To go or not?Follow

Right now I own an insurance agency that's doing quite well. I make well over 6 figures and pretty much have what I desire, financially speaking.

I've recently been made an offer by a group of agents from the company I write for, you're in good hands, to set up an independent agency where they can refer all their non-standard lines. Normally I wouldn't consider selling what i've created to work for anyone else; however the amount of money we're talking is as lucrative as I've seen. We're talking about making as much as 500k annually in less than 3 yrs. Then again why would I want to work for someone else, even if it's twice what i'm making now, when I really don't have any bills or major expenses.

I'm so conflicted.

Varus

I thought you ran an okra farm?

Althu,



What have I told you about thinking?...You shouldn't try it so much you might strain something.

Varus

Samy,



How does six figures equate to over a million annually?

I should have put in a caveat that if you've never made over 6 figures you probably shouldn't put in your 2 cents.

Varus

The freedom of working for yourself means so much more then more money. If you make a comfortable living why add stress to it and having to answer to someone else? Also I would just stick with what I have built from the ground up. Call it a sense of pride.

Sora,



I can relate...I started this agency from 0 now I eat what I want and do what I want. Which is ironic considering I'm doing the same thing I was when I was only making 20k annually, you know biking, playing with the dogs, reading, and vacationing often. I mean does anyone really find satisfaction just blowing money? The only reason I'm even considering the change is if it works out like it should I can retire by 35 earning close to six figures strictly on the interest of my investments. It's a toss up either way (not that it matters I plan on donating whatever money I don't need to charity anyway)

Varus

This statement is implying that you make more than six figures. You see, and try to stay with me here, a million dollars has seven figures. Seven, if I'm calculating this correctly, is more than six. I hope you write policies better than you analyze data or else some homeowners are in for a lot of trouble.

To the local giant twine ball?

Gitsy,



Cali lol...What sh*tty place to live. You couldn't pay me enough to be around all those freaks. Oh and a 4000 sq ft house in knoxville with a lakeside view goes for about 1mil. I'm more interested in purchasing all the property/homes in my valley. Once i've accomplished that who knows. My great great great grand daddy turned down over 1000acres of prime real estate less than 5miles from downtown knoxville following civil war due to his beliefs. My beliefs dictate I remedy that mistake.



If you havn't noticed I'm an arrogant @#%^; and a braggart to boot.

Varus



Edited, Feb 16th 2007 1:54pm by achileez

I found a quarter on the ground earlier. This may not seem like much to you, but it added *just* enough to my desk-change collection to get an order of crab rangoons.

So in short, I had delicious crab-rangoons for lunch and you're still a *********

Nexa

I'm having Indian food tonight. I'm not very familiar with it, but I do love samoosas. Anybody recommend anything?

Lobster is only a step above mcdonalds here, but you enjoy.

Nexa

Yea, ditching the Indian food and getting Thai.

Otherwise give the Chicken Paratha a go, (I'm allergic to Coconut, so alot of Indian food for me is bad news) seemed the least offensive when I had Indian. It's like a chicken calzone.