If you could go back in time......20,30,50 years......by me........V

[Ponce]

Knowing what you know now and if you could go back in time, would you try to go and find yourself and give the old you an advice about the future and what to do?........I would go back 40 years (by that time I was already a pretty good lathe machinist) and tell myself to get the hell out of the US and start a new life......

You can do it now by simply helping your kids to get out.......if they are teenagers then help them become a electrician, a carpenter, a plummer, a machinist......and then help them to get out where they can have a free future.

The future will be one of tears and sorrow that will be felt by the old timers like myself.......but.....for todays kids will only suffer, but they will accept it as a way of life and as what it should be.

I am sorry to say that I am very susceptible to people and their feelings, as I am when reading the news.....I feel what they feel and I can see what is really behind the words.

What would you advice to the old you?

V

[ximmy]

That particular guy you are going to meet. Don't go after him, don't fall in love with him. He's going to love you back with all his might, teach you lots of good things, then die before he marries you.

[Ares]

I'd go back 20 years and tell my 15 year old self not to get engaged with the girl I was dating at that time (engaged at 21 high school sweet hearts yadda yadda yadda) and live my life on my terms. Of course give myself some stock, and metals tips. Considering the late 90's was when the metals were at their lowest. Load up and hold.

There are a lot of things I would of done differently, way too many to list. But I guess that's the point of this life is to live and learn. We only learn by the mistakes we make. I wouldn't be who I am today without those experiences. Bad and good, it's the hardships and good times that make us who we are. Too many good times, you end up with an ego, and a spoiled brat type attitude. Too many hardships and you end up bitter and hating life.

[Ponce]

I have done a lot in life, and I do mean a lot......and yet.... I never did what I really wanted, and the bad part abou it? I never found out what I wanted, I never found the square hole where I could put my square head.....I don't know, I am only 73 so that maybe sometime in the future I will find my square hole...

V

ximmy? sorry about that my dear.....at least I was so lucky as to have meet the only love of my life and for her to be my wife.

[zap]

Nope I wouldn't go give myself any advise, making mistakes and falling on my face made me who I am today.

I wouldn't do anything differently..... no regrets.:)

[Jewboo]

You can do it now by simply helping your kids to get out...



1) You didn't have any kids.

2) You didn't take your father's advice...who does?

:)

[Ponce]

Well Jewboo......I never, never, never, wanted kids.....with my wife and girlfriends I only had two rules, no kids and don't get fat....or I would simply walk away.........anything else will fight it out.

Advice from my dad? he never really never gave any......but.....he did something better.......his genes.

V

[Uncle Salty]

You are missing a good ball game Ponce. Start listening to future Ponce right now. He is telling you exactly what to do.

I listen to my future self all the time. It just takes practice and it's never too late to start.

[milehi]

I listen to myself now in every way I communicate with myself, but I would not have listened back then. That was somebody different that needed to learn some lessons. School is still in session.

[willie pete]

I'd probably stop at 2001, buy $200k of Apple, take my $7 mil or so and retire now

[Shami-Amourae]

Go back to 2010 and buy up all the Bitcoins I could.

[Libertytree]

I'd go back and drive Sherri to the ER an hour before she had the asthma attack that killed her. IF only life were that easy. I hate IF'S.

[cpy911]

Sorry to hear of your loss. Others on the thread talked about ways To make money. Makes you think what is really important.


I'd go back and drive Sherri to the ER an hour before she had the asthma attack that killed her. IF only life were that easy. I hate IF'S.

[MNeagle]

ximmy mentioned loss in post 2 also. Reminds me of the saying, "Be gentle, as you never know the burdens others are carrying".

[madfranks]

Sorry to hear of your loss. Others on the thread talked about ways To make money. Makes you think what is really important.

For those of us who haven't had to bear the tragedy of loved ones going away, the next best thing is to be able to better take care of them while they are still with you. So yes, for me it would be financial advice in order to better take care of my loved ones today. For example, my parents have never had a break in their life, working their assess off, helping others and getting screwed for it, and never once getting a piece of good luck. If I could go back and make a fortune, I'd take care of my parents for the rest of their lives, giving them a break from the stresses of life they've had to endure for decades.

[Sparky]

I think most everybody would like to be able to go back and give themselves advice. It's part of the human condition. Now I teach my kids "awareness" more than specifics. I tell them that they're going to make their own decisions no matter what others tell them, so be "aware" at all times of where your decision is taking you, so that you will be able to change course at any time.

I don't know what this fixation is with leaving the U.S. I would certainly not advise my kids to do that. With all its flaws, no other country provides more opportunity. And freedom. We complain about the loss of freedom that is happening, but we actually have the freedom to fight the loss of freedom if we so choose. As a nation, we will do that again within the next 20 years.

For those who talk about fleeing, what keeps you here?

[ximmy]

ximmy mentioned loss in post 2 also. Reminds me of the saying, "Be gentle, as you never know the burdens others are carrying".

Thanks MNeagle & others.
That was 9 years ago. It took 7 years just to feel alive again. Now I can almost talk about it. Some take longer to heal than others, I can only imagine zap's loss.

[Ares]

Thanks MNeagle & others.
That was 9 years ago. It took 7 years just to feel alive again. Now I can almost talk about it. Some take longer to heal than others, I can only imagine zap's loss.

Sorry to hear about that Ximmy. :(

[gunDriller]

I'd probably stop at 2001, buy $200k of Apple, take my $7 mil or so and retire now

i turned down a job offer from Apple in 1980 because i had already given someone else my word that i would accept their job, and I didn't know that it was OK to break your word in the business world.

it was an expensive bit of honesty.