“I’ve read both of your posts on ROK and especially enjoyed your post about value because it seemed a huge mistake in dating. One insightful fact you also mentioned in your threesome article was that you chose to do it in a different location because of what could happen. Traveling can free up the conflict between pleasure and business and issues about what happens if one accidentally engages with someone they didn’t know worked at/with the same company.
One question which puzzles me: how did you get in the position to travel frequently in terms of finances. You wrote that you were divorced in the past, and I wondered how you worked out your financial/business situation to travel frequently, and also, how you avoided the dreaded things other men mention like alimony, etc.” – John
Thank you for the comments. When I was 23 I started my consulting business, which morphed into an engineering, design and manufacturing company. This type of work requires a lot of travel. After my divorce I didn’t travel as much, but I am always working. Even now, I am an executive of a manufacturing company, and I still own 2 side businesses. I would love to say I’m greedy, but it’s not that – more like motivated. I can sit around watching TV or I can go increase my net worth doing something I like. I spend a lot of time generating cash flow.
With that, I am also very motivated to NOT be owned by stuff. I do not own my home. I know it goes against conventional wisdom, but over the last 10 years I have moved 5 times. Each time has been a net loss when I did own a home, so renting is just cheaper. By keeping myself not tied to a particular town I can also take business opportunities the average person can’t.
After the divorce I also couldn’t believe the amount of shit that had accumulated. My ex had bought 5 years worth of wrapping paper because it was on sale. So I have streamlined my life to have as little stuff as possible. I mean, really, how much do we need?
As for how I avoided alimony and child support – I won custody. It was a very long and expensive court battle, and I got custody primarily because she had the entitlement attitude most women have – “I am the mother, of course I will get custody.” She then proceeded to break every court order we had during the divorce; drinking around the child, driving with him on her lap, letting him crawl around behind the bar, not letting me see him, etc. I lived in Texas, and thank god my state has a more even approach to divorce. Alimony was out of the question, we were only married for a year or so.
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