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triiippychiiink · 03-06-2009, 01:24 AM

graphics will get you there : )

ShanghaiKid · 03-06-2009, 03:16 AM

1. age 18 graduate hs, 2. age 22-23 earn bachelors and study your balls off for LSAT, 3. age 26-27 graduate from law school, 4. ???, 5. PROFIT

Marco911 · 03-06-2009, 04:03 AM

Dude, being a lawyer is a shitty profession. They shuffle papers all day, and pulling 12 hr work days is not uncommon. Plus the job isn't very rewarding. WTF happened to having leisure time?

When you look at who's hanging out in the business/first-class cabin of airplanes, in 5 star hotels and the best restaurants, it's all business people and their financiers. Of course all of them (us) claim to be working, but truth be told, we're having a laugh and maybe a short conversation about business where a deal is done on a handshake. Forget business as an undergraduate degree unless you want to work as someone's grunt.

Marco911 · 03-06-2009, 04:12 AM

For all you morons saying "drugs" makes you rich. You realize that most drug pushers make below minimum wage right? Those are the guys trying to earn a buck on East Hastings or young kids just trying to make their rental payments each month by selling E and acid. You aren't making the big $$ unless you're involved in large scale production and distribution

ShanghaiKid · 03-06-2009, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Marco911

Dude, being a lawyer is a shitty profession. They shuffle papers all day, and pulling 12 hr work days is not uncommon. Plus the job isn't very rewarding. WTF happened to having leisure time?

When you look at who's hanging out in the business/first-class cabin of airplanes, in 5 star hotels and the best restaurants, it's all business people and their financiers. Of course all of them (us) claim to be working, but truth be told, we're having a laugh and maybe a short conversation about business where a deal is done on a handshake. Forget business as an undergraduate degree unless you want to work as someone's grunt.

oh never said it wasent hard.. he asked how to be baller, so i gave him my plan

iwantaskyline · 03-06-2009, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Marco911

For all you morons saying "drugs" makes you rich. You realize that most drug pushers make below minimum wage right? Those are the guys trying to earn a buck on East Hastings or young kids just trying to make their rental payments each month by selling E and acid. You aren't making the big $$ unless you're involved in large scale production and distribution

Pretty damn sure everyone here meant drug dealers who sell crack. Most of them make well above minimum wage but not enough to be "rich".

hotjoint · 03-06-2009, 06:58 AM

money makes the world go round

triiippychiiink · 03-06-2009, 01:46 PM

1. grad hs at 17
2. grad AI 19
3. work after grad : )

achiam · 03-06-2009, 03:35 PM

If you're totally on your own and gonna do it totally legit, you either need a very well paying profession or you're doing some crazy sales job.
Also remember there are loads of people who come from families that are already very off - to them driving those cars arn't spoiling themselves at all and are the "norm" for them.
Then, sadly, there are people who don't earn much at all, but finance those cars with their salary to look good and are basically in a shithole should they lose their jobs.

achiam · 03-06-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by svelt

So says the pharmacist whose paycheque should easily clear the 90K region. jk, no negative tone intended

I truly entirely agree with this.

heh thats right! one of my pharmacist buddies was managing 3 shoppers up north and cleared about $170K/yr. He already bought 3 rental properties before 29? and guess what car he drove???

dead stock 95 Honda Accord with cloth seats

In comparison, I bet you a great deal of people driving AMGs don't have 3 houses.

Marco911 · 03-06-2009, 06:55 PM

^^The banks own those 3 properties, and when the property market goes tits up, he's in major debt/negative equity. I'm not quite sure why you fuckers think real estate is a risk-free path to financial freedom.
P.S. Pharmacy is another shitty profession. Look at what they do all day. Boorring.

akelly907 · 03-06-2009, 07:08 PM

Hahah, i love how everyone says drugs straight off the bat. Ya know its not actually that hard to make 100k+ a year. Well actually it is, you have to be an insomniac, you have to have made lots and lots of connections, you must have been to europe at least 3 times, and you have to have made a substantial amount of money by the time you have graduated form highschool, something around 100 grand. No one will want to do any type of business with you unless you got some type of money to throw in. i suggest to anyone that if you can get up to around 300-500 grand together you will be able to make around 3 G's a day. Last tip is to be your own F**8* boss and to not spend any money unless you truly have to, and that is the largest problem with anyone. to give you a quick slip into if this is possible or not i let you into what i did. i started fishing in alaska when i was fourteen, i was pulling in around 25-30 G's a month but only for like 2 and a half months out of the year. once i graduated i put all that money into a clothing business into victory, which imports all types of clothing from china, italy, and the uk. im 21 right now and the only time that i wasnt making that 100k a year was my first year. take it from me, i can guarantee that aside from me, and a few other guys here in victoria and vancouver, i would say that theres about ten of us that actually bust our A** to get to were we are. so there you go, find a high paying, high risk job, save it all for about 4 years, then invest into something that you like to do.

Death2Theft · 03-06-2009, 08:05 PM

Yeah finance is where it's at, they are the first to get bailed out and throw big parties with your tax dollars!

Harvey Specter · 03-06-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Marco911

^^The banks own those 3 properties, and when the property market goes tits up, he's in major debt/negative equity. I'm not quite sure why you fuckers think real estate is a risk-free path to financial freedom.
P.S. Pharmacy is another shitty profession. Look at what they do all day. Boorring.

+1 for the truth.

AzNightmare · 03-06-2009, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Noir

Disagree a little. Barring cases of exception, most people at that age are employed on entry-level jobs. Unfortunately, hardwork doesn't always equal luxury.

If these guys are full-time students and only work part time, the best they can achieve from scratch is a used car not exceeding $10k. If these guys drop school at an early age and just go full-time employment, they can achieve brand new mid-level cars from $15k - $30k at best.

That's basically what I mean. People in their early-mid twenties are either in school or making NOT enough to be affording expensive cars. With a few exceptions. But not many.

bing · 03-06-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by achiam

heh thats right! one of my pharmacist buddies was managing 3 shoppers up north and cleared about $170K/yr. He already bought 3 rental properties before 29? and guess what car he drove???

dead stock 95 Honda Accord with cloth seats

In comparison, I bet you a great deal of people driving AMGs don't have 3 houses.

the AMG people have the AMG and the 3 houses.

Marco911 · 03-06-2009, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AzNightmare

That's basically what I mean. People in their early-mid twenties are either in school or making NOT enough to be affording expensive cars. With a few exceptions. But not many.

I guess I'm the exception. Then again, I'm a pretty amazing person.

hal0g0dv2 · 03-06-2009, 09:12 PM

get rich or die trying

Marco911 · 03-06-2009, 09:17 PM

Again, I'm not sure what the point is in accumulating wealth unless you plan to spend it at some point or give it away to your kids so they can have the fun you never did. So if you're building it up from an early age, you are either going to retire rich (at which point you'll probably be spending a lot on viagra just to fuck some wrinkled old hag.)

If you're lucky, you should ideally have a lot of disposable income while you're young and single. Then you can enjoy life and fuck as many good looking people as you can. I think the whole point of wealth is only as a means to get premium ass for you and your future generations.

bimmer91 · 03-06-2009, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by akelly907

Hahah, i love how everyone says drugs straight off the bat. Ya know its not actually that hard to make 100k+ a year. Well actually it is, you have to be an insomniac, you have to have made lots and lots of connections, you must have been to europe at least 3 times, and you have to have made a substantial amount of money by the time you have graduated form highschool, something around 100 grand. No one will want to do any type of business with you unless you got some type of money to throw in. i suggest to anyone that if you can get up to around 300-500 grand together you will be able to make around 3 G's a day. Last tip is to be your own F**8* boss and to not spend any money unless you truly have to, and that is the largest problem with anyone. to give you a quick slip into if this is possible or not i let you into what i did. i started fishing in alaska when i was fourteen, i was pulling in around 25-30 G's a month but only for like 2 and a half months out of the year. once i graduated i put all that money into a clothing business into victory, which imports all types of clothing from china, italy, and the uk. im 21 right now and the only time that i wasnt making that 100k a year was my first year. take it from me, i can guarantee that aside from me, and a few other guys here in victoria and vancouver, i would say that theres about ten of us that actually bust our A** to get to were we are. so there you go, find a high paying, high risk job, save it all for about 4 years, then invest into something that you like to do.

25-30 G's A MONTH AT 14, WHAT? I'd do anything to be making that kinda money.

Can you PM some information on how to get into a job like this? When i graduate I'd def do this, work for a few months... I've seen alaska fishing on discovery channel and it's a dangerous job, but **** for that money...

325ist · 03-06-2009, 11:23 PM

Some people are just born with the nessesary eqipment to make it in this world
- A mind that can think criticly
- Parents that "value" education
- And a family that will disown you if you become poor
There is no "tried and true" "guarenteed" way to wealth, you just have to find your own way.

AzNightmare · 03-06-2009, 11:50 PM

^ exactly.

There's Rags to Riches.
There's poor bums that stay as bums.
There's rich people that took over their sucessful parent's business.
There's rich people that blew all their inheritance away.

Marco911 · 03-07-2009, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bimmer91

25-30 G's A MONTH AT 14, WHAT? I'd do anything to be making that kinda money.

Can you PM some information on how to get into a job like this? When i graduate I'd def do this, work for a few months... I've seen alaska fishing on discovery channel and it's a dangerous job, but **** for that money...

Of course he forgot to mention the capital cost of owning the boat that needs to take you out to fish. Nobody's labor is worth 25-30G a month for a job that doesn't take brains or any unique skill.

If you're cute, you'd do a lot better selling your ass.

cool moe D · 03-07-2009, 05:29 AM

wanna be a millionaire b4 you hit 20? try copying these people:
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/personal...e-you-graduate

achiam · 03-07-2009, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by bing

the AMG people have the AMG and the 3 houses.

No I realize that. What I meant, in relation to the OP's post of an average joe starting out with $0 help from parents, was that many people who have $0 family help and work average salaried jobs tend to finance cars they can't afford.
Its obvious that the majority of AMG owners do not fall into this category.