I thought they just had an air force to shoot down those gigantic mosquitoes, maybe the eastern ones aren't so hungry.

In my 20s I used to think he who had the most toys when he died won the game. Go go juice was $1.40 back then. Banks were handing out low interest 20 yr loans in the late 90s like candy.


Now that I'm 40 all I can think about is saving money and not wanting to work for the man anymore. I still love boating but prefer to do it with friends that have fast boats and throw them a bone for an occasional ride. I'll take a nice lake house and a pontoon with a big egg beater on it. Take kids and dogs boating with me.

The Justin Beiber army don't count. lol

I skimmed through the thread and agree with those who said money. I'm 34 and worked VERY hard to get where I am. Traveled for work, long hours, on call 24/7, college, learned a trade also, make only smart financial decisions, save/invest alot of money, etc. I owe it all to my parents raising me to be "money smart".

Alot of my friends in their 20's and 30's don't have extra cash for luxuries. They bought nice houses, married, had a kid or two, and can afford a new car every 5 years. That's it. No money for anything else if they want to retire ever. If their wife works, it barely puts any in their pocket after daycare.

Story to note... One of my homes is in a very rural farm town 30 miles from any town with a Walmart or major grocery store. I've had it since my early twenties, always had nice "toys", and the people in town don't know me except that I'm the guy with cool vehicles, boats, motorcycles, etc. On evening I'm at THE gas station filling up my big tire prostreet motorcycle and a kid in his early teens on a bicycle comes up to me. I'd seen him over the years hanging out with friends, is always courteous, and always compliments/asks about my vehicles.
So he says to me, "Wow, that's an awesome bike. I hope I can have nice stuff like you when I get out of school."
I reply, "Don't ever make toys your goal in life. Always work hard to make more money no matter what the job may be. When you have money, the toys will come easy."
We chatted for a bit and I headed out on an evening cruise on my motorcycle. I really hope that kid listens to what I said. If he does, he'll be way better off.

If you want to know why there's no new blood in our hobby, here you go. Forbes just put this out for the average incomes by city of people with bachelor's degrees.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathrynd...est-paychecks/

I was looking at those on my phone, I didn't see if they said it was adjusted for the cost of living.

+1 it cost a lot more to live in California than North Carolina

thank god Bieber is now you're problem and not mine and those seem to be like old american uniforms

Lots of guns? I didn`t think whats allowed in Canada was too expensive.

I totally agree with number 1 in your list.
I totally disagree with number 2 in your list. I am 55 and have maintained many of the friendships I have had since my teens and see them and their families regularly.

I have an 11 yr. old son who has a need for speed and is the reason why we bought the Formula. Now 60mph isn't fast to many of you, but I am perfectly happy that my 38' boat will go that fast and has a nice cabin and conveniences to boot.