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1 hour ago, Cat said:
What in the world do you do for a living then?... [img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/laugh.png[/img]/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" title="xD" width="20" /> you always talk about being around these equine circles so I thought you were a farmer, or... horse keeper thing?... at least if you are one of those Pferdewirt things, according to google translate; or do you live just on the hay thing.
When I was in hamburg I saw a lot of horse stuff but never expected to make such an industry specially because they seemed to be very limited in movement (and a lot of people seemingly didn't like them).
You guys make me all feel like a kid, I mean I am young, but geez, I feel like I am talking to an old farmer or something and I am just like, well... I can code, do science, and invest... and then I get bad looks because I can't even plant a flower in a pot :< and I am skinny and weak [img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/laugh.png[/img]/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" title="xD" width="20" /> surrounded by farmers, truck drivers, and who knows... so out of place.
Solar collectors on the roofs give me enough to live on and the income that´s generated with the hay is a welcome extra every now and then. I don´t need luxury and so I can easily live with a moderate monthly income and even put some cash away for harder times. As a vegetarian/vegan, I don´t need more than 150 - 200 Euros a month to keep my belly full all the time and have no other expensive "hobbies" but horses. I grow my own food when it´s possible (potatoes, tomatoes, various salads, radishes and other stuff as kitchen herbs) and have the advantage of my zoo friend being a mechanic for tractors and other agricultural machines, so even when that happens, my bank account doesn´t get fucked too hard. I worked my ass off in the last two to three decades and decided that it´s just about time to relax a bit and enjoy my life while it lasts with no real "job", still generating enough income to live a pleasant life without risking to fall into poverty. The minimal principle. And I have earned this since my jobs in horse sports farms usually had me working from 4:30 AM/5 AM to 7 PM , until the last riding lesson was held.I´m in my mid 40´s , you know and there´s a saying "If you´re older than 40 and nothing hurts when you get up in the morning, chances are high you´re already dead"... [img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/wink.png[/img]/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" title=";)" width="20" /> I live with an average of 1500 Euros a month after taxes and it´s just the right amount to live without sorrows, enough for me.
And to freak you out entirely, I´m not born in a rural setting, too. My life led me that way after I realised that horse "thing" in me...had the chance to study chemistry/pharmacology, but decided to become a professional manure shoveler instead... [img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile.png[/img]/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" title=":)" width="20" /> Damn horses!! [img]<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/wink.png[/img]/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" title=";)" width="20" />