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30K is not my dream! But calling most of the shots myself, and only answering to a few people is priceless, especially with how people are literally losing their minds these days. Me and my family have worked from home, while homeschooling, for almost 13 years now, together 24/7. How many families can do that, or even stand each other like that? To me that's a huge accomplishment. We have no family close, and couldn't rely on them anyway. So yes, we can live on 30K, but the wife makes 80k working from home, as a medical coder/auditor/supervisor. I'm not looking for an OTR gone from home 70% of the time, so if I'm a hobby guy, then fine. I also still invest. Just going to make another source of income, being diversified, that I can do 4-5 days/week. Van freight actually hit an all time low comparable to the size of the economy, just last month, or maybe it was December. Trucking always slows down before the economy does, but this isn't a normal economy. There are too many strings attached and being pulled, as I said in an earlier post. The US and world's economies are heavily manipulated, and completely linked. Auto freight is in heavy demand here in TX, and heavily populated parts of the country, but the rates have been low for what at least 8 years now? Any day you can log into CD and see 400 cars intrastate in TX, but yes most are no more than .60/mile. Somehow those cars have to be moved, and auctions penalize buyers for letting them sit there. Dealerships are cheap and evil, but evil can still be negotiated with for now. Remember I used to sell cars. I can speak All languages including BS, sales, redneck, and elitist, so I know at least what I'm dealing with, at the dealerships, customers, and selling my company to them. Just don't want someone else in charge of me anymore, even though customers are in charge, yes, but like my neighbor, he has clients, which have become friends. That's my goal, plus he's retiring soon.

 

Ok, I'm listening! How bout a great way to make $50k or more for the standard. I'm open to all suggestions on your statement above. I grew up on a farm, with dairy, 3000 hogs, 1000+ acres, which was not operated in a professional manner, so now a multi million dollar business is gone, but the problem anyway, is that there are no churches like the church we're going to here in TX back home in Missouri. This is what changed my life and go me out of that place and mindset. So since, I've traveled through 14 different countries as a professional musician(trumpet), taught instrumental music for 6 years, sold Dodge cars for 3 years, sold stained glass windows in small to extreme upscale homes and old churches, and have been a stay at home dad while still playing professionally, and managing our investments on the side, for the past 12.5 years. My wife is also a musician, grew up on a farm, but once she heard me playing and saw me teaching, decided against the music field, and became a medical coder, because she knew there was going to be a major shortage, along with working from a home office, not having to see the boss face to face daily, and codes medical charts, which is pretty factual, and very little opinionated, which means corruption, and power struggles aren't very present at all. See where I'm going? I don't do corruption and power struggles with personal agendas, which was in all my work experience. Sorry I'm just not interested in all the medical jargen, so don't suggest medical coding, but it is a great job, with very good pay, and perks. Plus, I'm also almost a certified nutritionist, since we do some whole/organic foods, and don't really have need for all the medical jargen. My wife just plays dumb when discussing medical procedures and drugs that are so unnecessary. So I really don't have any big dreams anymore, but feel that I'm an excellent problem solver for many things, since I've been completely self taught since the internet came about. I also repair computers. Who was it that mentioned I was doing this as a hobby, or I needed to go to the hobby forum. I think I've got plenty of experience there, and hobbies don't pay much.
So I'm simply looking to be the one calling the shots, and to make more money than a hobby, and my investing, since I'm ultra conservative there. What jobs/careers do you suggest? Oh, by the way. I know what my neighbor means now when he said if you're pulled over by DOT, and you get a different officer every time, you might have different opinions every time, on enforcement. I contacted TXDOT, and found more info on the length limits. 3 different contacts, 3 similar answers. "We don't enforce that much, some enforce that, there is a permit, and it's $900/year, it's $75/year, Just don't speed, or have a truck/trailer that looks like it needs to be pulled over, and you won't get stopped in TX, but especially not for a truck/trailer that looks normal like all the other ones going down the road, except the ones that need to be pulled over and parked." These are all statements I heard, or was given, but not opinions from the other forums I found. Is this what kind of a crap shoot it is out on the road with DOT? Chris

 

Yes I know, and agree with the economy thing, but the rates in TX have been this way for so long, and the cars are still moving, and people are still making at least some money. Of course I have my goals, and start up money is the biggest thing, and my start goal of $20k might be unreasonable, but that's a good thing. Just how flexible do I want to be. I used to be around those VW/BMW dealerships, and they make money. I made 85K selling cars, but remember the corruption, power struggles, and personal agendas I mentioned......enough said! Problem is I just eliminated probably 75% of all careers. It's a tough situation. Thanks for the reply. Chris