The weather is cold and the hot tub is steamy
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Krazybones
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CMYZ28 said:
Can Ken answer for himself?
L98Terror
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RBOD said:
It's not about what you do for a living it's more about what you do with the money you are currently making. Bust your ass make good investment and don't waste money.
The first nice thing I bought in my Life was that Vette, I was 25 and it was the first time I ever took a loan out for anything (except school). I drive the Vette in the Summer and a $300 Subrau Station wagon in the winter. It was funny as hell. BTW I paid $15,500 for a 4 yrs old Vette:badass:
The biggest thing me and my wife did was not to live in Michigan till last year.
Her condo in NYC double in price and my house in Boston went up 75% our house in MI is down 10% in the last 18 months:icon_eek:
The Basement is an investment which will return good $$ when I sell this house I chose to put my money there instead of modding my Z06.
Now it's easy for people just to say that my wife is a Dr so that's why they have nice thing but it's as far form the truth as you can get. Currently we have nothing as a result of what she makes now. We bought the house before she even started her job in Detroit, it's all because of hard work and good financial decisions. Now 5 yrs from now, that will be a different story.
What I do
After college start a business with a couple friends (deli/Beer store) I left to follow a chick to Boston. (got Zero out of it, I was dumb)
Took a job as an Assistant Manger for a Sandwich shop chain, got promoted to a Manager than to a General Manager, after a few years I started training Managers, I left and took a Job with Allied Domecq (Dunkin Donuts, Togo's & Baskin Robbins) I was in charge of running a training Restaurant where we Trained Franchisees, I left there and went back to Papa Gino's/d'angelos as a training manager then I took a Job with Dunkin Donuts as a District Manager did that for about a year quit my job got married and moved to MI. Currently I do rehabs/New Construction in Atlanta and other investments.
Hope that helps
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L98Terror
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RBOD said:
Also keep in mind money is an illusion, I have a quick story for you.
A guy I do business with down in Atlanta made $2 million in 2004, yes I said $2 mil. That's a lot of fucking money. He drives a new 6 series BMW convertible with 10k rims has a 6000 sq ft house, a $1000 a month personal trainer and a couple Rolexes, the first time I met him we would take me out for $50 lunches ( I eat $5 lunches when I travel) and we all went to a strip club and he dropped $500 in less than 2 hours (Without any lap dances) He has a wife and 3 kids & I'm guessing he has at least 2 or 3 chicks on the side, needless to say he's living large.
Fast forward to today, he just got his house out of foreclosure, has a note 6 months over due to me & his last payment to me bounced. The guy barely has his head above water and is one bad day from me having him put away.
Again it's not how much you make it's what you do with it, always live within your means. This guy made more money in one year then Me and my wife have made in our lifetime yet I had to bail him out and will make a pretty penny for doing so.
Krazybones
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What did he do for work to make $2 mill in a year?
Thank you for clarifying (with you and all) :icon_mrgr
Thank you for clarifying (with you and all) :icon_mrgr
Chixdigme
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Wow, you guys need to lay off the poor guy. All he does is open his house and his fridge to EVERYONE and he gets put through the ringer?
I don't know more than a handful of you guys so go ahead and send me nasty PM's, but the direction this thread took seems a little uncalled for.
I like that Ken chose to spend money fixing up the basement instead of the car because:
1. I get to hang out there
2. My Corvette's currently faster than his stock one:icon_mrgr
I don't know more than a handful of you guys so go ahead and send me nasty PM's, but the direction this thread took seems a little uncalled for.
I like that Ken chose to spend money fixing up the basement instead of the car because:
1. I get to hang out there
2. My Corvette's currently faster than his stock one:icon_mrgr
Scooter70
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Chixdigme said:
Eric,
Just because you're his partner in the man-whorein' doesn't mean that you should defend him.
(Those of us who did the ragging on Ken have known him since he got to Michigan a year ago and what he does and how he earned his money. We're just giving him shit.)
-Eric