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Gin · #31 02-09-2009, 04:20 PM

We are both retired my husband retired at 51 we were in So. Calif. bought land in Missouri paid it off . Moved here and built a house no way could we afford to go back

. House is paid for also the car and truck . Charge card is paid off every month no bills except the regular ones . You have to plan early .. I raise birds ,canaries ect.for extra orchid $$ .... Gin

cb977 · #32 02-09-2009, 04:38 PM

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Charge card is paid off every month

Absolutely KEY to keeping things under control!

If you know you aren't going to be able to pay that cc bill in full when it comes, DON'T buy what you're thinking you need

greenbean · #33 02-09-2009, 06:02 PM

Thanks Kiki and Nichole! I do try.

I'm studying environmental horticulture. My addiction encompasses the entire plant kingdom, not just orchids....

What a silly thing to say, "just" orchids!

dabblin-n-orchids · #34 02-09-2009, 06:29 PM

plastic money scares me

. i don't have a credit card and rarely ever use my debt card
And Evan I feel ya on the addiction to the entire plant kingdom

. . . .my mother and I are DANGEROUS in garden centers together. We call it plant therapy but really its like drinking at an AA meeting

Royal · #35 02-09-2009, 06:37 PM

I coordinate the Pretreatment program for my local municipality.

EPA - NPDES FAQs

flhiker · #36 02-09-2009, 08:44 PM

MuscleGirl'sHobby · #37 02-09-2009, 10:08 PM

I'm with you Dabblin! My Mom got me into gardening. Her and I don't live close to one another, but we talk forever about what we're growing and how things are coming along

We'd be dangerous in a nursery together

In all seriousness though, gardening and orchids are GREAT therapy for me. It's gotten me through some tough times for sure.

Royal - That is great! What a rewarding job. I'm sure it's a pretty demanding job too. But that's in line with some of my interests for my future career. How long have you been at it? What degree and/or experience got you to where you are? Yup, curious me!

greenbean · #38 02-09-2009, 10:29 PM

Oh Dabblin! That's exactly how I am, and I WORK at a nursery!

That's like a recovering alcoholic working as a bartender! My parents created a monster they can't control!

Royal · #39 02-10-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by MuscleGirl'sHobby

Royal - That is great! What a rewarding job. I'm sure it's a pretty demanding job too. But that's in line with some of my interests for my future career. How long have you been at it? What degree and/or experience got you to where you are? Yup, curious me!

It looks more glamorous than it really is. My office is at the wastewater plant. It's really a function of the water department so I'm really just a lowly city employee.

I do get to see all the industrial processes that we have in the city. That's the most fun, kind of like "How It's Made" on Discovery channel. I love that stuff! I'm also able to help local industries minimize waste and find alternative beneficial reuse for what waste is produced. So yeah, it is rewarding, just not lucrative.

My degree is in Biology, but luck and timing got me where I am. I'm waiting for luck and timing to land me a job growing orchids for a living.

cb977 · #40 02-10-2009, 10:48 AM

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I'm waiting for luck and timing to land me a job growing orchids for a living.