Re: When you're not fixin' boats, what's your real job?
I fix, update, or build new, in housing. Life was very good two years ago (and prior) now...it's slow going.
Almost 20 years (couple of months) in the trades, started my own gig as a handyman after buying an abandoned house and learning, fixing it up while waiting tables. It turned out well enough that I started getting work doing it, studied, got my license and insurance, and started doing it for a living.
I am a GC, but mostly I do carpentry. I used to frame and roof all the time, but the years have caught up with me and my back. So now, I do mostly finish work, and have found I like it better anyway.
I would like to be a stock and options trader, I have studied for nine years. No capital, and not anyone willing to risk giving me 40k to take a crack at it. Dan Zanger, a former swimming pool contractor, holds the worlds trading record. Turned 10K into 18 million in 18 months. My hero! I have a real knack for it, but lack patience because I want to do it so badly. I've had a couple grand in the kitty, but life usually demands I take it out, or spend time working and not trying to increase my holdings...so I wait.
Have always been good with my hands and head, was the kid that took everything apart to find out how it works, and most often could put it back together again. I built and raced cars as a young (very young) man, some motorcycles, liked to go fast. Fixed cars in my parents garage for spending money while in high school. I graduated with a 2.0, (HS) and took one college class (technical math) which I aced. I hated school...despite having an IQ of 135. (Really) This is an authority (lack of respect for it) problem that I am over. Let's just say I had overbearing parents.....
Haven't made much (any) progress on my boat project...it sits and waits for time / money cycle. That's ok, I'm patient.
