Should I be pounding money into savings or paying down my principle on my mortgage?

Once you get things rolling, it will get easier but the off season will be spent fixing the boats, the cabins, docks (they take a pounding depending on the lake), buying new linens...the list is almost endless.I have talked with a few owners of various mom/pop resorts and they have all told me the same thing, it is a labor of love and being independent.

I had a 60 pound dog owner inquire.I said dog must be crated when owner goes away--- I have large, low windows and had that problem with jumping dogs before.

Most of these weigh 2,000 pounds.  

Be careful that you are not being penny wise and pound foolish as cheaper providers do not have the safeguards necessary to protect your funds.  

Buy in bulk rice, beans, 20-pound ham, 10-pound chicken packages, food banks, 50-pound bags of potatoes- white or russet costs less than red, ask your local grocer for a deal, 50 pounds of onions, 50 pounds of carrots, etc. 

It just means it'll get pounded."

I bet they are pounding on this guy hard to. 

Rock crab for USD $3 per pound. 

When used wrong, like a pipe wrench to pound a nail, well let's just say "results may vary" is an understatement.