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It's really easy, here's what you do. . .
Risk everything you and your family have to start a business in a field you're not that familiar with (although I recommend you do it in a field you're familiar with). Then spend the next 12 years, taking no vacations, and doing nothing but working 18-20 hour days, everyday, to grow the business. If you do it right (and get a little lucky) you can then spend your time buying whatever equipment you need, to do whatever activity you want, wherever you want to do it.
See, doesn't that sound easy?!?!
You know,
I just want to thank people for being so forthcoming about this issue. It's something that I think a lot of new divers think about but it doesn't get discussed much and I'm really surprised how open people are willing to be about it. I always thought that people would be a lot more reluctant to talk about their personal finances, and the choices they have to make, in public.
Hear, hear. Thanks, Diver0001.P.S. Psychocabbage, can you resize that big picture of yours to about 1/2 the size. My browser doesn't like you......
You know,
I just want to thank people for being so forthcoming about this issue. It's something that I think a lot of new divers think about but it doesn't get discussed much and I'm really surprised how open people are willing to be about it. I always thought that people would be a lot more reluctant to talk about their personal finances, and the choices they have to make, in public.
This thread has inspired me. I'll be taking this topic on in a very different light in my OW courses now, even shamelessly borrowing a couple of examples I read here.
R..
P.S. Psychocabbage, can you resize that big picture of yours to about 1/2 the size. My browser doesn't like you......