bshillam
Guru
- Joined
- May 18, 2013
- Messages
- 801
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Our Heaven
- Vessel Make
- 1997 4800 Navigator
As I get closer to my next career choice I have started to touch a lot of different ideas on how to contribute to my families needs. (Financially) Years ago we decided that I would stay at home and raise our son. It has been rewarding in so many ways I can not begin to express my gratefulness at having the opportunity to watch my son grow into the little man he is today. So I will be the one that takes him to school and picks him up leaving me about five to six hours during the day.
Bringing me to my next adventure, I have often thought about working with wood as I love to see the end result of my efforts being paid out in a finished product. However, I have thought about other avenues as well. From driving dump (picking only the jobs I want and can complete within the time I have) to going back into sales.
My background is in sales for nearly twenty years, I would like to avoid doing retail as it will take weekends and we do enjoy our weekends together as a family. Maybe B2B? I have also owned a business that was involved in sales. I have thought about building small boats, and yes I know the profits are small there.
I love the water and would find it very rewarding to marry my love of the water to making some extra funds surrounding that love. The good news, I don't have to support my family. We budget around my wife's income. This would be for boat improvements, vacations, add to the retirement bucket, etc. Not our daily needs.
I thought since we have such a diverse group of people on this forum that I could gather some feedback. I know there are some boat brokers on this forum, what does that look like? Do you mainly work nights and weekends? Do you feel that it has enhanced your enjoyment of being on the water or taken away from the enjoyment? What about crabbing? Any crabbing boat owners? I live so close to Bellingham bay I have also thought about running a little crabbing boat.
Whatever thoughts you fine folks want to throw out into the universe would be appreciated. Thanks much!
Bringing me to my next adventure, I have often thought about working with wood as I love to see the end result of my efforts being paid out in a finished product. However, I have thought about other avenues as well. From driving dump (picking only the jobs I want and can complete within the time I have) to going back into sales.
My background is in sales for nearly twenty years, I would like to avoid doing retail as it will take weekends and we do enjoy our weekends together as a family. Maybe B2B? I have also owned a business that was involved in sales. I have thought about building small boats, and yes I know the profits are small there.
I love the water and would find it very rewarding to marry my love of the water to making some extra funds surrounding that love. The good news, I don't have to support my family. We budget around my wife's income. This would be for boat improvements, vacations, add to the retirement bucket, etc. Not our daily needs.
I thought since we have such a diverse group of people on this forum that I could gather some feedback. I know there are some boat brokers on this forum, what does that look like? Do you mainly work nights and weekends? Do you feel that it has enhanced your enjoyment of being on the water or taken away from the enjoyment? What about crabbing? Any crabbing boat owners? I live so close to Bellingham bay I have also thought about running a little crabbing boat.
Whatever thoughts you fine folks want to throw out into the universe would be appreciated. Thanks much!