Carlos Gonzalez

I tried retiring early because of CKD Stage 5 | Forced to work | Trying to figure out what to do next | Still trying to retire my wife from work

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

So we tried a thing we saw online… it didn’t go as planned, lol. #funny #love #fyp #foryou Original video IG: humor7media

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

The journey to #retire my wife is a #struggle because of my #CKD. Most of my #kidneys are dead but I'm fortunate that the parts that aren't dead are working enough for me to have some energy. Maybe that's what I'll #chronicle here. The #journey and my business ventures.

I follow #CodieSanchez and #ChrisKoerner and really want to implement something they teach. So I'll talk about my #business ventures. It's the fastest way I can retire my wife. It's her dream to be a #stayAtHomeMom and I really want to give that to her.

I built https://t.co/lp4ND7mId2 using ChatGPT and the @Soflyy Oxygen Builder #MCP. Anyone interested in that? I'm good at building and marketing, just not on #X but I'm giving it a go.

I guess we'll see where this takes me.

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

Remembering a past life. Circa 1999. #TempProfilePic #VeteransDay #VeteransDay2026 #army #FortHood #E4mafia

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

First stop. @DennysDiner. I can’t have the sausage or bacon. Grateful I can have the others. #VeteransDay #VeteransDay2026 #Army

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

@mhp_guy I'm ticked off at @turbotax myself. They locked me out of a previous year tax return after I paid them. I'm very tired of these huge companies. Oh, and thanks for LazyBooks, I'll be giving it a shot soon.

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

@turbotax Garbage. You are forcing me to buy something when I already paid for the online. I'm done with you. I will find better alternatives. You are thieves.

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

So my disability would be about $1k per month and I'm NOT allowed to work (even part time) to make up the difference (cost of living is WAY more than that). Does this make sense to anyone? Am I missing something?

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

@Apple Can you stop releasing new things UNTIL YOU FIX YOUR PERSONAL HOTSPOT!!!!

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

@creditkarma So WHY do you want us to confirm our credit cards all of a sudden? You're PUSHING REALLY HARD on this... email, notification, text... It's a little... suspicious... 🤔

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

So @McDonalds is serving us meat from Cargill that produces 3D printed meat. Includes @tacobell @Walmart and @BurgerKing.

Hey @Wendys, still using 100% meat? You’ll corner the market if you do.

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

@DisneyPlus @hulu You guys suck. Record profits and you STILL increase our plan price. You all brought this on yourselves. Let the exodus continue. I'm done with these platforms. The FREE alternatives are better anyway.

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

Is a taco a sandwich? Follow-up: is a hot dog a taco? I need this settled.

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

Hey, @bjsrestaurants, why are your Baby Back Pork Ribs, Full Rack with Peppered BBQ Sauce almost 10,000 mg of sodium? Why is everything on your menu so freakin' high in sodium? Even the American Heart Association recommends 2,300mg per day. 😔

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

This is Maggie the Turtle.

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

@grok Any ideas on where I can start this new journey at 46 years old?

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

I was forced to retire early because my kidneys are at 8%. Problem is that my wife is still working. I'm trying to figure out how to retire her so she can be the at-home wife and mom she wants to be. I have no idea what to next. What do you think?

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

@mhp_guy @grok Give me a list of micro business ideas for industries where shipping are a pain and pricing are all over the place. Think about things like: Frozen stuff. Oversized stuff. Weirdly shaped stuff. Live things like fish, bugs, and chickens. Please give at least 20 ideas.

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

Why ANYONE would go with @GoDaddy is BEYOND me. I've NEVER had to pay so much to transfer in a domain before. AND THE GLITCHES! The client wants this, so be it. But this is way too much.

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

This is why I’m canceling @Monster. No way to report spam either. Have almost 100 of these.

[Carlos Gonzalez @CarlosBuiltThis]

@grok Is “just run more Google Ads” still how local customers find a dentist in 2026, or has Maps + AI answers changed the first click?