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walkingman

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1. The first question I would ask myself would be what kind of work would be fulfilling
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 04:09 PM
Jul 2025

and allow him to have financial stability/freedom? I'm not a Millennial or Gen Xer but I could have written this same post 30 years ago (I'm almost 75).

The world has changed dramatically since I was in my 20s or even in my 40s. But one thing that has not changed is that fundamentally, every job is really the same job and its title is "Profit Maker". I know that probably sounds cynical but it has been my life experience. That applies to small business as well as corporations, even NGOs have to meet grant obligations.

Unless we are born wealthy we have to work to sustain ourselves and if you can do something that you enjoy it makes life much more pleasant. Everyone is looking for a similar situation, and it is not easy to find.

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