I'm Free!!!

[TheTman]

Well she didn't live up to the "in sickness" part, so I did what I needed to do for my own mental and physical health. I think as far as divorces go, this was one of the friendliest I've heard of, and that's cause I lived with this woman 24 years and knew what her hot button issues were and avoided them like the plague. All the women that I've talked about it too have thought I've been more than fair in the settlement.
She may get a few extras, but that's only material things, and not a big deal. I'll have enough money left to start rebuilding my finances, and if I think if I put in about 20-30K on that house, I can take a 125K investement and double my money due to it's location and features and buy a small place easier to care for. I do have about 3-4 acres of tillable land, and am trying to figure out a small crop that is profitable in small quantities. Garlic is one that pop's up frequently (wish she hadn't sold my tractor and implements), and I have fruit trees that are totally organic and can sell apples, pears, and peaches at the farmers market. Ginseng is another one that is very profitable, but takes a few years to grow. I'm sure everything will turn out ok, especially once I don't have 2 house holds to pay for.

[Rainman48314]

Well she didn't live up to the "in sickness" part, so I did what I needed to do for my own mental and physical health. I think as far as divorces go, this was one of the friendliest I've heard of, and that's cause I lived with this woman 24 years and knew what her hot button issues were and avoided them like the plague. All the women that I've talked about it too have thought I've been more than fair in the settlement.
She may get a few extras, but that's only material things, and not a big deal. I'll have enough money left to start rebuilding my finances, and if I think if I put in about 20-30K on that house, I can take a 125K investement and double my money due to it's location and features and buy a small place easier to care for. I do have about 3-4 acres of tillable land, and am trying to figure out a small crop that is profitable in small quantities. Garlic is one that pop's up frequently (wish she hadn't sold my tractor and implements), and I have fruit trees that are totally organic and can sell apples, pears, and peaches at the farmers market. Ginseng is another one that is very profitable, but takes a few years to grow. I'm sure everything will turn out ok, especially once I don't have 2 house holds to pay for.

You've got the right attitude and your priorities straight.

As an aside, I once stayed in the "Garlic Capitol". A little town claiming
that was Gilroy, CA. It was the closest room I could afford and reserve at a last minute when we decided to go watch the 2000 U S Open at Pebble Beach. For our readers who don't know, at least in mid June, you can't smell any garlic. Tickets to the Open are by lottery and the irony is that those with rooms closer, and pricier, had to drive to Gilroy and catch the same shuttle bus that we did. If you aren't a golf nut, you'd find watching a tournament boring. Heck, sometimes I find them boring, but, they always make me want to play myself.

[Bawanna]

3 -4 acres of Marijuana might net a pretty big paycheck!

I hate myself for saying that. I'll go sit in the corner with my dunce hat now.

I went to one of them how to make money seminars years ago and the first thing he asked was for ideas how to make money. Everybody had all kinds of ideas. I sitting in the back row jokingly said drugs? That was the answer he was looking for and I felt bad for stealing his punch line.

Far better profit than real estate which was very good THEN.

[JohnR]

Sell all your stuff for a dollar, and give her fifty cents.