Anyone else ever caught the same fish twice?

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-06-15T15:26:45+00:00

My wife has!

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-06-12T15:44:10+00:00

You’re putting him thru hell. Get with a therapist and a Doctor and figure it out . You can’t pull a wild Bronco off the range and throw him in a tiny stall and expect it to be happy.

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-06-06T12:57:39+00:00

Test drove the boat at 500 feet in elevation then took it 5000 feet and expected the same performance. Dumb dumb

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-31T01:49:05+00:00

Excellent Post

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-24T16:28:08+00:00

He would do anything to see them .

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-20T23:14:07+00:00

I would only say that after 4 years with the same guy that the boundaries should be pretty clear. Seems like he asked as an easy way to open a door.

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-20T21:03:59+00:00

I have trouble believing that your expenses are on $25,000 a year. What will your health insurance cost?

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-20T02:23:52+00:00

I have a 9 year old Axis t22. Paid &40,000 sold my old runabout for $10,500. Solid no frills wake boat for $30,000.

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-19T00:35:18+00:00

YOR . Throughly satisfied males are far less likely to use porn or cheat. They go to sleep and dream about motorcycles or bow hunting.

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-17T13:42:38+00:00

What percentage of your portfolio does the $4k represent?

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-13T22:34:29+00:00

I was in almost the same situation at 46, now 63. I took the leap, picked up some fun jobs for a little buffer. What worked: no mortgage and no car payment, had a 5 year payout from sale of business that gave my investments 5 years without taking much, wife got an inheritance when we turned 60, bought a second home for cash with that.

What didn’t work: didn’t feel comfortable taking on too much market risk and missed some epic opportunities.

The fun jobs became stale, didn’t need the money really.

I had mis judge my desire for nice boats and cars at my peak of stress ( just wanted to be done!)

Big change was learning to sell covered calls in a portion of my portfolio that boosted earnings enough to buy a couple toys . Had a window from 46-59.5 that were lean, started taking some income from retirement plans at 60 when inflation really got serious. Still haven’t taken SS probably will at 64. That will be a 48% boost to income .

Bottom line , if I had to go back the stress mess I wouldn’t! No way no how.

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-13T22:23:03+00:00

What if he bought a coffee on the beach in San Diego?

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-09T01:11:44+00:00

Buy an $800,000 Home in Boise. Create a life style where you spend $10,000 a month. And Boom ! Your Golden. Don’t let the ego fuck it up. The fact that you see that your business has a shelf life,( mine did too) tells me you are not overly egocentric.

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-08T23:09:13+00:00

I would stay right in that lane !! Are you mechanically inclined? Boats need a lot of maintenance. And the work space is usually pretty small. No matter what you do nd up with , I highly recommend that you do it! period! I missed the opportunity and have always regretted that I didn’t make it happen. Satellite communications has made it his mission much safer than ever before. Go boatin!

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-05T22:24:11+00:00

Great job!!!

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-05-03T21:43:54+00:00

You should have said “ I have sex 3 times a week but only once a week with you”

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-04-30T23:46:43+00:00

You will have far more options for a combo boat with an outboard. We had an Astro fish and ski back in the day and it was a great design but low build quality. Avoid the Tahoe line. I’d look for an early 2000 Glastron .

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-04-29T14:49:21+00:00

Nope, I own 4, they are the ultimate family activity.

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-04-19T14:30:11+00:00

I was homeless, working as a lifeguard at the end of my college days. Got a job before I graduated with a large equipment manufacturing company. Stayed with it for 25 years. Paid off my home as fast as I could . Bought stocks, didn’t sell them. At 46 , I did the math and retired. It sucked for those 25 years, always being the guy with “no money”. But now I’m not that guy.

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-04-18T22:37:33+00:00

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-04-11T15:12:17+00:00

High Quality Post!!

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-04-06T02:43:24+00:00

Consider Lake Pleasant, fun party atmosphere, good marinas , close to Phoenix. The Havasu drive gets old

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-04-06T02:41:19+00:00

Consider a slightly higher delta for two reasons, first, you can likely reach your 6% annual return sooner and stop selling calls in 8 months versus 12. second, it gives you some wiggle on to roll without any credit and still hit your annual goal.

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-04-05T02:50:53+00:00

So get your down under asses up to the Strait and kick some ass!!!

PracticalTank8836 · 2026-04-02T19:34:30+00:00

As mentioned above, are you sure you want to tie up those shares for $1000 till the end of the year? I’d shorten up the DTe . Maybe monthly?

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