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Posted: 11/30/2015 10:07:04 PM EDT
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Did the same about a year ago.......haven't looked back. Get yourself a good accountant that knows all the ins and outs and you'll notice your take home income isn't going to be that much lower. Now that your side business is your career rather than a gig, you can claim and charge a lot more to it. Set up a SEP or Roth 401K and pump as much money as you can into it. With 3-4 jobs, I was never able to take child tax credits, was in the itemized deduction phase out, couldn't deduct all the child care expenses, and would have been into the alternative minimum tax this year. Now, I can take full advantage of those, plus I'm not paying for a sh!tload for nondeductible child care and life insurance. All those savings, credits, lower tax bracket, etc, not much has changed money wise, and quality of life has skyrocketed.
Good luck.....hope it works out for you too. |
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Posted: 11/30/2015 10:07:49 PM EDT
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Best of luck AFSOC! The work you have posted is fantastic!
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Posted: 11/30/2015 10:17:56 PM EDT
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Good luck!
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Posted: 11/30/2015 10:36:46 PM EDT
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I don't know ya personally, but I do wish you well!
The older I get, the more I realize it does take big balls to actually tell the man and go out on your own. People talk about it, but few do it. |
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Posted: 11/30/2015 10:51:03 PM EDT
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good luck bud, will have my fingers crossed for you. its about time something good happens to good people.
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Posted: 11/30/2015 11:11:32 PM EDT
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Best of luck AFSOC! The work you have posted is fantastic! +1 Between the quality products you've posted here & an obviously good work ethic, you will go far. |
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Posted: 11/30/2015 11:27:15 PM EDT
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So now it is my shop VS the world... I grow tired of working for others for the rest of my life... now I work for ME! 
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Posted: 12/1/2015 8:34:43 AM EDT
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Congratulations.
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Posted: 12/1/2015 10:26:30 PM EDT
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Way to go. You will do well.
Taz |
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Posted: 12/2/2015 12:45:42 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/2/2015 3:34:20 AM EDT
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Good luck.
Now tell us what you do, as I have no clue. |
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Posted: 12/2/2015 9:02:35 AM EDT
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Good luck. Now tell us what you do, as I have no clue. QC control at the fleshlight plant. |
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Posted: 12/2/2015 9:36:36 AM EDT
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Good luck. Now tell us what you do, as I have no clue. QC control at the fleshlight plant. Great.... Now everyone is going to want to know all the secrets!!!!! Seriously though, I am a condom tester. it is a niche market.... OK OK OK.... I work with metal, CNC Plasma Cutting (built the machine myself), Welding, Artwork, Architectural pieces, Shop Organization items... Like this stuff... This is for the KC FOP Chapter 
Architectural pieces 
Shelf Bracket 
Commercial signs these were made for the companies depicted... 
Tools Crankshaft tool 
Alternator Bracket for a Drag Car 
Organization items. Air Tool racks with spot for the never present air tool oil 
Win 10 Still Sucks.... Just sayin... |
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Posted: 12/2/2015 10:52:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't know ya personally, but I do wish you well! The older I get, the more I realize it does take big balls to actually tell the man and go out on your own. People talk about it, but few do it.  |
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Posted: 12/3/2015 9:45:51 AM EDT
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That's some impressive work. Good luck to you.
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Posted: 12/7/2015 12:34:10 AM EDT
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Best of luck to you AFSOC. You do beautiful work.
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Posted: 12/7/2015 4:37:13 AM EDT
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My good buddy AFSOC got runned over by a darned old train... Sounds like a country & western song. Glad you are now officially in business for yourself. Your work is top notch and absolutely beautiful. There is a market for your wares. You'll do well.
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Posted: 12/8/2015 10:04:44 AM EDT
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My good buddy AFSOC got runned over by a darned old train... Sounds like a country & western song. Glad you are now officially in business for yourself. Your work is top notch and absolutely beautiful. There is a market for your wares. You'll do well. I didn't get runned over... Two of my guys almost got squished... happenstance prevented it. 4 nearly fatal incidents within 30 minutes... A GE GP-38-2 Locomotive weighs in at 250000# and ONE Auto Rack EMPTY is 80 Ton... all due to inexperience of the rail coordinator. |
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Posted: 12/9/2015 12:27:48 AM EDT
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Told you, you need to make BFL's .... Just put one up on the web, tell me and I can turn you in, get a free membership,,,,, site staff sends cease and desist, you say how can I do this legally.......win win
Fine.... Better yet turn yourself in for free membership..... |
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Posted: 12/9/2015 10:41:07 AM EDT
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Told you, you need to make BFL's .... Just put one up on the web, tell me and I can turn you in, get a free membership,,,,, site staff sends cease and desist, you say how can I do this legally.......win win
Fine.... Better yet turn yourself in for free membership..... I asked the people who own and run the sight pretty directly and was ignored... completely no response nothing. I wanted to know how to do it with their blessing and they showed ignorance. Sooooo no BFLs... Maybe YOU can get some sort of response. |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 9:16:32 AM EDT
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I asked the people who own and run the sight pretty directly and was ignored... completely no response nothing. I wanted to know how to do it with their blessing and they showed ignorance. Sooooo no BFLs... Maybe YOU can get some sort of response. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Told you, you need to make BFL's .... Just put one up on the web, tell me and I can turn you in, get a free membership,,,,, site staff sends cease and desist, you say how can I do this legally.......win win
Fine.... Better yet turn yourself in for free membership..... I asked the people who own and run the sight pretty directly and was ignored... completely no response nothing. I wanted to know how to do it with their blessing and they showed ignorance. Sooooo no BFLs... Maybe YOU can get some sort of response. You can always change it a little and be safe. That's what I would do anyway, you don't have to have their "blessing", as it isn't "their" logo anymore.
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Posted: 12/10/2015 10:18:36 AM EDT
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You can always change it a little and be safe. That's what I would do anyway, you don't have to have their "blessing", as it isn't "their" logo anymore. Say what? |
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Posted: 12/10/2015 8:12:20 PM EDT
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You can always change it a little and be safe. That's what I would do anyway, you don't have to have their "blessing", as it isn't "their" logo anymore. Say what? Someone can't sell "their" BFL, it's copyrighted. Someone can however, design their own that is different enough to not be a copyright violation. It's law man!
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Posted: 12/12/2015 9:13:11 AM EDT
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Someone can't sell "their" BFL, it's copyrighted. Someone can however, design their own that is different enough to not be a copyright violation. It's law man! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You can always change it a little and be safe. That's what I would do anyway, you don't have to have their "blessing", as it isn't "their" logo anymore. Say what? Someone can't sell "their" BFL, it's copyrighted. Someone can however, design their own that is different enough to not be a copyright violation. It's law man! It doesn't really work like that though.... it would have to be EXTENSIVELY modified, there is no 10% rule on logos... The Walgreens Nationals for instance, yes there was a lawsuit and the CUBS sued a small company for using the letter W, it was a different font and a different color... They won the lawsuit.... Because they have a guy who holds up a W when the Cubs win a game... The NATIONALS sued the same company because it was a W... again different in all ways but they won that lawsuit too... |
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