Where were you five years ago?

5 years ago I was single, not a Ferrari owner and was making money faster than I could spend it. All 3 of those things have changed in the last 5 years.

 

Sitting in Osmond Lab debating whether I wanted to goto the Rathskellar, Cafe, or some other local establishment to get tanked....




(student at penn state)

 

About to start my senior year of high-school, having just moved to Texas from Washington State. Working in the "business development" office of a local car dealership-group. Not much more to tell, really.

 

5 years ago. I was single, had a ferrari, was 40 pounds lighter, had tons more cash. those were the days.

Then I got married!!

 

Hmmm, I was pretty much the same place I am now except I was in NY and not Albuquerque. I was also making half as much money doing a job that sucked twice as much. Come to think of it, i'm in a completely different 'place' than i was 5 years ago.

 

And the Lakers were champions!!!

Don't you forget it!!!

 

The good ol' days...
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11th grade.

 

5 years feels like half-a-decade ago... basically, 5 years ago i was only just preparing to reintroduce myself to society...

 

Five years ago, I was preparing to quit a large company I had worked at for 19 years.

Since then, had the best job of my life, been laid off, worked as a temp, watched my eldest son go from kindergarten to 5th grade, bought a midlife crisis car (Sunbeam Tiger), discovered Fchat, been to Monterey 3 years runnging, celebrated my 15th wedding anniversary...........
In short, life happened.

Erich
hope to see fchatters in Monterey.

 

Five years ago - I was in business development and web development for an online financial services company. That was during the dot-com boom. While I wasn't a big trader, I bought and sold stocks, but nothing over 9K on each. It amounted to quite a bit but then... the bubble burst and I can buy a Wendy's combo with that dough now. It was fun while it lasted.

I was also in tip top shape, wakeboarding 2-3 times a week and juggling a girl or two or three. Such a blurr those twenties were.

This all seems like a lifetime, or two ago. So many changes and experiences. Some, which I'm still recovering from.

 

- 34 years young.
- 1 year into my second marriage.
- former boss (referred to her as Mr. Ed) insulted me with a 1% pay raise...resulting in me quitting a year later and going into coporate financing.
- not a Ferrari owner...but a Fiat 124 Spider owner for the previous 12 years.
- condo still wasn't fully renovated....and still isn't!!!
- daily driver....a 91 VW Golf.
- gas was cheaper...although we didin't think so at the time.

 

I was in college in Miami (UM) and I had no idea what I wanted to do when I got older. The sad part is, I still don't...

 

Awww...join the club!!! Do we ever really know what we want? Apart from a red car in the garage.

 

I'm in a similar situation. What did you move from?

 

Actually, I think the next car is going to be an off-color.

 

Retail banking, personal finances. Although it's still within the same company, it's in a completely different branch/division.

 

5 years ago, I became a permanent resident of the USA.

New country, new wife, and a new job. So basically, everything changed.

I am certainly happier now.

 

Now that is some serious change.

 

5 years ago I had just started high school. My parents had just gotten a divorce and I didnt know what the hell was going on. Now I work for Fred Meyers and UPS. Make a some cash. Nothing serious but its something. I moved from one side of the state (Spokane) to the other (Vancouver), left all my high school/college friends behind and bought my first car.

 

living in a van down by the river

 

Same van you are living in now?

 

bought my 365GT2+2 5 years ago.
Had no kids. Now have two boys! Three and a half and 14 months - so I have never been happier and have never been more tired. Did I mention fatter? And my wife is still a total fox.