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Workinghard

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Shock and Awe
« on: June 19, 2014, 03:46:09 AM »
My dh and I planned a few days off around our anniversary and we were going to do a small getaway. He's currently at a reunion and I have a necessary trip planned this fall. He was vacillating about going. I didn't want him to have regrets and told him it would not make or break us. He decided to go and we were able to get (2) plane tickets for around $650. There won't be car, hotel, or meal expense.

Well, last night he made the comment that maybe we should just do a mini vacation at home for our anniversary and save the cost of a hotel! That's huge coming from him! I have been the frugal one that has planned for our financial future. It's so strange that he's thinking along those lines. I hope that carries over into other expenses like at the grocery store. :)

In other news it looks like we'll hit our year end goals in Sept which will give us a jump start on next year!

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Re: Shock and Awe
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2014, 06:50:18 AM »
Nice! Sounds like you got him thinking. Fingers crossed that idea will keep on growing.

I'm on the other side of that coin. I'm learning frugal ways from my husband and really enjoying it. I used to be a mindless consumer and love online shopping. Now I find it more enjoyable avoiding those purchases - rewarding and eye-opening.

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Re: Shock and Awe
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2014, 11:12:10 AM »
Traditional wisdom has you leading off your offensive with a sustained aerial bombing campaign while you build up overwhelming force nearby. But you... you are an outside the box thinker. Quickly decapitating the enemy's command and control structure, punching through the lines with your armored columns, and ending the war in a matter of days with limited casualties is more your style. Projecting force to the theater quickly enough and in enough quantity will be your major headache. If you want to risk it, attack once the minimum number of troops are in sector, and flow the follow-ons directly into combat. Try to stay to the left of the enemy's planning and reaction cycle. Good luck!
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Re: Shock and Awe
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2014, 02:59:59 PM »

Traditional wisdom has you leading off your offensive with a sustained aerial bombing campaign while you build up overwhelming force nearby. But you... you are an outside the box thinker. Quickly decapitating the enemy's command and control structure, punching through the lines with your armored columns, and ending the war in a matter of days with limited casualties is more your style. Projecting force to the theater quickly enough and in enough quantity will be your major headache. If you want to risk it, attack once the minimum number of troops are in sector, and flow the follow-ons directly into combat. Try to stay to the left of the enemy's planning and reaction cycle. Good luck!
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Re: Shock and Awe
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2014, 04:47:44 PM »
Haha. I started working on him 22 years ago. However, he has made a lot of progress over that time. I still remember an incident a couple years after we were married. He called me from Walmart. He had been shopping and told me he had a cart load of stuff. Then he looked at everything and realized it wasn't necessary and he spent another hour or so putting it back. I knew we were making progress when I heard that!

Having said that, this past year we've become a lot more intense especially since we shaved a year off his retirement and it's now 18 months away. Still, I have to admit to you guys (not him), that I was a little disappointed. I was really looking forward to getting away. That's okay. I'd rather continue to shore up our retirement funds.

Nice! Sounds like you got him thinking. Fingers crossed that idea will keep on growing.


Traditional wisdom has you leading off your offensive with a sustained aerial bombing campaign while you build up overwhelming force nearby. But you... you are an outside the box thinker. Quickly decapitating the enemy's command and control structure, punching through the lines with your armored columns, and ending the war in a matter of days with limited casualties is more your style. Projecting force to the theater quickly enough and in enough quantity will be your major headache. If you want to risk it, attack once the minimum number of troops are in sector, and flow the follow-ons directly into combat. Try to stay to the left of the enemy's planning and reaction cycle. Good luck!

Very clever! What type of work do you do?

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Re: Shock and Awe
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2014, 02:24:37 PM »
I ghostwrite for Ask A Navy SEAL on The Onion.

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Re: Shock and Awe
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2014, 08:15:26 PM »
I ghostwrite for Ask A Navy SEAL on The Onion.

I'll have to check it out!