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What do you like better, your job/profession, your family or collecting coins?

SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,606 ✭✭✭✭✭
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For me, wife and kids come first.

Placing second is work or collecting coins, depending on the day and whether work is good/bad or collecting is good/bad.

What is best is to have a good day of work and a good day of collecting, both on the same day.
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    I don't have a job, and my family is all dead or insane, so I'll go with coins.

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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My family always comes first....
    My profession!? I'm an IT helpdesk monkey. It's kinda fun, but not my passion. So I'd rank coins second. Especially when I can flip the flavor of the month and make a crazy profit.
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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They're all great, for different reasons

    I've got a wonderful family with an beautiful, smart, and understanding wife, and our one year old baby girl. Extended family pretty decent, too. They all come first and foremost.
    I'm also fortunate to have a great job doing medical research and developing medicines to help thousands of people, and I'd give up all my coins (if I had to) to be able to do this.
    Distant third but nice in it's own way is my interesting accumulation of little round metal disks, of which I'm quite proud, still the collection can't hold a candle to the first two.

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  • dtkk49adtkk49a Posts: 2,490 ✭✭✭
    Family - Job - Coins in that order.
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  • notlogicalnotlogical Posts: 2,235 ✭
    They all kind of blend together for me. My whole family likes coins, we all like to go to shows and stuff together, I don't have a job yet, so do I have to choose? image
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  • JulioJulio Posts: 2,501 ✭
    I love collecting coins. I love my job.
    Words can not describe the love and admiration I have for my family.
    The coins and the job will never hold a candle to my wife and son. jws
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  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    Family first by far
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  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,606 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Russ, family all dead or insane? What a bummer for you.

    Of course, not having others that depend on you can give one the luxury of having minimal expenses, thus a chance at choosing to not work and having free time to do what you love (i.e. coins).
  • Musky1011Musky1011 Posts: 3,904 ✭✭✭✭
    Family, Health, Wealth in that order
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  • options26options26 Posts: 1,431
    I love my work, see attached.

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  • SeaEagleCoinsSeaEagleCoins Posts: 3,262 ✭
    What I like best is people who are nice...i.e. Kind, Caring and Friendly.

    This applies to most of my family image ... many (well, at least some image ) of the folks I have met collecting coins... and many of the folks I work with...

    The key for me is to surround myself with nice people...I need to be nice myself...a smile is contagious !!!

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  • renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My job allows me to spend so much time at home I (almost) feel guilty. This allows me to spend tons of time with my wife and 4 kids. My job pays enough for me to be rather extravagent (all relative) in my coin obsession.

    Ren
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Family, job, coins - of course, mixed in there are guns and marbles... dang.. I guess the job will have to go, need more time for hobbies. Cheers, RickO
  • SportsModeratorSportsModerator Posts: 1,624 mod
    What Russ fails to mention is that he is responsible for them going insane, at least that would be my "qualified" observation. I know for a fact that he drives me nuts with the majority of his threads on this board.

    As for myself, obviously my family, but what else would I say when the wife is hovering around as I type.

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  • Aegis3Aegis3 Posts: 2,912 ✭✭✭


    << <i>What Russ fails to mention is that he is responsible for them going insane, at least that would be my "qualified" observation. I know for a fact that he drives me nuts with the majority of his threads on this board.

    As for myself, obviously my family, but what else would I say when the wife is hovering around as I type. >>



    That's not what he said. He said that all of his family is either dead or insane.

    Russ is clearly part of his family, also.

    Russ isn't dead.
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    You've hurt my feelings, Otis.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    You've hurt my feelings, Otis.

    He means "feeling". image
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  • lathmachlathmach Posts: 4,720 ✭
    Same as most everyone else. Family, job, coins.

    Ray
  • cwazzycwazzy Posts: 3,257 ✭
    I would have to say family, coins, then work. I love my family and would not pick anything over them (even my beloved St. Louis Cardinals!). I could do without work, however. It gets in the way of the more important things in life. If I didn't have to work to buy the things that I need and want then I would not.

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  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭
    The original question was "like". To be honest it can vary day to day depending on moods and attitude of everyone involved.

    I will say "most" of the time it is family, coins and then job.

    There are of course times when I would like the family to just disappear for awhile when things are not going so great and just leave me alone with my coins.


    Not a PC type of answer but we all have those moments don't we?
  • options26options26 Posts: 1,431


    << <i>The original question was "like". To be honest it can vary day to day depending on moods and attitude of everyone involved.

    I will say "most" of the time it is family, coins and then job.

    There are of course times when I would like the family to just disappear for awhile when things are not going so great and just leave me alone with my coins.


    Not a PC type of answer but we all have those moments don't we? >>



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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,934 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh my, my best day at work does not compare to my worst day with coins!
    Nah, family is FIRST for sure!
    bob
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  • mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Family by a long shot.

    On a good day, work is a heck of a lot more interesting than coins will ever be (I'm a high school teacher).

    On a bad day ... I would give anything to be parked at my desk with a bunch of boxes and a 9x loupe.

    mirabela
  • combatmailmancombatmailman Posts: 670
    I am retired and my wife leaves me alone to do what I want, but family first, than coins, because once the coins are gone you will still have the family.
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  • TennesseeDaveTennesseeDave Posts: 4,809 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Family,hobbies (including coins,hunting,fishing camping and golf)then my job.I am a Corrections officer in a mens prison. You can imagine the idiots I deal with on a daily basis causes this to be last on my list.image
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    Family - coins - job.
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  • AlixTCatAlixTCat Posts: 1,276
    Wife comes first, then my mother, then my pets, then my coins. Oh, and then work to afford the coins.

    Jonathan
    I have been a collector for over mumbly-five years. I learn something new every day.
  • options26options26 Posts: 1,431


    << <i>Wife comes first, then my mother, then my pets, then my coins. Oh, and then work to afford the coins.

    Jonathan >>



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  • NicNic Posts: 3,411 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Family first. Coins top ten. Job ..... uhm .... that is why they call it work image. K

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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You know I love you man.....but where the heck do these ridiculous questions come from????

    And you got some really smart guys answering it with a straight faceimage
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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Please don't tell me I killed this highly informative thread...

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  • WritersblockWritersblock Posts: 1,196 ✭
    Coins, family and then job.
  • WTCGWTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭
    Coins and jobs come and go, but family is forever regardless of whether you like them or not.
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  • BigRedBigRed Posts: 716
    I know you didn't put this on your list and only one other person said it but I love my health probably more than or as much as anything. Without your health you really don't have much. I have my health now but lost it for a while to cancer and it really gave me a reality check. I also love my family very much. I really love collecting coins and I am addicted to them like a lot of others but I can't believe how far they fell out of favor with me when I got sick.
  • skeeterhawkskeeterhawk Posts: 203 ✭
    For me my first priority has to be to GOD, then the wife and kids. As far as coins and my job are concerned, they are one and the same..... which allows me to really enjoy each day image
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  • garsmithgarsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭
    #1 = My wife above everything (and the family we plan on having together)

    #2 = Coins

    #3 = My job
  • pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 7,308 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>They all kind of blend together for me. My whole family likes coins, we all like to go to shows and stuff together, I don't have a job yet, so do I have to choose?     >>



    Oh to be that young again image

    Family first ...

    love my job, most days at least, and it does provide for the family ...

    vacations are then third, 'cause even coins can't beat the beach some days ...

    okay, then coins!

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  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,389 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My family comes in easily at #1, and I think coins/school complement each other. I don't know if I'd want to do coins full-time now, but having a hobby that takes me away from my school work is very, very useful at times.
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  • silverpopsilverpop Posts: 6,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Family first

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  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,869 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Family and friends first, coins second and job last. In fact if you increases to any amount of available options, My job will always be last. As you can tell my job sucks- ALOT. In just over a year though i may ditch the job as i will be eligible for retirement in May-2008. I may have to ditch some coins also to make it happen but peace of mind is worth more than my whole coin collection. I don't have to go postal-I am already there. Bob
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  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    In order:

    Family
    Work (I'm a Pharmacist, and I love my job because of the patients I have, and because of how they respect me and my staff)
    Coins
    Art
    Comics

    You know, i have ALWAYS said, and I am sure it is true for many here. IF God forbid something bad ever happened, all of my collectibles would be for sale to help my family.

    AJ
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  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, since I don't have a family and I'm tired of my job, I guess I like collecting coins best! image


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  • FletcherFletcher Posts: 3,294 ✭
    My wife and daughter ... nothing else even comes close image

  • bfjohnsonbfjohnson Posts: 541 ✭✭✭
    Family by far then coins and job are a battling it out.
    BarberSet
  • DSH1963DSH1963 Posts: 282
    Family
    job
    coins
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  • yevrahyevrah Posts: 143 ✭✭
    No wife or kids. And work funds my coin addiction.
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  • Boothill40Boothill40 Posts: 780
    Jod sucks as I'm stuck on the desk at a custody facility with Home Land security, got a smokin hot wife who treats me like a king so I'll go wife , coins then job.
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  • garsmithgarsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭
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  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Are all of them slabbed?
  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,606 ✭✭✭✭✭
    JRocco:

    The question came from....................., my own wandering mind at a moment when I was mentally relaxing on thr forums.

    Thought it would be interesting to see what responses were posted. Most put family first and job last with coins in the middle. I wonder if everyone who so responded were telling the complete truth. I suspect that most were, however as one reply pointed out it depends on when you ask [sometimes families can be aggravating and you just want a break from them]. I also liked the additional categories of "health" and "God". Health no doubt is at the top of the list [particularly of those who have had bad health in the past and who really appreciate good health]. For those who believe, "God" also is right at the top of the list.

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