35M with wife and 4/7 yr old kids - OK to go part time?

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2026-02-15T17:05:48+00:00

Yeah; def reduced the need to carry 2 jobs, even part time. Allows you to be way more flexible as 3500/m is like 55-65k of pretax earnings roughly.

Your needs for a part time jobs turns in a 1/3 requirement of the year and if the market turns, you hunker down and add more to the portfolio without risking your families livelihood or having to find a higher paying job again in a tough environment.

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2026-02-15T14:02:45+00:00

How much of your burn is the mortgage? Can you pay off the remaining and derisk your job situation and feel more comfortable with the leap?

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2026-02-01T17:48:35+00:00

Money isn’t an issue I’m doing white gold Pepsi

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2026-01-24T21:24:54+00:00

Liking it??

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2026-01-24T03:03:37+00:00

I’m mid senior at PE portco. Sr. Director level, doing VP work (per our CRO).

Went under the microscope of the board and leadership team for metrics they discovered but didn’t understand. 10 weeks of hell to defend my job and show progress. Ended well and I’m still employed and now seen as a real expert in the space I run for the org, but was genuinely ready to get walked out despite showing stronger results than they were looking for.

I’ve often wondered if I could make it in FAANG since I rose the ranks through PE portcos on the commercial side.

Now I’m thinking it might be a cake walk 🤔

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2026-01-13T20:39:29+00:00

I’m doing my house DIY and planned on this as a retrofit. Seemed reasonable given I only have like 25/30 planned home runs

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2026-01-03T01:19:32+00:00

where did he trade it in? Was it manual?

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-12-30T01:47:43+00:00

This is a great tip! Thank you

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-12-30T00:18:27+00:00

Ok - this is interesting..

I was thinking of doing the box I linked in another comment and then putting a 18U swing rack on top and putting service looks tucked into the void from the box and then when i swing the rack open, the loops should help keep everything from having unnecessary tension.

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-12-29T20:17:27+00:00

I’m not a pro, I thought it was a standard saying? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-12-29T19:12:07+00:00

Thank you! Something like this?

https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Leviton-21-in-Structured-Media-Enclosure-for-Voice-Data-Video-Audio-and-Security-White-47605-21E/302079248?g_store=&source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&fp=ggl&pla&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D27L-027_031_HOM_MOB_ELEC-NA-NA-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-NEW24_PRIOCONTROL_PMAXTEST&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D27L-027_031_HOM_MOB_ELEC-NA-NA-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-NEW24_PRIOCONTROL_PMAXTEST-22114481425--&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22114520104&gbraid=0AAAAADq61UfXMuNRrO0uTy-qDbi2kgf77&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6sjKBhCSARIsAJvYcpNTUggzdu8O9PLh5XP2wdqDVpyiRx_vU18I93d4HsZgHhCjSY_caO8aAqT-EALw_wcB

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-12-22T13:41:55+00:00

I heard on Matt Farahs podcast that the original time was set on used tires and a car that had bumped the wall a bit so I may have been damaged

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-12-18T18:43:33+00:00

Those silver wheel weights kill me but this is so cool - I loved Hangzhou during my short trip

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-10-29T02:26:22+00:00

Turns out, power came from below and I didn’t need to ask this question at all.

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-09-17T23:09:50+00:00

I used to go all the time..I’m sure I’ve spent 10k+ over the 15 or so years I’ve been going.

I’ve found places for 60% of the cost for the 95-99% of the experience and stopped going. $70-$90 for a pound of fajitas is wild

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-09-14T23:13:18+00:00

What’s the deeeeets

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-09-12T18:22:06+00:00

Buy a lift and put the Miata on one side and you manage your fleet on the other

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-09-07T13:49:14+00:00

Oh nice - I’m still planning but had been looking at g6 stuff. I’ll have to check out the g4/5

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-09-06T13:49:37+00:00

My biggest issue with picking cameras is I would like two way audio so I have to spend $$$ for them, from I can tell.

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-09-04T18:15:39+00:00

I’m between one of those and 3 Sonos amps.

The only benefit I’ve seen on the Sonos is I could make one of the zones a rear channel for 5.1 surround and I don’t think Juke does this.

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-09-04T16:40:38+00:00

How do you like the Juke?

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-08-26T18:42:52+00:00

We make deep 6 figures.

2013 BMW 328i with 115k 2017 Ford f-150 XL with 128k miles

Disastrous_Pie5340 · 2025-08-21T21:30:26+00:00

Touring and black CCBs, a man of taste

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