howdy sir dandays! lol...wow sir, it's always so much fun to read your posts..until tonight! lol. no I'm just teasing but it took me awhile to figure it out and then it was still hard. So you did all this backwards stuff by painstakingly typing it out or do they have a program that turns everything backwards?
And you got to where you could actually read it backwards?? If so then THAT is very fascinating. I'd do a post on that subject!
And the baked potato meal looks fantastic! Very filling and flavorful too.
How is the move coming along? You are still working on basic things like the mail transfer and things like that? Is your time table being met or do you have one?
My man @janton! What a nice surprise. First, I’m sorry for delayed response and lack of upvote, I was outta here for a week, last week was a tough one.
Yes’ir, i painstakingly copied each word, letter for letter and backward. Wrote it on the phone, then copied it words for wOrd on the iPad. Haha! Eh, if there is an app that does it for you, I’m probably better off not knowing.
Move is coming along nice and smooth, everything is working out the way it’s supposed to. But no mail transfer, imagine this janton: “abolish mail.” <— crazy right? It’s about a two year process. Everything is right on schedule! This time, next month, when I shoot you lines they’re coming from Central America.
Thanks a lot for stopping by @janton! You engagement league rock star, you.
Howdy dandays!!! so good to hear from you, I was praying for Chris's family today, I know it's a dumb question to ask how they're doing but do they have alot of support around them to help them for a few months at least?
I didn't expect a response because of what happened with your friend. I have experience dealing with loved ones fighting addiction so I understand the life and death battle that goes on in that arena.
So you guys will actually be moved permanently in just one month? How will you earn and income?
What does "abolish mail" mean?
Shoot, I'm sorry for all the questions, your situation is just so unique!
The League...lol. I haven't even gone over to check it today, I've been outside working. Last week my internet was down so I took alot of time off, I have no idea where I placed, I assume in the top five though.
A few months ago I'd be lucky to be in the top ten but so many top people have dropped off.
Anyway, so good to hear from you!
His family actually is in good hands. We unloaded their house and got her a few months at the storage unit. She’s moving back in with her parents, that’s a good thing! It’s a stable house. And Chris has several retirements set up in case of a tragic event like this. His wife and boy, at the very least, have a decent shot financially. Please continue to pray for them.
How much research do you think you conduct, on average, each day with your westerns? The write time has got to be a couple more hours and you’re doing it daily, I’m impressed, I’d like to hear some numbers. 👍🏿
Less than a month actually.. about 3 weeks. We do our walk-through with the landlord on Thursday. As far as income, the most humble way I can say it janton is “I made some really good decisions in my 20’s/30’s.”
Abolish mail. As literal as you can imagine. Nobody needs to reach me via postal service and vice versa, I no longer need to reach them. Chew on that thought for a minute—it’s a tough one to grasp. Here’s another one.. no medical insurance, could you imagine?? You just walk into a hospital and they treat you like a human being and fix you.. you don’t even need a wallet.
Top 5? Yeah, of course, top five as in #1! You only double the score of second place score on a weekly basis, that’s all. 😉
Thanks for stopping by @janton.
howdy again sir dandays! I've been trying to catch up now for a few hours, still not there but I wanted to respond to my most important contacts! lol..If I had a list you'd be on the short list. Ok, abolish mail means you just won't worry about it.
You mean the medical system down there doesn't care if you have money or not? Is their system any good? I mean they are up to date and a modern system?
Well it's great that you don't need income. I still think you need to do some posts about it. Oh, I told you that I couldn't answer your question from that post you did about it, that you would have to find another question remember that? It's worse than that actually because not only did I not have dinner out with my wife in 2018 but we talked and it's been at least 10 years since we've had a dinner out, just the two of us, and we can't remember the occasion or the restaurant for sure. I doubt if we've ever had a memorable night out.
I make a terrible post subject anyway but as many people on steemit as there are who are entrepreneurs, like all of them, I think your post about how it's possible that you could retire at age 40 would set resteeming records and people would be freaking out. I can't be that odd, there has to be almost everyone on here because everyone one here is some type of business person or entrepreneur. Maybe after you move, it's going to be a busy month.
How do you get there? Ship? I know nothing. lol. I'm not a traveler. You're doing a walk through? you mean with your money you're just renting? And how did Chris have several retirements set up, through his employer? I remember you said to me one time about questions.."ask away" but I'll stop now. I'm so excited about you guys's move and I'm so glad that Chris's family is moving in with her parents. I'll keep praying for them.
ps- just got back on here because I remembered you question about posting, research etc, I'll answer tomorrow.
I appreciate your curiosity janton. I’m my mothers son, what I mean by that is, she wouldn’t shut up!! She would end her phone calls like this, verbatim:
“Ok, I’ve probably talked your ear off enough.”
You’re on my short list, too, sir! No worries. About that #fff post... You do realize you just challenged me to a different challenge, right? “Deal!”
There’s a Road Tax down there that’s minimal and it covers everything.. vehicle insurance, medical, etc. could you imagine just one entity that’s affordable, pay them and EVERYthibg is covered? Godly, I would say. Rather than US where I literally don’t know how many hands are in my pocket. Medical alone, in this country, $990/month for me and my wife. In a non-military country like Costa Rica.. $990/month is rich, believe it or not, medical coverage at such an alarming rate is... well, ridiculous! Healthcare quality is actually top shelf janton.
I sure do admire your interest @janton how I was able to retire myself at age 40. I’ll try to put something together for it, not sure when but if it’s a subject worth writing, I’d love to share it with #steemit. Only problem is, I’ve learned people don’t want to hear success stories. I’m not here to make anyone jealous or anything weird like that. #fun fact, just yesterday as I leaving the gym, dude and gal in the office said “why are you cancelling next month?” ...well, I didn’t know they knew who I was but oh well, I told them I’m leaving the country. They were probably in their 30’s. They both assumed I would be right back and suggested I suspend my account, not cancel it.
I then explained I wouldn’t be coming back for a minimum 2 years. A few questions were asked and I told them where I was going. I got to use the same response I tell everyone when he asked me “what do you do for a living?”
I made some really good decisions in my 20’s & 30’s.
Ha!! We’ll be taking a plane. It’s been a two year process. Along with all of those plastic cards you don’t need in your wallet, could you imagine liquidating all of your earthly possessions to just ONE suitcase. My wife and I both did that. All we have is one suitcase and some plane tickets. Oh, and Jesus at the wheel!
Thank you for the Chris prayers. Yes, his family is financially covered for “awhile.” He’s a Union Electrician, same as I did for 22 years. There’s several benefits to that career, I’ll just get into the pensions. We have a Local Pension, that’s the county we did our appsrenticebsip in. We have an International Pension, that’s the one that grants us work access to Australia and Canada. We have a National Pension, that’s the big guy’s controlling the whole Union, they’re in New York. We have an Annuity which is voted on annually and each dollar is matched by the contractor. As of today, it’s over $8/hour banking toward an annuity that’s rolled over to the stock market. That one can add up fast, 6 figures in less than 5 years. Well, he had 11 vested years. His wife will get all of that, thank God! After 12 years of service he’ll be awarded at least $1,500/month and his wife will draw half of that until she dies. So that’s part A. His wife will have full access to his annuity as well, unless he named their boy his beneficiary and that’s gotta be, I’m guessing, in the neighborhood of 150k.
I think I got em all @janton. Thanks a lot for drawing these responses out of me and thanks a lot for stopping by, it’s always a pleasure interacting with you.
howdy this fine Tuesday sir dandays! Wow! I'm in a little bit of shock. If you guys have some money and obviously you do, then you must have alot of nice stuff, what happens to that, family members? Do you have your house bought down there so you just move in and start shopping for furnishings?
This is so exciting I can't stand it, it's like a dream come true and you get to live it in real life! lol. for the stress of finances to not be a problem is a fantasy for most people.
Hey I don't mean to give you another idea for a post, or if I did that's great, just don't make it about me, I'm really bad posting material! Plus I don't talk about my personal life very much so I don't think that would work. I think if you do one about your success and leave me out of it then it would succeed.
You say that people don't want to hear about your success but you haven't gotten that reaction from steemit people have you?
thanks for answering so many questions, the only one that didn't get answered is the rental home question. I know prices are insane over there, is that why you never bought?
Good morning! The Pacific coast is overcast and 68 degrees, what’s it like in North Texas? I ask because I really enjoy these conversations and I know what it looks like outside my window.. yours, not so much. 👍🏿
Let’s get to the easy stuff:
• You got it man, I won’t call you out, “deal!” Know that if and when I mention you, it’s because I like you. I’ll reserve challenging you, though, you got it!
• no sir, I have not received that reaction from #steemit. In fact, quite the opposite. I’m very happy I joined this community.
Response: God is great!
Personal belongings. Actually, janton, I’m all out of family. I’m all I got left. I have no kids, siblings, parents, none of that stuff. My wife has a large family, she’s handed things off to them, certainly. I, however, have donated all of my things like clothing, furniture, household items, etc. All of my things that were of value, I sold, one by one either from Craigslist or something similar. It’s been a two year process.
In case I didn’t say it, I truly appreciate your interest
Alright, believe it or not, that was the short part.
As far as property, rental, etc. you ready for this? This is a real example: When my wife and I take a weekend trip to Vegas, like we did a few weeks ago, we don’t book a hotel room until we land there. Same with rental cars. We won’t book those things in advance, I’ve always been like that. I have a theory behind it:
“By spending no time preparing, you have no room for expectations. Without expectations, disappointment is impossible to achieve.”
Does that make sense? So we’re always happy with the place we’re staying a because we never gave ourselves time to get our hopes up. Would you believe I live that way all of the time?
True story, we have no home, rental, etc. to go to. We have one-way tickets and we know we want to be in the
Guanacaste Province, preferably in Playa Potrero but whether or not that happens is yet to be seen. We’ll know a low more this time, next month. 😉
As far as our mode of transportation, we’ll need a 4 wheel drive vehicle for sure, we’ll figure it out when we get there. Everything will work out the way it’s supposed to, it always has, I know who’s driving this thing 😉 and all we have to do is be openly thankful, ain’t life great?!