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I don't make any money. That's called counterfeiting. They send you to Leavenworth for that silly crap.
Though our monthly income is nothing to brag about, we're not desperate enough for "3 hots and a cot" to start counterfeiting......yet! 😜
If "Brandon" keeps it up, who knows!

Retirement.
Honey bees.
Milling grain.

Keeps us busy, ain't hard work and keeps us in spending money and some small investments.

This thread is better than I thought it might be.
It reminds me of a time the boys, and girls were talking about meeting, girls, and telling what they did for a living.


The first plucked the chickens at the rendering plant, and it went either uphill, or down after that.

As long as you have enough that you don't need to worry about it, money is waaaaay down the list of things that actually contribute to happiness.

Time off AND enough money to enjoy it, now you're talking.

I'll never be rich, but that's what friends are for. 😁

I think we are all making money.
(sorta)

As in producing chit(services/product/whatever) that has worth aka money.




But I do see how 'making money' could be misconstrued.

My time isn't worth much these days.

I've never been hungry, or without a warm place to sleep, or good clothes, nor have I ever stressed about how much money I have.

Sam, and I, and others work outside, consider the pictures Sam posts.

OIlfield trash here. I get by.

I don't chase it.

Can I get a burger when I want?
Can I get the hunting tags I want?
Can I afford primers, 1k at a crack - 2022 prices?
Can I buy my kid chit he don't need but I know he likes from time to time?

All I need.

wabigoon: Reminds me of the story of the first grade teacher who was doing a unit on occupations. Began row by row asking the boys and girls what their parents did for a living. Electrician, beautician, cook, nurse, banker, trucker, accountant, factory worker and on and on till she got to Johnny. “He plays piano at a whorehouse!” Aghast, she runs to the principal and demands that he has social services immediately start an investigation to see if Johnny’s father is an unfit parent. The principal decides to call Johnny’s father in for a conference. They wait, looking out the window and in about 25 minutes a big black Mercedes parks out front. A well dressed man in a 3 piece suit and alligator brief case walks up the sidewalk to the Office. The school secretary shows directs the man to the principal’s private office. Introductions are made and the principal gets right into reason for the called conference. Do you know why you were called in? I assume it has something to do with my son, Johnny. The teacher blurts in that she was doing a unit on occupations and what do you think he said you do for a living? SAID YOU PLAYED PIANO AT A WHOREHOUSE! The man turned beet red and said I can explain! I can explain!The boy is only 7 years old and I’m a single parent. I couldn’t tell him I’m a LAWYER! 6

Sounds like you're getting screwed on your overtime, Sam.

I figured $25/hr straight across, no o/t.


2021 was closer to $30/hr.

I make $63k a year playing solitaire on my phone.

I don’t make any. I wait for it.

Fred Hudson, "it's not how much you take in, it's how much you have left."

When I was a kid I bought some mail order worms. I was gonna be a worm farm kingpin.

Had a wood box with good dirt.

Time passed, then a guy wanted to buy some for fishing.

Worms must have died.

Then I started mowing lawns for people. Went ok.

Then I saw an ad about selling Grit newspapers. Never followed through on that.

Me two, union pension and teachers retirement checks show up on the first. SS on second wed

REtired after 31 years, wife retired after 25 years , both have pensions and draw SS and I have a part time hobby that puts us over 6 figures. Good investments, don't need any of it, as those are for my kids, and grandkids.
When you owe nothing to nobody, no home mortgage, no car payments, just monthly expenses, it's a nice comfortable life.
Being self employed even part time at 78, Self Employment Taxes suck, somewhere around 23%, if I didn't enjoy it I'd quit.
Still able to walk into my local Lincoln Dealership last March and wrote a check for over $67K, gave the blank check to the Salesperson to fill out, the lines on the check were to small to write that amount with my big writing style.
College Education, (both), one marriage, three kids (all college grads) good health, wise investing, good health and luck, life's been good to use..

Well done.



I'll take a white one with black wheels.

$25 an hour for 40 hours a week is around 50K a year. I had the impression that you were on the clock nearly all the time, or is that just calving season?

Regardless, if you're happy, then that's all that matters.