Realistically, I spent the last 2 years farting around. I had some great times, met some great people, I have some incredible stories. But cash flow I do not have.

It’s time to get back on the horse. Time to get back in the saddle. Time to recognise that I must once again return to the pursuit of wealth.

Let me also be clear, this does not mean I will return to exchanging labour for reward. I will not. I will focus on building businesses, not working for money. In that sense, I have absolutely made progress. But the important word here is focus, I need to pull my proverbial finger out and get to it.

The first step is to find a physical space in which to work. Working from home isn’t working. I need a desk in an office somewhere. I’ve put out a few feelers. I’d welcome any suggestions.

I began this journey into retirement with lofty ideals and high ambitions. The last two years have been decidedly retired. Late, lazy evenings, later mornings, and a generally relaxed demeanour. I had hoped to sustain myself financially within that relaxed state, but in that ambition, I have failed.

Now I must rouse myself from the drowsy slumber of retirement and return to the sharp, focused, energised passion of commercial enterprise. Hopefully, with a few well placed choices, I will return to the lackadaisical lifestyle soon. Until then, back to the grindstone.

Having found a potentially good deal, I took the time to write to them. I used the technical questions form on the site. Almost immediately, I received an auto-reply:

Thank you for contacting SolarHome.org Due to the volume of technical questions we have recently recieved we are unable to assist you. Please utilize the following free resources and again we apologize for not being able to help.

The message went on to link to the forum they operate and suggested I ask my question there. Feeling strong rage, I decided to call them and ask why the “contact our tech people” feature still existed on the site, if they did not, in fact, answer questions.

Their supposed “customer service” telephone number kept me on hold for a minute or two and then dropped me onto voicemail.

Next I wanted to email them, until I read this on the contact page:

We read every email we receive and follow up promptly if there is a match. Due to the quantity of inquiries we receive, we’re afraid we cannot answer emails for which there is no match.

WTF? A company that apparently doesn’t want to hear from me. Outrageous.

I’ll choose to give my business to Affordable Solar, Ben’s Discount Supply, or one of the many other solar equipment retailers.