Boy does some of this sound familiar lol. I’ve worked my share of 100hr work weeks. There’s nothing wrong with it if you do it to get where you want. I killed myself so that we could retire before I hit 50 and before the wife hit 40. Sold all the cool cars off and moved to the Caribbean. As long as there’s an end game it’s not completely bad working your ass off.
I guess I am kind of a strange guy. I have maybe 40 weapons here, my homeowner' policy is ridiculous because I have to cover all of them including one Barrett sniper rifle that is worth over $5K. My wife and I carry every where we go but I have no desire to hunt and kill anything, strange huh? I lost the desire to ever kill again after my Vietnam experience, unless I feel my life or my wife's life is in danger. Weight training has always been a part of my life and my wife's life so we just have lost interest in hobbies. My wife makes and designs jewelry but the economic conditions over the past few years has killed business. We are both completely happy with taking care of animals and our home. We have been involved with our state TNR program for over 15 years. We also take care of the possums, raccoons, squirrels and birds that visit our property. I use to water ski, sold my boat, was a scuba instructor and have not been in years. I guess I like having a simple stay at home life now. Hell, we even quit traveling all together. Our only trips out of the house are to the grocery store and to the gym. Even my job is 3 miles from the house. and I spend about 90 minutes a day working.
