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    #41
    Originally posted by Jeebo72 View Post
    Had my midlife crisis at 28 to 35!
    How old are you now? You've done well in that you've already paid the mortgage on 2 properties and have numerous other investments, at what I presume is a relatively young age.

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      #42
      This IT thing started as a hobby and turned into a career, I still feel as enthusiastic about it now as I did then. Hard to believe people want to pay me for messing around with computers

      I'll still be doing it as long as I enjoy it and Plan B is healthy if I really want to wrap it.

      Anyway invoicing is addictive

      PS Will be 50 this year.
      Me, me, me...

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        #43
        Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
        Not for me.

        I think I'd buy a little house like this and volunteer as a a judge for the annual Miss Costa Rica competition.
        The boring f#@% I refered to earlier, all had places like that or bigger.
        Fiscal nomad it's legal.

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          #44
          Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
          The boring f#@% I refered to earlier, all had places like that or bigger.
          but are all owners of beach huts boring or just the ones you've met?
          And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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            #45
            Originally posted by ChimpMaster View Post
            How old are you now? You've done well in that you've already paid the mortgage on 2 properties and have numerous other investments, at what I presume is a relatively young age.
            Clues in the name ... 72! Nah ... 37 ... fast approaching death ... got reasonably lucky along the way.

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              #46
              Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
              but are all owners of beach huts boring or just the ones you've met?
              I think it's the 'retired' beach hut owners, with nothing meaningfull to do.

              HTH
              Fiscal nomad it's legal.

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                #47
                Originally posted by expat View Post
                Yes, been there, interesting. But I travel for stimulation, not relaxation. So there is no perfect place to head for, it's the travel that is interesting.

                I'm not knocking unwinding, it's just not for me.

                Been to Hong Kong lately? HK is it! Apparently...
                "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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                  #48
                  Originally posted by Jeebo72 View Post
                  Clues in the name ... 72! Nah ... 37 ... fast approaching death ... got reasonably lucky along the way.

                  I like the George Burns quote "If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have looked after my teeth"
                  Fiscal nomad it's legal.

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                    #49
                    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
                    Been to Hong Kong lately? HK is it! Apparently...

                    Heading there in October, I have arranged my first house swap

                    Apartment includes a maid.
                    Fiscal nomad it's legal.

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                      #50
                      Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
                      This IT thing started as a hobby and turned into a career, I still feel as enthusiastic about it now as I did then. Hard to believe people want to pay me for messing around with computers

                      I'll still be doing it as long as I enjoy it and Plan B is healthy if I really want to wrap it.

                      Anyway invoicing is addictive

                      PS Will be 50 this year.
                      Same here, programming ZX81s, Commodore 64s was a hobby and now I get paid to program and still love it. And game in the evenings while the other half watches Eastenders, and Touch of Frost and all that crap.

                      Went contracting at 41. Shame, should have been earlier, if the ex-wife had had some guts and willing to take a risk with the move.

                      Plan to be doing it until I can afford to stop.
                      Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.

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