AmbientShade opened this issue on Nov 02, 2014 · 222 posts
pumeco posted Wed, 05 November 2014 at 7:32 AM
But that's where I differ to most people, Moriador, you see:
That's a lot of stuff I don't worry about and never will, but most people do (or seriously need to).
You probably read my stuff and think I'm an arrogant prick (and that's ok), but actually, everything I wrote here is to protect people, not hurt them. I know I've had my fair share of disagreements with Shane, but believe me when I tell you, I have every sympathy for him, because like most people who aren't rolling in cash, he's a victim of being shafted by the system, he's the underdog, and I always have sympathy for the underdog. He's not in debt out of choice, he's in debt because the "system" made him believe that paying for further education is going to do him some good. He's still jobless and in debt because of it, a scam people are falling for even now. People need to wise-up and realise that if they don't protect themselves, use a little common sense, then the system will shaft them.
In contrast, I draw your attention to my little list above, that's my situation, and I'm happy about that - I don't need advice in that respect - I know what I'm doing because I have nothing to worry about. I might not be financially rich, but in a "spiritual" sense I'm way richer than everyone else I know. I just don't have the worries they have because I do things my own way. I'm not unique in that respect, either, millions of people do and think like I do, but compared to the Ratrace we're just a drop in the ocean.
You know what I'd do if I were Shane?
Something he'd likely never do in a million years, but I'll tell you anyway.
I'd take a job stacking shelves, just to get the student loan thing paid off, nothing wrong with that. Then I'd pack everything into the back of my Toyota and head for Texas. I'd buy a large plot of land for next to nothing, no loan necessary, and I'd ensure it was in a code-free area so that I could construct my own hut without planning permission. So lets see now, for practically no outlay (and completely mortgage free) he'd be livinig in his OWN house on his OWN land, and with a constant supply of burning-hot FREE energy from his friend in the Texan sky. He'd never have to worry about another bill for as long as he lives. Free electric, free cooking, free heating, free cooling, open land, own design house, I mean, what more could a guy want?
Compare that to what he has now: stress, bills, loans, debt, no land, no house he actually owns. Like most others who follow the same old routine, he's now having to deal with the consequences of being sucked into it. The other life I just described doesn't demand these things, it's a whole different way of doing it, a much more pallatable approach to life. Apart from the debt, I'm in pretty much the same situation he is, the only difference is I know that my plan is a realsistic one, and one that won't fail me. The reson it won't fail me is because I'm in control of it and won't be reliant upon anyone or anything to achieve it. That's the beauty of beign realistic and not being interested in doing what everyone else does. Unless I suddenly drop dead in mysterious circumstances, belive me, I'll be doing exactly what I said i'll be doing. I have everything in place to the point I could do it tomorrow if I wanted, so it must be true :-)
As for the "PSD" thing, how dare you mention such a thing to me, consider yourself whipped 100 times!
Actually, I don't know the answer because I have no need to touch Adobe formats of any kind, and I'm not going to look into it for you either.
t's for your own good :-D