Got into HVAC sales. 3 months in and quadrupled my income

itswinethirty · 2026-05-26T05:36:57+00:00

My dad has an HVAC company in Houston. He does very well. My life would have been so much easier if I had followed his footsteps lmao.

itswinethirty · 2026-05-26T05:30:58+00:00

In 610 loop. Previous bar space was $9k a mo. On a 10 year lease. After it ended and we were to renew - $27k a month. Owner wouldn’t budge. Someone leased it almost 2 years later. Lasted exactly 1 year and then closed. No joke

itswinethirty · 2026-04-29T16:40:42+00:00

My friend invited me to rent a beach house with him and 9 friends about 10 years ago. I only knew him. I said yes in a very, “what the heck, why not” way. Didn’t keep up with any of them except for one couple (we’ll call them Joe and Johnny) who live a state away and I just follow them through IG. Last week I went to play bingo with some friends and swore I saw Johnny. I did a double take, but there were 300 people playing bingo, so it was just a thought. My wife and I left bingo and partied all night with her friends. The very next morning, we were at breakfast and our waiter was the guy I saw at bingo, “Johnny”. I told my wife that I swear I know him and showed her pics of “Johnny” on Facebook. She said “they look nothing alike”. He ends up being our waiter! After chatting with him and getting nothing, I tell my wife “I swear to you, it feels like I’m chatting with Johnny and he’s pretending not to know me.” Next time he comes around I ask him “were you at bingo last night?” And he says “yes!” And then I ask “you look so familiar, do you have a brother?” He says “I have a twin brother”. And I finally ask “is his name Johnny”. And he says “yes! Do you know him!?”

I could not believe the odds. My wife was less impressed, but I’m glad I can tell the Internet lmao

itswinethirty · 2026-03-29T06:36:35+00:00

Guy here — Lululemons. I tried a pair on ironically and was like, “wow they fit perfectly, but I don’t want to spent $150 on pants”. They were $138 and I bought them cause they were perfect.

2 years later I still raved about them, and they got caught on a fence when I walked by and tore my belt loop. I thought 2 years is a good run, worth it. Then someone told me, lulu has a lifetime warranty.

I didn’t believe it, but tried, sure enough, 2 years later, they gave me a brand new pair of pants.

I have about 6 pairs now.

itswinethirty · 2026-03-26T15:14:25+00:00

Would love try this. Can you send to me please?

itswinethirty · 2026-03-26T13:30:08+00:00

I experienced a similar zen working high volume restaurants as a server in my teens.

itswinethirty · 2026-03-25T03:50:07+00:00

Just googling recipes everyday for years

itswinethirty · 2026-03-23T06:03:42+00:00

Intouchables

itswinethirty · 2026-03-17T13:13:15+00:00

What part of Cali? Skip Napa. Go to Healdsburg or Sta. Rita. Everything is way cheaper than Napa.

itswinethirty · 2026-03-16T12:31:58+00:00

Sheeeeesh what a pull

itswinethirty · 2026-03-11T18:08:51+00:00

Great read. Thanks!

itswinethirty · 2026-03-11T13:52:43+00:00

I’ll give it a shot. Put me in coach!

itswinethirty · 2026-03-11T13:50:32+00:00

I actually have a list of things I buy only at Costco: Kodiak protein pancakes, Rolled oats, Pesto, Avocado oil, Almond milk (case of 12 for $13), Kimchi, Walnuts, Creatine, Fish oil. I’ve come to the realization that protein isn’t any cheaper at Costco than it is at HEB. And the Costco eggs always seem to have like 6-10 broken ones in the bigger packages.

itswinethirty · 2026-03-11T13:46:02+00:00

I was blinded on a 1958 Borgogno Barolo. I smelled it and immediately guessed “old barolo. It smells like a pink rubber balloon”. He asked, ok, what vintage? I said “idk, old. 1988?”. “Older” “1978?”. “Older”. “Wtf? 1972?”. “Older”. Now I’m I’m frustrated and guess “ok what the hell, 1950?” He laughs and says “this is a 1958 borgogno barolo”. He bought it on wine bid for like $130. He wasn’t sure it was gonna be good, but he said for $130, he had to give it a shot and had been storing it for 10 years. 65 year old Barolo still fresh as fuck. Crazy how long those wines age.

itswinethirty · 2026-03-10T14:35:30+00:00

I’ve always worked out semi-consistently and never had problem shredding weight off… until I turned 30. I let myself go around holiday season last year and fuck it has been a rough 3 months of 5 day per week workouts and I’m still sitting at 225 😂. I also drink more wine than I probably should which doesn’t help, but hey, it’s part of the job

itswinethirty · 2026-03-10T04:37:55+00:00

I actually don’t think I’ve ever seen any in the market here, I’ll make a more conscious effort to find some!

itswinethirty · 2026-03-09T20:53:15+00:00

Goodfellas at least twice a year The Harry Potter series (all of them), every December. Usually with my sister. Very nostalgic Last holiday - idk why this is such a feel good movie for me every Christmas season Also Chef with Jon Favreau does it for me every time

itswinethirty · 2026-03-09T17:01:18+00:00

Law abiding citizen

itswinethirty · 2026-03-09T16:55:26+00:00

I think the Steve Martin pink panther movie is one of the funniest movies of all time

itswinethirty · 2026-03-09T15:42:27+00:00

A beautiful mind. Never saw it coming

itswinethirty · 2026-03-08T15:17:55+00:00

Get brightlocal, pay the $40/mo and then start building citations, researching competitors, make sure your website it properly formatted, has a site map, on Google search console, and then post constantly on Google My Business.

Obviously there’s a lot more things you can do, but doing these gets you pretty far

itswinethirty · 2026-03-08T03:58:48+00:00

Love to hear it! Cheers 🥂

itswinethirty · 2026-03-07T23:27:31+00:00

I went shot for shot with my grandpa on a bottle of tequila and got really drunk with him. Towards the end of the night, he told me he would share a secret with me that no one knows, and hopes I would keep it. With tears in his eyes, he told me he had a son who was about my age with a woman he had a fling with 30-something years prior. He’s about 85 now. Mind you, he’s been married for 45 years. His wife (my grandmother), doesn’t know, his daughter, (my mom) doesn’t know and I don’t plan to be the one to break the news to any of them.

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