Well, it all began in kindergarten…seriously. The partnership is with a friend I have known since kindergarten. We have been talking about starting a business or buying a business for a long time, as we both bring different talents to a business. He is good at getting connections and using them, and I’m good at the logical side of the business.

Neither one of us can stand working for someone else. The lack of control and a ceiling on what you can accomplish is very demoralizing. We hate the idea of working until we are 55 or 60 and then slowly fade into an age restricted retirement. Why not get to enjoy your life before you get too old?

The only way to do this is to make sure your money comes from something you control. This could be investments, but you need a lot of money to pull enough from investments to live on. So, the only real option open to us is to start a business. I also have a novel in the works, but the odds of that getting published aren’t especially high.

We have discussed everything from brewing our own beer, I’m still not done with this idea, to junk yards, but nothing really caught our eye or seemed the answer. Until, we realized he had a decent idea for a sports based business.

The great thing about this business is neither one of us has to quit our jobs. This allows us to continue to add capital to our new business, from our jobs, while maintaining a steady income to live on. It also allows us to be part of something that interests us greatly. I can’t tell you how many hours we have wasted discussing sports.

We have committed $20-30k a piece and have purchased what we need. Now all we have to do is make this thing work, and wait for the money to come flooding in. Well, maybe not flood in, but a steady trickle would be nice.