Wife said what?!?!

[Frankenkubota]

I was married for 25 years, raised kid etc etc, all basic stuff, nothing special.

I've been single now as long as i was married. Being single is a lot cheaper.

I didn't say better....or worse.....just cheaper.

But.......you have to do your own laundry!

 

[joh]

Good idea to start (with you don't already), recording everything you spend money on. When I lost my good paying job a while back, I had to learn how to live on less. It's amazing, to see where the money goes! Needs vs wants. I have way more tools than most people would ever want! Tools I have never used, but keep them handy, just in case I need them. I sold them off first.

I'd sell my truck before I would sell my tractor! There is always somebody that I could get to haul something home for me. I'd would just have to learn to wait and be patient!

Good luck!

 

[sea2summit]

can make money with the massey.
hard to trailer wife around and make money.

Some people pay extra if she requires a trailer to move....errr, so I’ve heard.

 

[Big Barn]

You were smart to post here. You might not get the response you wish to hear over in the JD or Kubota forums.

 

[WranglerX]

Stop buying Starbucks coffee every time you go to town....

Dale

 

[MoKelly]

Good idea to start (with you don't already), recording everything you spend money on. When I lost my good paying job a while back, I had to learn how to live on less. It's amazing, to see where the money goes!
Good luck!

This is a really good comment. Very smart.

MoKelly

 

[aircommuter]

I always did extra work when I was employed. Never felt comfortable depending on others. Finally just walked out the door and used my tractors more and made triple what I got before. Got a couple helpers and more equipment. You can do it.
Now I still like tractors so I am restoring a Massey crawler.
I restored a Ford industrial 445a back in 2016 because I wanted the scraper box machine on the property without too much investment. A friend called me up and I did a job for him and got all my money back.
So go for it.

 

[tradosaurus]

I lost my job day after MLK holiday. Came back from a 3 day weekend and found a 1 on 1 meeting with the boss scheduled Tuesday morning. When I dialed in I was greeted by my boss and an HR rep who both told me due to a business decision related to COVID my position was being terminated.

Since then I have been looking at what cuts I can make and what we can sell to save a little here and there so I can try retiring early. Wife looks at list and asked what about the Massey, you can always sell it

right........lmao. I would rather get rid of the wife than the tractor ( hoping she never reads Tractorbynet) I would never say that out loud though.

Wow. That sucks. I'm sorry to hear about your job loss.
I've been laid off 3 times early in my career but they were always done face to face. If this ever happened today over the phone I would rip the people on the phone a new one.
IMO, most of these decisions are related to age, which is a shame.

 

[Snobdds]

What is the major expense people are worried about that keeps them from retiring?

I hear it's healthcare costs, but do not know for sure.

 

[JethroB]

What is the major expense people are worried about that keeps them from retiring?

I hear it's healthcare costs, but do not know for sure.

I wasn't a fan when Obamacare came along. But it did open up access to health insurance for early retirees with pre-existing conditions. It's not cheap though as competition in the Marketplace waned early on.