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In fairness to MDJ, he both has a point and is also trying to do the OP a favour. OK, yes 40 may not be as old as it once was if you've looked after yourself, but look at it from this angle: 40-43 doing the basics and college, 44-47 actually getting some experience learning the trade, 48 - 52 the really hard years of getting a business off the ground then leaves you with (in old school) about 10 yrs left to recoup your pension fund and save like crazy. During which you'll no longer be 40 and WILL have discovered why most Sparks (this one included despite my other hobbies!) have knackered knees and backs, all while trying to keep up with the 20yr old apprentices who are mostly being taught that time is money.
I'm not saying to the OP don't do it, not in the slightest, just saying if you're going to do this then make sure you consider the whole big picture. I know IT is sole-destroying, ironically I fell into it for a while after I did my time as a lad (before then discovering salvation in a life out on the rock n roll world), but it does also have many advantages, too.
I'm not saying to the OP don't do it, not in the slightest, just saying if you're going to do this then make sure you consider the whole big picture. I know IT is sole-destroying, ironically I fell into it for a while after I did my time as a lad (before then discovering salvation in a life out on the rock n roll world), but it does also have many advantages, too.