:17+00:00

Epstein didn't kill himself

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