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fishinpapa

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This is coming from someone who grew up on the inside then moved outside and is now looking in.

I grew up in WBL and at the age of sixteen moved up north(way past Brainerd) to return to my roots. I lived with my grandmother and attended school. After school I returned to WBL to work and I couldn't take it. Driving forty-five minutes to work while only going fifteen miles drove me nuts. So at the ripe age of eighteen I went out on my own. I returned back to the north country and found a job just making over 30K a year. It doesn't seem like alot, but the cost of living is way lower. For instance, I bought a house at the age of twenty-two for twenty-four thousand and it will soon be paid off. It is a very nice 1200 square foot house with a two car garage and was updated before I bought it.

Now I know by some peoples standards I live in the sticks or boondocks, but at least I can go hunting or fishing whenever I want without the crowds. I can make a day trip to LOTW or Red Lake or hunt the thousands of acres of public land just outside my backdoor. I know i'll never get filthy rich where i'am, but at least I can go outside and smell the fresh air, see the northern lights(even in the summer), and enjoy the solitude everyone of us desires.

Life isn't about how much money we make, or how many possession's we have,it is about being happy. And if you are happy driving the extra time just to enjoy your peace and solitude then you shall be happy. If not move north and peace will find you.

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I know i'll never get filthy rich where i'am, but at least I can go outside and smell the fresh air, see the northern lights(even in the summer), and enjoy the solitude everyone of us desires.


You're already rich Stewie smile.gif Congrats on knowing what you want and going after it. It takes most folks longer than 20 years to figure that out. Sounds great.

FYI - I am still in WBL, but I am lucky that (if you read my above post again you will see I am still "in the city", so to speak) I can hunt less than 10 minutes away, and have good lakes, but I also have only a 25 step commute, since I work from home. But boy, do I daydream of when I get to leave home on Friday when my wife gets home, and head to our little slice of paradise up north. While I "could", I do not desire to live up there right now full time. I have best of both worlds for me.

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