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<DIV> Dean </DIV>
<DIV> Well stated. I can't imagine working for someone else at t=
his
stage of life. I've run my own schedule for so long any thin else would feel=
very foreign. It's a priviledge to do what we do & how we do it. If our
businesses are run like such then hopefully & over time ,they are built =
up
into something that meets our financial needs.</DIV>
<DIV> My statement about aiming for the high end is better stated as ,=
try
to be the guy who can trouble shoot & fix any piano related problem &=
;
word gets around. Especially the high end. Yes the low end pays the mortgage=
.
Been there, done plenty of that(20 years out of 32), but I didn't enjoy much=
about it except the people & the paycheck. Yes the low end needs service=
too
but attending to it is no longer a choice I wish to make. I'd rather se=
ll
hot dogs & the fair.</DIV>
<DIV> We all do what we have/want to do & make choices we want=
to
make.</DIV>
<DIV> Dale Erwin</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=140525513-28122004>Indeed, look at your lifestyle. Beca=
use of
this wonderful profession we get to LIVE life while the corporate suits ar=
e
locked into their daily routine. We get to arrange our schedules around
important family events, lunches with spouses or at home, etc. Our poor
brothers in the corporate world can only look forward to the kind of life =
we
live in their retirement years, when they are older and their family is
already gone. What good is the money then? </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=140525513-28122004>Somehow I believe that investing in =
my
family with a flexible schedule now is going to pay greater dividends in m=
y
later years than a huge retirement fund. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=140525513-28122004>Blessings,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=140525513-28122004></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=140525513-28122004>Dean</SPAN></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE=
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