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Well according to Joy there is not much to say except, that this is not then end of the story.

It takes two baby..... to keep warm when laying down on a cold wintery night. It takes two to discuss the stars and the moon that shine at night, it takes two  to fight and one to I am sorry, and two to say we are in this for the big long hall. 

What I am saying is stand tall and work this out the two of you for the absolute best for all, the wife yourself and the kids. You can make IT,be strong but always remember your creator because, he is the reason why you create new ideas.

I am about to turn 31 years old, and I made a decision that I need to evaluate some things about my business before I spend more time than I need to doing the wrong thing. Most importantly, I realized that my company is my "job" and not my "business". I have to be there almost 75% of the time, and that was not my intention. I realized that I want a much larger scale of success. Not necessarily all financial, but reaching a state of financial freedom through creative business ideas, “passive income” generating investments, or LEVERAGE as the great entrepreneurs seem to call it. I decided to start educating myself more on money and business, and less on how to install irrigation. The results have floored me. Over the last six months (winter is really slow) I have read several books that have totally changed my viewpoint on life itself, both in business, and in my personal life. I have recommended these books to every single person in my life that I care for, because of the impact they have had on me. My wife has also started these books, and has totally changed her views of the world, and the way things will actually be for our generation. The list of books for your reference is:

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie (Author)
Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki (Author)
Why We Want You to be Rich: Two Men - One Message by Donald J. Trump (Author), Robert T. Kiyosaki (Author)
Seven Secrets of Great Entrepreneurial Masters: The GEM Power Formula For Lifelong Success by Allen E. Fishman (Author)
Guerrilla Marketing: Secrets for Making Big Profits from Your Small Business by Jay Conrad Levinson (Author)

I took no salary all year from my Business, as my wife has taken on the financial responsibility of our normal lives so that I might find us a better life one day through business ventures down the road. We recently made the decision to take our future into our own hands, and use all incomes from the business ventures we have to pursue more business ventures on a much larger scale. We know that the luxuries all of our friends are enjoying now, are not an option for us until we get some passive income coming in from investments. The plan has shifted, and now any income generated by the company will be invested in some way, be it real estate, IRAs, or other Business ventures that have a low start up, and/or high profitability. I will pay my daughter to read these books as well when she is old enough to understand, as I truely believe that if I would have read them when I was 17 or 18, I would have made different choices on a large scale, and I would definately be better off now than I am. Just my $0.02