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[β]throw_7 69 points70 points71 points 7 years ago (12 children) | Copy Link
Have to start somewhere. Wasn't that many years ago I was sleeping on the floor of an apartment in a city I had never been in before, with no job. Now I own my own house and sleep on a very comfy bed. I have an entire bedroom dedicated to entertainment.
[β]SomeGhostingGuy13 points14 points15 points 7 years ago (10 children) | Copy Link
Mattress on the floor, old kitchen table as computer(/eating/ironing/..) table. Only a shitty electrical heater (used frugally) and once woke up with a glass water bottle next to my mattress exploding because of freezing in winter. Yeah, my first car was really shitty too. So shitty in fact my boss at that time ordered me to park my car "behind!" the company building so it could not be seen from the road...
Today: kingsize waterbed for me alone, heated to be nice and comfy, own house with multiple man-caves inside, 3 cars with plates on them.
Difference: 20+ years with 15 of them working my ass off including 400+ hr months and 2 breakdowns caused by physical and mental exhaustion.
Was it worth it? Oh yeah.
[β]No_Thot_Control4 points5 points6 points 7 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
And was there ever a woman willing to be by your side while you dug yourself out of poverty? I seriously doubt it. But you're no longer invisible to them, now that you have some resources they can extract.
[β]SomeGhostingGuy2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Haha ... nailed it.
My competition at 18 were guys that grew up in stable homes, had time to do sports and got nice cars from their parents when they got their drivers license.
I was just some broke blue collar dude and ladies only discovered me when I was 35 and my wealth could not be hidden anymore, at least from the locals because I acquired a former farm, did some renovations, planted some trees and bushes and had 240cubicmeters of bark mulch hauled on site to keep maintenance around the trees and bushes to a minimum. The rest is done by 4 lawn mowing robots.
Honestly, I was a little bit baffled at first before I saw trough their facades "What, women want me? Why now?"
[β]PeterPansSyndrome0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
God damn this is a dream of mines. To own my own huge piece of land/farm in some rural area and modify it how I see fit.
[β]No_Thot_Control0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
"Where were you when I was struggling to make ends meet?"
[β]TheSeaOfFog 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago* (2 children) | Copy Link
Burnout?
[β]8017350 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
400+ hr months
Burnout, I presume?
[β]SomeGhostingGuy2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Yup. The correct term was "Endogene ErschΓΆpfungsdepression" .. external exhaustion depression. The first one was the worst and took me quite some time to work trough, the 2nd time I already had experience what was going on and did the right things asap.
Today at 40+ I have learnt to keep a balance and deal better with stress.
[β]kyledontcare0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Out of curiosity, how do you manage/pull off 400-plus hours a month at work?
[β]SomeGhostingGuy1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
I started out as blue collar electrician but pretty soon realised that installing lights and pulling cables for the rest of my life would be rather ... boring. As soon as my apprenticeship was finished and I had my drivers license I had the luck to enter an work field that was in huge demand in 1994+.
Basically fixed automated installations, basic robotics. Everything under time pressure and a lack of available manpower in that (at that time) small company so nobody cared if we worked double shifts, were on site on whole weekends .. as long as things worked on time and the company knew that the time pressure made us not waste time. Boss sold personally and we installed.
Young, eager to make money, at the right place at the right time and honestly not much else going on in my life.
Still with the same company, worked my way up and the only one I answer to now is the boss/company owner and we grew from a local automation/metalwork workshop to taking a good chunk of the European and Eastern Europe market in our special niche.
[β]kyledontcare0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Congratulations to you and I wish you the best. And stay mgtow and keep away from women.
[β][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Coool,dude
[+][deleted] 7 years ago* [recovered] (3 children) | Copy Link
We all start somewhere. I'm glad you're proud of what you have because you worked for it.
It wasn't too long ago I was sleeping on the floor in an empty studio apartment in a city I'd never been to.
[β]Red_Pill_Dynamics2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Ahh the good 'ol days. I remember living in an office, no heat, no running water, on unemployment in the winter where it was as cold inside as it was outside. And it was hitting 5 degrees at night.
Nothing like learning to live with nothing, live harder then most, endure it, learn from it, grow from it and then tell yourself and that lifestyle to GFTO and start climbing up out of it from there.
Moments like that helped me grow; helped me become a better man and I wouldn't have it any other way. And if shit hits the fan for me, I know what I've been through and will graciously endure the same hardships again.
As they say: we grow through what we go through.
[β]TheGillos1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I love living frugally and small. There's something about having a few things, really well looked after, and appreciated that does something for me. Makes me feel content.
I'm about to get a 1 bedroom basement appartment (renting) and it's the first time I've lived alone. It's wild. I'm going to appreciate the hell out of this experience, and be very minimalist and frugal with the whole thing.
But I'll never speak ill of someone who wants a huge house, a fancy car, or expensive things. So long as it's for the right reasons.
[β][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Thank you.
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[β]Buchwild3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Or using the toilet
Rofl
[β]No_Thot_Control4 points5 points6 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Usually my butt makes the truck noises, especially after a heavy Mexican dinner.
[β]Red_Pill_Dynamics11 points12 points13 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I don't see a female so you have a perfect set up. Good for you brother.
[β]Rubega 10 points11 points12 points 7 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Looks peaceful dude
Yeah my animals are my life.
[β]KC_weeden8 points9 points10 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Good shit man.
[β]KhajiitFL5 points6 points7 points 7 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
Dude, you have pets?! Fucking sweet. For the past few years I've kept it so that my entire life can fit in the trunk of a car in one trip.
[β]Red_Pill_Dynamics2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Nothing wrong with that bro. Now just get yourself a pet that can roll with you...a good dog is a great choice.
[β]KhajiitFL2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Once I've got a few more things straightened out, definitely. This statement sometimes gets hate: I've always wanted a doberman with cropped ears.
[β]MxCmrn1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Doberman are great dogs! Why the hate?
[β]KhajiitFL0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
The cropped ears part. It's no crueler than making an obese Enlglish Bulldog run with you.
[β]Dhall154 points5 points6 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Doing better than me ππΎ
[β]Sigfried882 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
what u have in the aquariums?
[β][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Two pac-Man frog and Two leopard gecko
[β]Sigfried881 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
crazy. I have spiders on mine. Wish have reptiles one day.
[β]The_Bunny_Shark3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Whatβs in the tanks? I think theyβre cool!
The tiny tank and tank below the book and gaming controller have my baby pac-man frog and two leopard gecko are in the 20-gallon tank.
[β]nofilmynofucky 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Can we get some close up shots of your terrariums?
[β]nifty_n0ah3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
This is my set up. tiny room, bed on one side, gaming on the other, dog bed in between
[β]kratos6492 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
The woman on the screen looks pissed off about you going your own way...
[β]amywinehousewascool2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Is that a Destroy All Humans bobblehead? Have an upvote.
[β]quadraticreciprocal1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Looks like the wallet took it hard up the ass. You'll climb up soon though.
What do you mean?
[β]MadeInBeirut131 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Bro relax, its not 2019 yet! Lol
[β]Adiaphoron1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Looks good man! Some 15 years ago this good have been my set-up. Happiness had nothing to do with property, thatβs for sure.
[β]Hadrian_7 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
As a minimalist, I approve.
[β]FamiliarGalaxy90 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Hit up a good will
[β]HappynessIsTheKey0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
I guess you are married?
[β]ILOVHENTAI0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Not but a simple Man
No I'm actually single and Ace
[β]doineight 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
hi-speed lo-drag
[β]evilhomer750 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Kudos! Gotta start from Somewhere. Furthermore, the more things you have the more you are a prisoner to them. Find a happy balance.
[β]Shnook82 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
It's not much, but it'll do the job. I sort of miss the days when I owned less shit. Just feel that it weighs you down to some degree.
I slept on a mattress on the floor and had no furniture for a few years. Didn't do me any harm.
[β]AbortionRules1230 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Cozy
[–]Quisenburg1 point 7 years ago [recovered] | Copy Link
Less than a year ago, after my wife decided to end our marriage, I had a similar set up in a single room I ended up renting.
Thankfully, I'm now in a better situation financially but I still don't need more than what I had in that single room.
[β][deleted] -1 points0 points1 point 7 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
...is shit
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We all start somewhere. I'm glad you're proud of what you have because you worked for it.
It wasn't too long ago I was sleeping on the floor in an empty studio apartment in a city I'd never been to.
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