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<blockquote data-quote="OldMachinist" data-source="post: 24991" data-attributes="member: 437"><p>This is for you young guys out there. Make a plan on aquiring your tools, land and building for your workshop early in life before you get too involved with a woman and kids. I don't know how many guys I've know who had big plans for a piece of land and a large workshop only to get married and find out that everything now is a trade off. Sure you can build your shed but she's going to want something in return like a bigger house. If you need a piece of equipment she's going to need a new car or bigger diamond. I made a plan 30 years ago on what I wanted to have in place when I retired. Every chance I had to buy any of the little stuff like air tools, lathe and milling tool holders I did. I didn't have any of the machines but I bought stuff I knew I'd need when I did buy the machines. My milling machine was in storage for 8 years before I retired. Since I worked in machine shops and could use the machines there in the off hours I didn't need it at home yet. I figure I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over time but now that I'm retired at a somewhat young age I have what I need. Now that being said I've had two wives, two children, three granchildren and now a long time girlfriend but my plan was number one always.</p><p>I just thought I pass this bit of wisdom on as I sit here in my shop with all my toys thinking about what I going to play with today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OldMachinist, post: 24991, member: 437"] This is for you young guys out there. Make a plan on aquiring your tools, land and building for your workshop early in life before you get too involved with a woman and kids. I don't know how many guys I've know who had big plans for a piece of land and a large workshop only to get married and find out that everything now is a trade off. Sure you can build your shed but she's going to want something in return like a bigger house. If you need a piece of equipment she's going to need a new car or bigger diamond. I made a plan 30 years ago on what I wanted to have in place when I retired. Every chance I had to buy any of the little stuff like air tools, lathe and milling tool holders I did. I didn't have any of the machines but I bought stuff I knew I'd need when I did buy the machines. My milling machine was in storage for 8 years before I retired. Since I worked in machine shops and could use the machines there in the off hours I didn't need it at home yet. I figure I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over time but now that I'm retired at a somewhat young age I have what I need. Now that being said I've had two wives, two children, three granchildren and now a long time girlfriend but my plan was number one always. I just thought I pass this bit of wisdom on as I sit here in my shop with all my toys thinking about what I going to play with today. [/QUOTE]
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