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07-27-2015, 10:32 AM | #19 |
Embracing Curves
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When has education ever been a warranty for a well-paid job?
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07-27-2015, 05:27 PM | #20 |
It's the illusion you see
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A friend of mine is an anaesthetist, he makes quite a bit of money, still drives a 09 Mazda 3. What gives?
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I have a BA degree in Philosophy and have read Aristotle, Plato, Homer, Euclid, Galileo, Newton, Decartes, Voltare, Maxwell, Copernicus, Einstien and many many more!
Yaris is my car of choice! (although I think my ECHO was better in many respects)
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No but its mine!
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07-28-2015, 02:53 PM | #24 |
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^^^^^I know a guy who is primarily a real estate investor, but also owned some retail businesses housed in some of the commercial property he owns. He drives a (not restored!) 1972 Buick Skylark. HE THINKS this is a competitive advantage. He thinks it puts in the mind of property owners that all of his money is on the table in order to buy the property....that he can't pay more. He wears old clothes most of the time as well . His wife (one of the sweetest, most down to earth people you can imagine) isn't bothered by this (he does buy her a new Mercedes every year and he doesn't ask any questions re what she spends on clothes though ...just pays the bill). He's a Stanford grad, and his net worth is well over 50 million USD.
The founder of Zappos.com bought an acre in Las Vegas and put a bunch of Airsteam trailers (albeit very nice trailers) on the lot and he lives in one of them. He's worth 800 million plus. Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg drives a VW GTI. Can't always tell someone's net worth by their car or where they reside. |
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As in "money is the root of all evil."
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I don't think money itself is the root of all evil bro.
It's "for the LOVE of money is the root of all evil". ☺ Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk |
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Now...wheres all my money?
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I just paid off my Yaris, so now I'll have a lot more money! And I have only 37,000 miles on it so hopefully I won't have to spend any on it. The new clutch in February was bad enough.
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You might give them a call and explain it to them.
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I'd definitely steer clear of Nissan. They aren't what they once were. And I left Toyota for Honda. Bought 2 Fits, and an Element. Had problems with both the Fit and the Element. Went back to Toyota. A Toyota is more solid in almost every regard. Good luck to your future choices. Consumer Reports is your best friend. It's the Bible in my home. Specifically the yearly model with all of the scientific data from all the consumers. A lot of real world info there. I don't usually follow their car reviews, as that is subjective to each person. But real world reliability statistics do not lie. And a Honda is not nearly reliable as a Toyota. And Nissan hahahaha
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