Training to resume Q1
#22
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#24
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Posts: 476
You'll be ok.
#25
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When you hear that the industry is in the toilet and completely screwed and is now entering the "new normal", start a clock because you're within a couple of years of the upswing.
#26
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Learn and prepare. Every 10 years or so we get to ride this train. Get that second source of income going, use this as a learning event to show how important living within your means is, and save, save, save. Nice cars, boats, and big houses are for when you’re at least 50% up the list at the company that you want to retire from, even then, be careful.
#27
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Learn and prepare. Every 10 years or so we get to ride this train. Get that second source of income going, use this as a learning event to show how important living within your means is, and save, save, save. Nice cars, boats, and big houses are for when you’re at least 50% up the list at the company that you want to retire from, even then, be careful.
Agree, start a company, keep your contacts current, and buy toys with cash and you will always be fine.
#29
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I was putting money away back when I didn’t have money, sometimes it was just $50/month. We didn’t take vacations, we didn’t eat out, and we bought practical used cars and drove the wheels off of them. I’m 3/4 through my career now, and if I don’t invest another dime, I’ll be ok. By continuing to live within my means, avoiding debt, and continuing to invest, I’ll retire with zero difference in QOL once the paycheck stops. I’m always amazed at the captains that I fly with who are close to retirement with very little saved. They had boats, planes, expensive cars, big houses, and lived the airline lifestyle to the fullest. I can’t help but wonder how hard reality is going to hit them when the paycheck stops, but then again....... play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
#30
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Joined APC: Jan 2019
Posts: 1,130
I was putting money away back when I didn’t have money, sometimes it was just $50/month. We didn’t take vacations, we didn’t eat out, and we bought practical used cars and drove the wheels off of them. I’m 3/4 through my career now, and if I don’t invest another dime, I’ll be ok. By continuing to live within my means, avoiding debt, and continuing to invest, I’ll retire with zero difference in QOL once the paycheck stops. I’m always amazed at the captains that I fly with who are close to retirement with very little saved. They had boats, planes, expensive cars, big houses, and lived the airline lifestyle to the fullest. I can’t help but wonder how hard reality is going to hit them when the paycheck stops, but then again....... play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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