Always an interesting topic. Here's a link to a previous thread from this forum, same subject, started July 2006. Might be interesting to review this one also.
http://www.slkworld.com/off-topic/25...do-living.html
I retired from the US Air Force in March 1994. My brother in law and I opened a Pawn Shop in Danville, VA and worked together for two years. After two years, I sold my half interest to him and opened another Pawn Shop closer to home in Prince George VA. So for the past fourteen years, I've been self employed, which is the best profession of all. The pawn business is an interesting and rewarding business and I run it as a professional, void of the stereotypes most associate with the business. I enjoy it.