jerry
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I've been thinking about this a bit lately as i approach birthday 61.I built my 2 small houses in Santo Tomas when I was maybe 55 (https://picasaweb.google.com/100910113640564801579/SantoTomasSonoraConstructionFromBeginingToPartyAtTheEnd) and really want to encourage you guys and girls in your 20's and 30's to do it now,,,beg borrow or steal and build a small house on the coast.Lots of knowledge on the forum on the wheres and hows but I just wish I had done it earlier when I was more physically fit for long kayak trips,swims,runs in the dunes and I think about all those extra years working on my sea scout skills would have been great to have in the memory bank and to pass on to family,neighbors,friends and strangers in trouble (seem to find a lot of those down here!)
From the new forum guys (The Yoders) sailboat blog on whether to go for it or wait(I think the small beach houses like I am planning now..... of which I will put up some sketches soon.... let you get this all done under 120k so with a partner (or three) you don't have to wait..hell do a lot of it yourself and save more. "Today is the first of May which makes it Labor Day or Workers’ Day in much of the world. This entry is dedicated to all of you who are still punching the clock. Keep your chins up. There’s light at the end of the tunnel. You can either bag it now and go cruising with whatever money/boat you have or you can keep plugging away until you can retire with a pension. Either way works and it’s entirely up to you which path you choose. We chose the path of deferred reward by working until we could draw a pension. The trade-off for waiting is that we don’t have to wonder where our next paycheck is coming from. We also don’t have to wonder how long we can maintain this lifestyle since we get the same retirement check whether we’re hiding out in the Sea of Cortez or shoveling snow in Silverton, Oregon. The choice is yours and there are no wrong answers.
From the new forum guys (The Yoders) sailboat blog on whether to go for it or wait(I think the small beach houses like I am planning now..... of which I will put up some sketches soon.... let you get this all done under 120k so with a partner (or three) you don't have to wait..hell do a lot of it yourself and save more. "Today is the first of May which makes it Labor Day or Workers’ Day in much of the world. This entry is dedicated to all of you who are still punching the clock. Keep your chins up. There’s light at the end of the tunnel. You can either bag it now and go cruising with whatever money/boat you have or you can keep plugging away until you can retire with a pension. Either way works and it’s entirely up to you which path you choose. We chose the path of deferred reward by working until we could draw a pension. The trade-off for waiting is that we don’t have to wonder where our next paycheck is coming from. We also don’t have to wonder how long we can maintain this lifestyle since we get the same retirement check whether we’re hiding out in the Sea of Cortez or shoveling snow in Silverton, Oregon. The choice is yours and there are no wrong answers.
