Eff You Money

[DooDiligence]

10 hours ago, bargainman said:

Just wondering out loud.  I might have enough to retire but kids still in HS, live in US where you pay out of pocket for your healthcare.  Plus market sure feels frothy.  Also it'd be tough giving up job with smart people on cutting edge, nice benefits and facilities and pretty compensation.  Though some days...

 

Don't quit unless it's just too toxic for your health. How old are you?

[james22]

“I heard that you lost a lot in the crash.”

 

“I did,” and he added grimly, “but I lost everything I wanted in the boom.”

 

https://www.thefp.com/p/things-worth-remembering-rob-henderson-f-scott-fitzgerald

[schin]

On 3/5/2025 at 8:41 AM, DooDiligence said:

 

Don't quit unless it's just too toxic for your health. How old are you?

 

I think toxicity has several levels.... It can kill you immediately .... or for most, it's s slow dose of arsenic poisoning each day.

[DooDiligence]

9 hours ago, schin said:

 

I think toxicity has several levels.... It can kill you immediately .... or for most, it's s slow dose of arsenic poisoning each day.

 

Right on. I'd much rather have a barrel of arsenic dropped square on my head.

[james22]

 

[gfp]

2 hours ago, james22 said:

 

I mean, don’t undersell flying private 

[John Hjorth]

On 3/10/2025 at 1:45 PM, DooDiligence said:

Right on. I'd much rather have a barrel of arsenic dropped square on my head.

 

13 minutes ago, gfp said:

I mean, don’t undersell flying private 

 

Reading this topic is almost killing me. 

[Parsad]

I didn't know what other thread to put this story, so I thought it might make sense to revive this thread.  

 

Sometimes eff you money just isn't enough!  

 

Did anyone ever have any doubt that this knucklehead would one day be in financial problems?

 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/16/sport/floyd-mayweather-felony-charges-las-vegas

 

He’s no Oscar De La Hoya!  Cheers!

[Sweet]

3 hours ago, Parsad said:

I didn't know what other thread to put this story, so I thought it might make sense to revive this thread.  

 

Sometimes eff you money just isn't enough!  

 

Did anyone ever have any doubt that this knucklehead would one day be in financial problems?

 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/16/sport/floyd-mayweather-felony-charges-las-vegas

 

He’s no Oscar De La Hoya!  Cheers!

 

He has made a billion from boxing and apparently just blows it all the time.  Buying stuff never made me happy, but apparently it makes others happy to blow their money on cars and watches.  He should be a multi-billionaire by now.

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Sweet

[Eldad]

The stuff most billionaires buy doesn’t really appeal to me. 
 

But I think it would be really cool to beautify/improve my city with schools, museums, ornate fountains, bridges, etc. 

 

I would like to be heavily involved and the patron of an elite charter type school in my community (I have a lot of thoughts on that) 

 

I would like to have a beautiful parcel of private forest land like 10,000 acres + in one spot close to my home. 

 

Boats, planes, art, watches, jewels, wine collections no thanks. 

[Parsad]

59 minutes ago, Eldad said:

The stuff most billionaires buy doesn’t really appeal to me. 
 

But I think it would be really cool to beautify/improve my city with schools, museums, ornate fountains, bridges, etc. 

 

I would like to be heavily involved and the patron of an elite charter type school in my community (I have a lot of thoughts on that) 

 

I would like to have a beautiful parcel of private forest land like 10,000 acres + in one spot close to my home. 

 

Boats, planes, art, watches, jewels, wine collections no thanks. 

 

Everybody benefits and can enjoy what you propose.  In Mayweather's case, only he and his posse enjoy.  Very different desires and very different outcomes.  

 

I've also dreamt of owning a nice big piece of land (100-1000 acres)...unfortunately, the stuff I can afford is a good 5 hours from Vancouver.  I wouldn't get to use it as often as I would like.  I'm sure I could move to other parts of Canada and buy within an hour from a city...but then I don't get to live in or near Vancouver.  Cheers!