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My mom asked why I still rent a chair at 41 instead of opening my own place in Toledo
She said it over dinner last Sunday and I didn't have a real answer, just that owning means leases and payroll and I've watched two friends in this town go under in 18 months. Do you rent or own, and what finally pushed you one way or the other?
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mitchell.avery17d ago
Watched my uncle do the same math for years before he finally signed a lease, and you know what happened? He spent every waking hour at that shop and still barely scraped by, because owning doesn't just mean rent, it means you're the one who eats it when a client no-shows or the chair next to you sits empty for a month. Here's the pattern I keep seeing in this town and everywhere else: the people pushing you to own are usually the ones who already got out, or never had skin in the game at all. Your mom means well, but she's picturing the pride of a sign with your name on it, not the part where you're doing paperwork at midnight instead of sleeping. Two friends going under in 18 months isn't bad luck, that's just the actual risk nobody talks about at dinner. Renting a chair means somebody else carries the bad weeks, and at 41 you've earned the right to decide that's a fair trade.
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