Friday 18 Apr 25
NOT MUCH TIME LEFT
Today I have been thinking about age. I am 53 years old. My release date,InshAllah(God Willing), will be 12/23/29 or sooner. Which means that I may be 57-58 years old when I get out. A sad fact about the world is that I may be discriminated against because of my age when it comes to finding employment. God Willing, my mother , who was born in 1943, will still be alive. She is 81 now but will be 86 by then. I have to find a job where my age and my criminal history will not be a barrier. Although I have no passion for driving trucks there is a low barrier to entry and they do hire felons. This is what I must do. Over the road trucking would be easiest for me to be hired, but since the main goal of me moving to Georgia is to care for my mother, i need to drive locally so that i am home everyday to not just care for her but to also provide companionship. Loneliness is an issue with older people and I don’t want her last years to be lonely.
So my plan is to do some hot shot trucking. That is using a DodgeRam 3500 and a gooseneck trailer to expedite shipments to locations. I could also use a 26Ft. Box truck to make money as well in a 4 hour radius so that i could make it home daily. I know that i don’t have many working years left. I plan on driving for 2 years and then transitioning into ownership. Starting my own trucking business and training other young men and mentor work in this field is also a goal of mine. This is a rural area with few opportunities and this will give young people a chance to make a living wage. God Willing, I will also like to start a commercial cleaning company. It requires low skills and it is needed anywhere there are offices. I will also invest in foreclosures and multi-family real-estate. Because of my unusually long sentence I don’t have an extensive work history to provide me with Social security payments. I need to be disciplined and focused in order to make sure I can care for my mother while at the same time saving for my retirement. I don’t want to work till I’m dead. It is very scary to start this late on securing my future but their is no alterative but to deal with it. it has to be done. It has been my biggest fear that I will be homeless as an old man due to my lengthy incarceration. I have done the numbers and I believe this is my best option. Work, save and invest, start businesses, stay focused. I have personal and religious goals that i can achieve, God Willing, at my age. But first I have to earn income. For this reason I try to stay in shape and remain healthy. This is an issue I think about daily. It stays on my mind. thanks…LB
