What is the single best decision you ever made?

Short version of the story:

Girl asked me to move in with her. We had been dating off and on for awhile. It's basically what I wanted from the relationship but my gut told me say no and it took everything to not say yes.

Found out she had asked her ex as well. Told her no. I was her backup plan.
 
Biff Clurton said:
I married the man of my dreams.
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Doing something about being a frustrated hotel receptionist with years of experience but without any formal job training.

I looked for and found an employer who was willing to give me a chance, went to school at age 39, worked hard, got a proper title and made my life long passion for computers into a career in IT.

Still at the company four years later and doing more complex stuff and projects every day.

Not super happy with my salary, though. But now with Covid and all, it's tough asking for a raise :/
 
Patrick S. said:
Doing something about being a frustrated hotel receptionist with years of experience but without any formal job training.

I looked for and found an employer who was willing to give me a chance, went to school at age 39, worked hard, got a proper title and made my life long passion for computers into a career in IT.

Still at the company four years later and doing more complex stuff and projects every day.

Not super happy with my salary, though. But now with Covid and all, it's tough asking for a raise :/
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Seriously inspirational. Not easy to switch gears at almost 40 years old. Much easier to accept your lot in life and become bitter and jaded. Congrats.
 
Aesius said:
Seriously inspirational. Not easy to switch gears at almost 40 years old. Much easier to accept your lot in life and become bitter and jaded. Congrats.
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Thank you :) Yeah, it was a tough choice, and a tough sell to my wife, because it meant a much lower income for the time I was in school. But I said I don't care, I'm feeling miserable in my life, it's now or never, and the tough time will pass, and after that everything will be better.

I'm so incredibly glad I took my chances and all went well. All the zigzaging in my life finally ended up leading me to this, and I'm super grateful.
 
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Patrick S. said:
Thank you :) Yeah, it was a tough choice, and a tough sell to my wife, because it meant a much lower income for the time I was in school. But I said I don't care, I'm feeling miserable in my life, it's now our never, and the tough time will pass, and after that everything will be better.

I'm so incredibly glad I took my chances and all went well. All the zigzaging in my life finally ended up leading me to this, and I'm super grateful.
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Great to hear that the "gamble" paid off.

My wife will have her student loans paid off in 2 years and we'll be able to comfortably live off her income. I'm thinking about doing something similar at that point, and have even strongly thought about IT. It's weird, I've always LOVED computers and hardware and tech, but for some reason never really looked into IT work when I was younger. But it seems like it has a lot of room for growth, especially in comparison to what I do now (advertising/marketing).
 
Aesius said:
Great to hear that the "gamble" paid off.

My wife will have her student loans paid off in 2 years and we'll be able to comfortably live off her income. I'm thinking about doing something similar at that point, and have even strongly thought about IT. It's weird, I've always LOVED computers and hardware and tech, but for some reason never really looked into IT work when I was younger. But it seems like it has a lot of room for growth, especially in comparison to what I do now (advertising/marketing).
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Thanks man! It was the same for me, I love computers and had my first own computer (an MSX) in 1988. Was always everybody's PC guy etc. My regret is that I didn't pursue this career when I was way younger, because my life and my family's life would have been a lot better. But hey, better late than never!
 
Going on a chat room while working a night shift to pass the time /stay awake.
Fast forward years later I'm sitting next to my wife and we have a lovely daughter together. My is also an amazing step mum to my son.
 
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Hmmm rescuing my first cat. He lived on streets and slept in bushes. Had to amputate his front right leg a couple months later because of a severe leg infection he had before I took him in. He would have died on the streets otherwise and I would have never known. He lives a happy life with me but my life is immensely more happy because of him.
 
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Applying for and accepting the job that I did, which was the first one I landed out of college. I've been there for years and years now, and I feel I can say I'm one of the few people I know who actually kind of likes their job. There is a bit of complacency going on, but I'm paid well enough and given enough space to not have much in the way of complaints.

Moving out of my parents' place when I did and ending my last long-term relationship are a close 2nd and 3rd.
 
I've made a few.

Ask my wife to marry me.
Leaving my job after 8 years.
I be came manager in 4 years at new job and now have an amazing team.
Having kids as my 2 sons bring me so much joy.
Buying the del sol has made me very happy during COVID. Working with my hands is so damn relaxing and satisfying.
 
Not even close, it was going back to school. I was working a job that I absolutely LOATHED. I dreaded going into work, and was making shit money. I was miserable all the time. I went back to school for a field I was actually interested in. Cost me 40k in loans, but it was 100% worth it. They're already paid off, I make triple what I did before going back to school and I have zero stress in my life. Best decision I ever made.
 
Taking a job that had a 90 minute commute, I figured I'm single so what else am I going to do with that extra time taken? That directly lead to me working on a huge videogame franchise, earning loads of money, traveling the world for free and shagging loads of birds. That's how I'm living in a penthouse now.
 
- Worklife one -

Hard mode engaged: quitting my full time/well paying job and going into business for myself over 2 decades ago. Extension of that - buying out an old business partner I brought in early on and then bringing my brother on board as a co-director. Twice removed of that - getting rid of our corporate office in the city and building a home office building (granny flat) which has saved a ton of money and time with my kids growing up and now Covid (brother with his younger kids too). Moving to core staff and contractors without all the company office BS has been brilliant for more than the last decade.

Prequel to all that - quitting university as they would not do simple red tape changes like let me take an assessment test years in advance to stop pathetic built in degree requirement/attendance classes for touch typing or Cobol programming etc. I didn't need to waste time repeatedly doing things I knew already for the next 2-4 years. It pushed me to industry certifications instead and without me realising taught me to back myself over what "society" or parents or out of touch universities deemed the correct path (was a different time in Universities when I went).


- Personal one -

Investing my time and money into travelling before and with my family. It's been a cornerstone of discovery, respect, open-mindedness, conversations, sense of fulfilment and generally understanding the world we share.
 
FunkMiller said:
The commute would be a bitch 😊 (when I can actually go into work again, that is).
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Well there is that! Or just do what my missus is planning, sell up, move down there and open a cake shop..

I'm on the fence though, my cakes are shite. I might just go fishing and leave her to it..
 
Several:

- Living in Japan for 2 years
- Talking to that girl while I was there
- finding a good work-life balance
- stopping after eating 59 shrimp
 
Dr.Morris79 said:
Well there is that! Or just do what my missus is planning, sell up, move down there and open a cake shop..

I'm on the fence though, my cakes are shite. I might just go fishing and leave her to it..
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Don't get me wrong, sometimes I do think it'd be nice to move out of the city, but my job is here, and I think I'd take a bit of a hit to my earnings to say the least if I gave it up and opened a cake shop :messenger_beaming: I can make one cake: flapjacks. Not sure flapjacks are popular enough to justify the career change.
 
FunkMiller said:
Don't get me wrong, sometimes I do think it'd be nice to move out of the city, but my job is here, and I think I'd take a bit of a hit to my earnings to say the least if I gave it up and opened a cake shop :messenger_beaming: I can make one cake: flapjacks. Not sure flapjacks are popular enough to justify the career change.
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I hear that! And i'm the same, I think flapjacks my limit, most of em are good for retiling the kitchen though.. Speaking of London property a good mate of mine had a strange little place in Angel islington as he'd just got a job in the city back then, I think he said him and his missus paid nigh on three grand for rent alone or somewhere near that

I told him he was insane. He could have got cheaper just outside London and still got London waiting, he'd of been quids in.. crazy bastard.

In regards to the best decision? I'd have to say staying with the missus. We've had our fair share of crap in our time and it would have been easy to walk away over the fifteen years we've been together, she's got me through the last two months this year which have been the worst i've ever had

Gawd bless her.
 
hard to pick one but here is my top 3:

- not getting married to a model with BPD
- going sober after 20 years of getting fucked up every day
- deleting facebook
 
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