Top Non-Political Advice

[UrHuckleberry]

Me today:

What is your top piece of advice for the second half of life? (Likely to go unheeded, but try to keep it unpolitical and if someone else does, please ignore it and don’t add to the back and forth).

 

[kidmike41]

I will be 43 in two weeks. Top piece of advice is get right with the Lord.

Secondarily I would say get you career in order. Don’t work for someone or something that isn’t profitable or fulfilling.

 

[WDDT]

Happy birthday.


Health is wealth.

All my life I wanted wealth, Ive chased it and acquired some cool **** and stories. At 39 years old I was golfing with one of the wealthiest men I know. Like REAL money. He was explaining to me he had access to a special floor at the mayo clinic where they were checking him monthly for some fairly common ****. This man that had everything I could ever want was telling me he was spending his money, the thing I wanted, on the one thing I had over him, time. He was doing whatever he could to elongate his time. Take care of yourself. 1000 gold bars wont buy you 5 more minutes at the end, tell your loved ones you love them.

 

[Moral]

He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

 

[RockyMtNole]

As a famous philosopher once said, “When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not.”

 

[Yellowsnow51]

The items you should never go cheap on are the things that come between you and the ground. Beds, shoes and tires to name a few.

 

[JWolf74]

Never buy cheap beer or toilet paper

 

[tarheelbybirth1]

Quality beats quantity

 

[baltimorened]

Me today:

What is your top piece of advice for the second half of life? (Likely to go unheeded, but try to keep it unpolitical and if someone else does, please ignore it and don’t add to the back and forth).

well, by second half of life I'll assume you're looking at those around 40-43....so here's what I've told my son at that age.

1. start an exercise program if you don't have one already..aerobics and resistance training.
2. look at your finances. If you don't already have a 401K, IRA or Roth IRA, you're already behind the curve. You can run some easy analysis figuring your rate of return, savings and inflation to just make sure you'll end up financially where you want to be.
3. get a hobby...when you retire you have to have some reason to get out of bed. You can't spend 16 hours a day on a message board.
4. spend some time exploring where you want to retire...lots to consider...cost of living, taxes, things to do...

 

[AFM22]

He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

 

[SeaPA]

Exercise. Review and adjust your investments regularly, at least annually, preferably twice a year. Travel while you are still young enough to enjoy it.

 

[Billanole.]

“Live fast, die young, and leave a pretty corpse” somebody once said.

Well, I a’in’t young anymore, so that is not my path. Instead, we try to catch plenty of sunrises and sunsets. Feed the birds and watch them fuss with the squirrels. Never miss a chance to pet the ole dawg. Check out the food trucks and watch kids play ball. Patronize local biznesses and avoid Amazon purchases. Enjoy the fireplace on bad weather days and help the neighbors throw hay. Pack up old clothes to go to a local “pantry” and lend a hand there as needed. Take a stroll around the lake and wave at old buddies as we approach.
Simple things are the best.

 

[JWolf74]

He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

 

[JWolf74]

Never play poker with a guy who's named after a state or city.

 

[JWolf74]

Bet the under in every Iowa Football game

 

[LuteHawk]

Do your best in all of life's endeavors...give it all you got...
strive to reach your greatest potential.

This applies to your role as a husband, a father and your
chosen career. Then you will never have any regrets.

 

[SeaPA]

Exercise. Review and adjust your investments regularly, at least annually, preferably twice a year. Travel while you are still young enough to enjoy it.

I will add...
Hit one more club. For the typical golfer, the number of approach shots that are short is astronomically higher than those that end up past the pin.
If you are knocking down shots or making a mixed drink, cheaper booze is fine...but buy quality and sip it neat, or on the rocks, sometimes.

 

[r_desihawk]

you will never regret having scruples and not taking the easy path when you know it’s not the right one.

 

[Billanole.]

I will add...
Hit one more club. For the typical golfer, the number of approach shots that are short is astronomically higher than those that end up past the pin.
If you are knocking down shots or making a mixed drink, cheaper booze is fine...but buy quality and sip it neat, or on the rocks, sometimes.

Sip it is good advice. Savor the flavor.

 

[southerncaltiger]

Happy birthday.


Health is wealth.

All my life I wanted wealth, Ive chased it and acquired some cool **** and stories. At 39 years old I was golfing with one of the wealthiest men I know. Like REAL money. He was explaining to me he had access to a special floor at the mayo clinic where they were checking him monthly for some fairly common ****. This man that had everything I could ever want was telling me he was spending his money, the thing I wanted, on the one thing I had over him, time. He was doing whatever he could to elongate his time. Take care of yourself. 1000 gold bars wont buy you 5 more minutes at the end, tell your loved ones you love them.

This. I’m soon to be 63, but I’ve taken good care of myself. The number of individuals who come up and tell me about their health issues is stunning. I often think to myself, what did you do to your body to have it be so broken down at such a young age? (ok, sometimes not so young)

As I type this, my MIL, who threw in the towel about 20 years ago has fallen yet again and needs more X-rays & PT. She flat-out got lazy in her late 50’s, failed to attend Silver Sneakers, let the $1,000 treadmill I bought her dry rot in her garage, and allowed sitting on her arse/watching TV become an Olympic-level activity. Now, her later years are poor quality and she’s in assisted living which is now more assisted than it is living.

It didn’t have to be this way. Make good choices.

 

[RollingballofButcherKnives]

Happy birthday.


Health is wealth.

All my life I wanted wealth, Ive chased it and acquired some cool **** and stories. At 39 years old I was golfing with one of the wealthiest men I know. Like REAL money. He was explaining to me he had access to a special floor at the mayo clinic where they were checking him monthly for some fairly common ****. This man that had everything I could ever want was telling me he was spending his money, the thing I wanted, on the one thing I had over him, time. He was doing whatever he could to elongate his time. Take care of yourself. 1000 gold bars wont buy you 5 more minutes at the end, tell your loved ones you love them.

I guess I don’t put you on ignore because non politically you seem normal.

 

[alaskanseminole]

Top Non-Political Advice​

"What we do in this life echos in eternity" ~Decimus Maximus Meridius - General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife.

 

[Ktrain1969]

Take the good with the bad when it comes to one night stands. There will be a time when you can't.

 

[alaskanseminole]

"Sex is a lot like pizza, no matter how bad it is, it's still pretty good."

 

[tarheelbybirth1]

well, by second half of life I'll assume you're looking at those around 40-43....so here's what I've told my son at that age.

My fiftieth birthday my youngest said, "Wow dad, your life is half over!"

I told him I'd take that.

 

[tarheelbybirth1]

you will never regret having scruples and not taking the easy path when you know it’s not the right one.

*He who is ridden by a conscience
Worries about a lot of nonscience;
He without benefit of scruples
His fun and income soon quadruples."

-Ogden Nash

 

[r_desihawk]

*He who is ridden by a conscience
Worries about a lot of nonscience;
He without benefit of scruples
His fun and income soon quadruples."

-Ogden Nash

please ignore per OP’s edict

 

[aCEOuProbablyKnow]

*He who is ridden by a conscience
Worries about a lot of nonscience;
He without benefit of scruples
His fun and income soon quadruples."

-Ogden Nash

Speaking of "non-science," alleged "AP teacher" @tarheelbybirth1 bathes in it.

 

[Aardvark86]

Me today:

What is your top piece of advice for the second half of life? (Likely to go unheeded, but try to keep it unpolitical and if someone else does, please ignore it and don’t add to the back and forth).

Dude. I’m 63 tomorrow. you’re still a baby.

But the advice is the same as it was when I was 20. The ox is slow but the earth is patient, aka “never forget the t axis”. When you realize that things will ultimately happen in their own good time, it’s easier to stop worrying about how you can’t make them happen in your preferred time, and you stop worrying about things that won’t matter in 5 years

meanwhile, I landed in kalispell a couple of hours ago, and am kicking off a week my kids. Life is good.

 

[BrianNole777]

Here

 

[HoggI74]

Never buy cheap beer or toilet paper

Unless you have a septic system, then one ply TP is required.

" Don't sweat the small stuff..."

 

[JWolf74]

Unless you have a septic system, then one ply TP is required.

" Don't sweat the small stuff..."

Nope. Have septic and kids who use way too much TP. Some ridX once a month has worked for almost a decade so far.

 

[HoggI74]

Nope. Have septic and kids who use way too much TP. Some ridX once a month has worked for almost a decade so far.

Most **** experts agree that Rid X isn't much help unless you're killing the natural bacteria with harsh chemicals. Pump it every 4 -5 years according to my guy, who's slogan is " it my be **** to you, but it's our bread and butter..."

 

[Wobmam Rulez!]

Most **** experts agree that Rid X isn't much help unless you're killing the natural bacteria with harsh chemicals. Pump it every 4 -5 years according to my guy, who's slogan is " it my be **** to you, but it's our bread and butter..."

What is the cost to pump out an average size septic tank?

 

[lucas80]

The Lord loves a working man. Never trust whitey. See a doctor and get rid of it.

 

[baltimorened]

Dude. I’m 63 tomorrow. you’re still a baby.

But the advice is the same as it was when I was 20. The ox is slow but the earth is patient, aka “never forget the t axis”. When you realize that things will ultimately happen in their own good time, it’s easier to stop worrying about how you can’t make them happen in your preferred time, and you stop worrying about things that won’t matter in 5 years

meanwhile, I landed in kalispell a couple of hours ago, and am kicking off a week my kids. Life is good.




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speaking of babies, I was a sophomore in college when you were born

 

[HoggI74]

What is the cost to pump out an average size septic tank?

425.00 last month.

 

[o_wausauhawk]

He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

 

[JWolf74]

The Lord loves a working man. Never trust whitey. See a doctor and get rid of it.

I left this alone thinking someone Shirley would post it. Kinda disappointed in everyone, really.

"I was born, a poor black child..."

 

[lucas80]

I left this alone thinking someone Shirley would post it. Kinda disappointed in everyone, really.

"I was born, a poor black child..."

Don't call me Shirley.
But, yeah. It was teed up.