davehud
Cast Iron
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- Dec 17, 2004
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- San Antonio, Texas
Would have taken my education much more seriously. Would have gone on to university and earned some engineering degrees.
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What would you do differently if you could do it all again?
- Thread starter alek95
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When you put it in terms of what would you have done instead of starting a shop for profit-
If I would have stayed in the military for a decade or more, lived on base the whole time and put most of my income towards rental properties I'd be worth ten million bucks today. I could have the same shop I do now, but just for fun, to make whatever I wanted.
alliancefab
Hot Rolled
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- Feb 24, 2009
- Location
- Massachusetts
I started my shop at 24 in Jan of 2010 after watching the company I worked for fall apart. I believe that made me overly cautious when it came to growth/spending money. I wish I let the rains go a little more and let the business grow a few years ago rather than now with all the stuff going on in the world. the business is doing fine but I think I could be in a better place business wise if i just let it ramp up instead of holding it back.
MwTech Inc
Titanium
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- Feb 6, 2005
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- Fishersville VA
alliance fab.......yea, but you could have overspent and been in debt and be a lot worse off now than being a cautious then.......
all depends how much risk a guy wants to take..bit cautious myself...lol
all depends how much risk a guy wants to take..bit cautious myself...lol
Booze Daily
Titanium
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2015
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- Ohio
I would have charged more.
I only quoted based on the time to do the job, not realizing all the desk work that goes into running a business
I only quoted based on the time to do the job, not realizing all the desk work that goes into running a business
john.k
Diamond
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- Dec 21, 2012
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- Brisbane Qld Australia
I saw the 1974 and 1980s recessions......anybody with debt went under........I recall the car strip "Magic Mile of Motors".....every yard empty ,I knew one truck and machinery yard a lot of the stock was sent for scrap......1980s was worse ,it lasted years ........people I knew would ring me desperate for a "hundred grand so I dont lose everthing"....In 84 scrap steel was so low ,the yards wouldnt start their cranes ....you had to have a tipper........In 84 I got a whole railway tender for machinery .....400 ton of machines for $400.
Pattnmaker
Stainless
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- Nov 2, 2007
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- Hamilton, Ontario
Work fewer weekends and come home earlier when my daughter was young. Cannot get that time back.
Tyrone Shoelaces
Diamond
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- Apr 19, 2006
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- Manchester, England
When you get to the Pearly Gates and Saint Peter asks you the same question as the OP has asked, nobody is going to say - “ I wish I’d have worked more overtime. “
Regards Tyrone.
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