OK, I'll keep this brief.


I have walked away from my 23 year career as an engineer in the pulp & paper industry! It was now or never, and my wife and I both agreeed that now is the best time to make this jump, knowing full well that my IRA savings account may be completely drained by the first year's effort.

I am starting my own company as an independent contractor, and this will include a multi-faceted approach to earning income.

Primary income: "Full time" sales associate for Schaeffer Oil
Secondary Income sources include the following...
--part-time contract engineering services to manufacturing plants (good part-time money opportunity)
--Pete's Covers (orders have been good altely and I'm keeping this going)
--diagnostic services with AutoEnginuity (learn as I go)
--general vehicle repairs & maintenance (more fun and learning)
--yard & landscape services (just plain old fashioned hard work)
--general home repairs & home improvements (just plain old fashioned hard work)
--custom hand-crafted home furnishing and furniture (more fun and creative outlet for me)
--custom-designed aftermarket addons for our trucks (I still have several ideas churning in my mind, but this is longer term in nature)

I am excited to get out of the engineering office and step away from a lifestyle of working full-time with manufacturing plants.

Thanks for all the envcouragement and support you folks have offered me since I lost my job at the end of August!!

 

Thats great that you have made the jump. I know it can be a difficult transition, good luck! Sounds like you have a sound approach and I'm sure you will make it successful!

 

Congrats, Pete! I do handyman work on the side as well to balance out my butt-in-chair time at my primary income job. Good luck!

 

Thanks, Jorge... I know I'll make it successful.... I HAVE to with all the kids and the wife at home! Whatever it takes!!

 

Congrats Pete I wish you all the luck in the world!!! I have a feeling that this is going to be quite successful for you.

 

Good for you Pete. Some times it's best to just jump in with both feet and make a go at what you want to do. I did the same thing almost 7 years ago and it has been a good thing. Good luck and let us know if we can help.

 

Best of luck in your new endeavors, Pete.

 

Congrats Pete I sure hope it works out for you!! Nothing like doing jobs you enjoy.

Edit: how did your grinding work out?

 

Good Luck Pete. Hope everything goes well.

 

Thanks guys.

Costa.. I am probably not doing the grinding until tomorrow. Raining today, and I have some logistics to catch up on. I don't anticipate any real problem at all, though, and I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

Good luck Pete.Hope it ALL works out for you and your family.

 

That is great Pete. Way to take the lion by the tail!

 

Congrats Pete. Have faith and all will be good. Will be placing an order with you for a cover quite shortly. Good luck.

 

Congrats Pete!

God luck with your new endeavors....

 

Congrats Pete, I'll PM you for a cover order in the next few days. Wish I knew what I wanted to be when I grow older (I'll never grow up). Right now I'm pretty lucky to have a great job that I don't like due to politics in a big corp.