SCHNEIDER CHOICE PROGRAM - FREEDOM AWAITS " YOU " by JAR-HEAD

TennMan · Nov 8, 2014

If your intention is to never own the Truck then and a 3 year lease gets you to Retirement then the question is What do you want out of it? is it just to mark it off the bucket list? Answer yes it will accomplish that. Is it to pay off the loans? Yes you can accomplish that. Is it to enjoy 3 years as an IC and control your comings and goings? Yes it will accomplish that. Is it to have more flexibility and freedom ? Yes it will accomplish that. Is it to work less and make more? No it won't provide that. But with hard work determination and the drive to succeed as well as the ability to save and willingness to learn and grow then I say YES it will work.

Jar-Head · Nov 9, 2014

DenaliDad said: ↑

OK, Jar-Head followers. I want input to help me resolve my dilemma.

First, a bit about me. I am retired and on Social Security. Truck driving has been a 'bucket list' item for me and has been enjoyable for the past few years. I have probably 3-4 more years to work - I have a pretty large tax liability and grad school student loans to pay off - and I love challenging situations. I never seriously considered owning a truck before finding and following this thread; I don't have a long career in front of me or any career development to accomplish, so ending up with a truck to sell just didn't seem like something I wanted to do.

But after reading these posts and considering the challenge of being as close to my own boss as possible without owning a truck company, working for the Choice program seems like the kind of challenge that might fit. I could go where the big money and funny accents live or where the wide open spaces are or where the People Who Live On Freeways live. Or even get to Lawton more often, where the grandchildren live!

The dilemma and where I want your input is this: Is 3 years enough to get out of this what I will have to put in? Of course, I would hope for a 3-year lease but that depends on the application, which I'm not prepared to submit yet. This isn't a forum where I'm going to get a lot of the lease haters - I don't pay them any attention, anyway, but they are an unnecessary distraction - and trust the 'regulars' and 'visitors' thoughts.

So what do you think?
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That is really a question you must ask yourself ..

What do I want to get out of this ?

Be your own boss ^
Make money ^
Control your own destiny ^
Vacation when you want ^

Here's the thing some don't look at . If it's just a I WANT TO JUST MARK IT OFF MY LIST TYPE THING .. I personally would steer you clear of it because this takes allot of dedication to succeed and with out the passion to do this type of work failure is just around the next corner .

Lots of Folks look at our successes and think ...
HEY I CAN DO THIS ... ITS NOT SO BAD

and it's not to the seasoned driver with passion and determination .. a lease is not a stop gap to retirement or to the next chapter in life.

What i am trying to say is that if you don't have the drive to succed in this then it may be best to weigh in this heavily before pulling the rip cord .

Now on the flip side of that is :

If your ready to make that jump and ready to put in the time and effort to succeed then this is a GREAT OPPORTUNITY for you and we all are here to support anyone including your self to make that leap .

But leasing is not a decision I'd weigh lightly on is my point or something I'd do just to check a box to say BEEN THERE DONE THAT ..

Jar-Head · Nov 9, 2014

Gonna show ole Molands - Bernice tomorrow

Jar-Head · Nov 9, 2014

To the guys I have not responded to PM's today . I'm getting my truck situated and hope to get them all answered and responded to tomorrow . Just getting moved in completely ..

Loving the new truck getting her set up nicely ..

Jar-Head · Nov 9, 2014

By popular demand I'll try to get a few of the questions I've been asked about the new truck and the SNI & Finance questions answered on here hopefully by Monday .

Keep sending your questions . I'm just behind on getting answers due to moving in ..

Thanks for your patience

JH

Note if your PM was a Finance questions I'll respond to you to see thread and you can review answer there if you have further questions just ask on the PM and I'll get you more in depth one on one answers if needed this is just for the Finance questions been lots of good ones and I hope to answer them all in bulk

molands · Nov 9, 2014

Jar-Head said: ↑

Gonna show ole Molands - Bernice tomorrow
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Just let me know when is a good time and I will head up

Jar-Head · Nov 9, 2014

Any time .. I'll be home all day did the Paducah stuff yesterday ... I gotta head back out in the morning

DenaliDad · Nov 9, 2014

Jar-Head said: ↑

That is really a question you must ask yourself ..

What do I want to get out of this ?

Be your own boss ^ Yes
Make money ^ Yes
Control your own destiny ^ Yes
Vacation when you want ^ Yes

If it's just a I WANT TO JUST MARK IT OFF MY LIST TYPE THING ... This never was and isn't the primary reason.

... a lease is not a stop gap to retirement or to the next chapter in life. For me, it's the last paid position I will have, not a stop-gap job.

But leasing is not ... something I'd do just to check a box to say BEEN THERE DONE THAT. This never was and isn't the primary reason.
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I'm not sure I was as clear as I could have been, so you'll see a few of my clarification answers embedded above.

I think what I was really asking is this: Is three years enough? For example, when buying a house, 5 years is normally considered "enough" time to get out what you put in up front. I know buying or leasing a truck isn't the same thing, but there are similarities. It seems to be enough to me (all other factors being equal) but I've never done it. What say you who have?

Jar-Head · Nov 9, 2014

DenaliDad said: ↑

I'm not sure I was as clear as I could have been, so you'll see a few of my clarification answers embedded above.

I think what I was really asking is this: Is three years enough? For example, when buying a house, 5 years is normally considered "enough" time to get out what you put in up front. I know buying or leasing a truck isn't the same thing, but there are similarities. It seems to be enough to me (all other factors being equal) but I've never done it. What say you who have?
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3years is the longest term available .. however if you wish they will finance the residual for you if you rather keep the truck in the end . However at reccomended service intervals etc .. it would not be my recommendation to buy the truck in the end but to turn it in and get next truck . That's the premise of the lease .

Some use it as a avenue to ownership but it is not the intent of the Schneider program . The intent is to keep you updated every 3,years or 1,year depending on your lease choice and upgrade ... Wash , rince repeat

ipogsd · Nov 9, 2014

Can't Prince wash himself?

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