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| Rodrico |
| If we were all rich in Canada, who would do the jobs that paid little so that we can continue to be rich? |
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| d!abolic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Tb.
How do you work if you dont have a house? People wont hire you if you dont have a place of residence. And have you been to one of these "fancy" homeless shelters that you speak of? Most of them are like prisons, homeless people feel safer on the streets then in the shelters. |
Did you even read the post? This guy had NOTHING. No education, no home, no money.
| quote: | Originally posted by MarkT
If he started computer and consulting businesses, then I'd suggest that he has marketable skills...not everyone is in the same boat. |
He had marketable skills because he worked to acquire them. He wasn't born with them. Learning skills isn't limited to a select few.
| quote: | | He worked at something and has done quite well for himself..so that's a combination of (presumably) hard work and good fortune. |
His success, like the successes of nearly all people we look up to can be attributed FULLY to hard work, persistance, ambition, etc. NOT luck. There's no such thing. People only call it that because all they see is the big break that person finally got. They don't see the THOUSANDS of failures that lead up to it. Trust me, he had to go through hell and back to get to where he is. If you don't believe me, stop by sometime and i'll show you my archive of failures - the contracts i bid on and didn't get. There were like 300 before i finally started to get the hang of it. Most woulda given up after a few dozen.
| quote: | | btw D!abolic, does he actually earn 850k per year...or does he have sales of 850k/year. Two *very* different things ;) Just curious. Both are impressive nonetheless, so congrats to him for his hard work paying off. |
850k/yr before taxes is his share of the profit. His partner makes a little less. Sales from Aieon alone are around $8,000,000/yr.
| quote: | | Whomever suggests that "anyone" can do this is quite naive though...there are plenty of people who bust there ass and encounter some misfortune or circumstances outside of their control that really sets them back. |
ANYONE can become a millionaire. I repeat. ANYONE can become a millionaire. The people who bust their ass and get nowhere are doing a great job climbing up the ladder.. but it's the wrong damn ladder! Too many people take a path without even bothering to take a look at where it leads. I can tell you right now that 98% of people will NEVER experience true financial freedom. Once again, the misfortunes he went through are UNIMAGINABLE. Truly beyond what anyone would expect to encounter. He was literally a step from success several times and then had to start all over again from the very first step. I have no idea how he did it. |
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| Crazy Serb |
| quote: | Originally posted by starsearcher
So he makes $850,000/yr and he was thrown out of his house and broke his relationships with his mother....no thanks, for me my relationship with my mother is far more important than 850 grand a year...besides he could have euqally finished his education and done the same thing.
That's a stupid story to look up to :rolleyes: |
oh man... you did not just say that! :D
why spend 4-5 years of your life going thru hell to get your education when you can become a millionaire in that time and ride the wave for the rest of your life...?
Btw, AIEON Computers you said? This AIEON Computers --> http://www.aieon.com/index1.htm
I'm guessing it's a retail store, since that website is not functional... |
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| jdjd |
| quote: | Originally posted by Tb.
True, its half stupid, because you cannot look at anything from an extremist view by saying "there is NO excuse for being poor", but tell that to the kid who's the son of a single parent teen mother, living in a low income area. He will go to a school that will teach him nothing about how to survive in the streets, and will probalbly turn to crime in order to survive. Sure he can work really hard, say no to drugs, work 4 part time jobs to get through college, but for the most part people arent that mentally and physically capable. |
Bull. Through high school I received $0 from anybody, in fact I had to pay for my own food and rent at home, I worked part time everyday, and busted my ass studying whenever I wasn't working to get 2 scholarships. Now I'm putting myself through uni and still giving money to my parents.
ANYBODY can do that, it's not luck of the draw like lazy unmotivated undisciplined people love to believe. |
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| d!abolic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Crazy Serb
I'm guessing it's a retail store, since that website is not functional... |
They're moving servers, should be operational again on Wednesday. |
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| VERTiG0 |
Thanks to the powers of the internet, I was able to deduce the whereabouts of your friend, do away with him, and assume his life.
That said, you lied. It's barely $847,000 per year. Geez man. This wasn't even worth it.
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| d!abolic |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
Thanks to the powers of the internet, I was able to deduce the whereabouts of your friend, do away with him, and assume his life.
That said, you lied. It's barely $847,000 per year. Geez man. This wasn't even worth it.
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Aw, i'm sorry *pat on the back*
Can i have a Porsche now? |
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| Vivid Boy |
i have a story too. its a story of a man with wierd nipple who was shunned his whole life. the only way he can mate is by finding asian women on msn from china and offering a visa if they sleep with him. he posts on a message board most of his free time and nobody likes him there either.
WAY TO GO DIABOLICAL UR AN INSPIRATION ON HOW NOT TO LIVE YOUR LIFE FOR EVERYONE ON TA! |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
this is an example of why i say that there is NO excuse for poverty in this country |
sometimes I think the same thing, but having never been in a severely disadvantaged social position, I am not really in a position to comment.
In any case, leaving home is not really comparable to being in poverty. |
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| Tb. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vivid Boy
i have a story too. its a story of a man with wierd nipple who was shunned his whole life. the only way he can mate is by finding asian women on msn from china and offering a visa if they sleep with him. he posts on a message board most of his free time and nobody likes him there either.
WAY TO GO DIABOLICAL UR AN INSPIRATION ON HOW NOT TO LIVE YOUR LIFE FOR EVERYONE ON TA! |
:stongue: :happy2: :stongue: |
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| Vivid Boy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
sometimes I think the same thing, but having never been in a severely disadvantaged social position, I am not really in a position to comment.
In any case, leaving home is not really comparable to being in poverty. |
sorry but like u said u live in an upper middle class home. people who live in poverty usually stay in poverty. not because lack of education or lack of chance, its because people learn what they are taught. if theyve lived their life poor and only know ghetto theyre going to grow up ghetto, unless of course they have alot of selfdiscipline and have drive. but that all leads back to focus. people do well at what their focus is on. believe it or not some of the greatest minds of our times live in traiulor parks in the US (ive seen a large documentary on it). Its not because they dont have the brain capacity its just that their focus is on the wrong things. but who are we to say what the wrong thing is. u live ur life as u wish. forget this 4 car garage mansion North american bull. thats what life is not abt. If u want to live a fulfilling life make a change in the world. the problem is people do things for the pay back not for the good of society and thats why most people will be forgotten after their time is up. |
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