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

SanctionII · February 26, 2007 8:35AM

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.

Russ · February 26, 2007 8:38AM

I don't have a job, and my family is all dead or insane, so I'll go with coins.

Russ, NCNE

kiyote · February 26, 2007 8:38AM

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.

Baley · February 26, 2007 8:42AM

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.

dtkk49a · February 26, 2007 8:42AM

Family - Job - Coins in that order.

notlogical · February 26, 2007 8:43AM

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?

Julio · February 26, 2007 8:43AM

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

speety · February 26, 2007 8:44AM

Family first by far

SanctionII · February 26, 2007 8:44AM

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).

Musky1011 · February 26, 2007 8:47AM

Family, Health, Wealth in that order

options26 · February 26, 2007 8:50AM

I love my work, see attached.

SeaEagleCoins · February 26, 2007 8:54AM

What I like best is people who are nice...i.e. Kind, Caring and Friendly.

This applies to most of my family

... many (well, at least some

) 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 !!!

Peace...

renman95 · February 26, 2007 9:04AM

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

ricko · February 26, 2007 9:08AM

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

SportsModerator · February 26, 2007 9:09AM

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.

Aegis3 · February 26, 2007 9:12AM

<< <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.

Russ · February 26, 2007 9:12AM

You've hurt my feelings, Otis.

Russ, NCNE

DHeath · February 26, 2007 9:14AM

You've hurt my feelings, Otis.

He means "feeling".

lathmach · February 26, 2007 9:14AM

Same as most everyone else. Family, job, coins.

Ray

cwazzy · February 26, 2007 9:16AM

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.

Chris

Michigan · February 26, 2007 9:23AM

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?

options26 · February 26, 2007 9:24AM

<< <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? >>

AUandAG · February 26, 2007 9:28AM

Oh my, my best day at work does not compare to my worst day with coins!
Nah, family is FIRST for sure!
bob

mirabela · February 26, 2007 9:30AM

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.

combatmailman · February 26, 2007 9:37AM

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.

TennesseeDave · February 26, 2007 9:40AM

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.

mgoodm3 · February 26, 2007 9:40AM

Family - coins - job.

AlixTCat · February 26, 2007 9:59AM

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

Jonathan

options26 · February 26, 2007 10:14AM

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

Jonathan >>

How do you make a whip sound on a message board?

Nic · February 26, 2007 10:21AM

Family first. Coins top ten. Job ..... uhm .... that is why they call it work

. K

JRocco · February 26, 2007 10:27AM

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 face

JRocco · February 26, 2007 12:12PM

Please don't tell me I killed this highly informative thread...

Writersblock · February 26, 2007 5:45PM

Coins, family and then job.

WTCG · February 26, 2007 6:27PM

Coins and jobs come and go, but family is forever regardless of whether you like them or not.

BigRed · February 26, 2007 9:05PM

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.

skeeterhawk · February 26, 2007 11:52PM

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

garsmith · March 17, 2007 10:42AM

#1 = My wife above everything (and the family we plan on having together)

#2 = Coins

#3 = My job

pursuitofliberty · March 17, 2007 10:51AM

<< <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

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!

airplanenut · March 17, 2007 11:03AM

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.

silverpop · March 17, 2007 11:05AM

Family first

rec78 · March 17, 2007 11:11AM

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

AnkurJ · March 17, 2007 11:24AM

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

SDSportsFan · March 17, 2007 11:44AM

Well, since I don't have a family and I'm tired of my job, I guess I like collecting coins best!

Steve

Fletcher · March 17, 2007 12:03PM

My wife and daughter ... nothing else even comes close

bfjohnson · March 17, 2007 12:12PM

Family by far then coins and job are a battling it out.

DSH1963 · March 17, 2007 12:19PM

Family
job
coins

yevrah · March 17, 2007 1:12PM

No wife or kids. And work funds my coin addiction.

Boothill40 · March 17, 2007 1:27PM

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.

garsmith · March 18, 2007 2:07AM

topstuf · March 18, 2007 2:10AM

Are all of them slabbed?

SanctionII · March 18, 2007 9:44AM

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.

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

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