>>19147267I left home at 18 because my parents didn't want me moving in with my girlfriend. The only job I could find to support us was framing houses. I worked for a developer, and he needed a sub contractor to build fences around the new houses. So, I opened a construction business building the fences. I kept getting other jobs, in a few years I was getting my own framing jobs.
But, I hated construction, it sucks. So, I went to college and got my MBA. By that time I was making good money doing custom framing on new homes. So, I stuck with construction. I found a couple of investors and built a few spec homes with them, then started building my own. Eventually I was building waterfront homes of my own, that I rented to vacationers by the week, or sold.
I was doing really well, then I had a very rough time. I quit working on my projects, started drinking heavily. I was out of it for a year. I eventually sobered up enough to cut my loses and sell off enough of what remained to be able to retire. I quit construction at 34.
A couple of years passed, and I wanted to build a new home on some land I had on an island. But, the county rezoned it to commercial only. That pissed me off, so I built a bar right across from their public beach access. No real planning or forethought, just "ok, fuck you, I'll build a bar." But, after about four years fighting the county, the bar became a huge success. It makes me more than I need, and I still have some properties left.
Now, I mainly play with my sons, spend time with my wife, and shitpost here at night while watching TV, drinking, and getting stoned.
