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Please.... If you took the time to write down the vices of the people you listed..... You would certainly understand where the money went. Had nothing to do with the mis-management of money. All of the above had FAR worse issues then that.. which lead to there losses. Not the greatest example there my friend!
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I just read your book, "work hard, see results." Here is my response.
(In case you don't know) I used to do special effects for the movie industry. I've known quite a few celebrities (i.e millionaires), a few that I'm still close with. I have since quit fx, (because I wasn't seeing results for all my hard work). It suprises the hell out of me how poorly mismanaged they are with their money. Thier only saving grace is that they make millions every year. If some of them stop working, they will go broke. They live within thier means (which is millionaire status). Meaning, they fly off to some other country, they buy expensive cars, they have huge houses in over priced communities, they send their kids to the richest schools. If they stop working, they will go broke.
One of the few that I know isn't that well known, but she makes 90K a week, on her T.V. show. She doesn't have the slightest idea how much that really is. Seriously, she bought a new mercedes minivan/suv thing for her housekeeper, because she wanted to be nice. Well, that is nice, however, it's that type of spending that will eventually break her, since she doesn't make a whole lot (compared to the millions per pic bigger actors get) and I bet 80% of all tv actors careeres die with thier tv show. She has already said she will not go on to film after her show gets canned.
If those other stars (including the one I know) just invested the time to learn money. If they just learned finances, they wouldn't have to hire people that usually fuck them out of it. My friends money goes into an account, her management company deals with it, she has no idea how much she really has. And her actor friends, are the same way. They just know ball park figures. Instead of learning, they'd rather have fun with it. Better to understand finances, build your business up, and have fun when it's safe to do so. As in, put money to use and have it earn more for you, then go on those trips.
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This one however, just kills me!!! You actually said that in public? Those "executives". lied, cheated and munipulated their stock holders and employees out of MILLIONS!!! I frinkin lost my shirt with the shares I had in Enron. Was it because I mis-managed my money... fucking hell NO! I, along with thousands of other people were used and ripped off. Now.. fucking Keneth L. is sitting in one of his THREE mansions, while his employees who dedicated years of savings into there pentions and us stockholders who read trummped up earnings reports are left with our thumbs up our ass. Your "book" chould have saved us from that? Get over it.
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Ok, the enron thing, I just guessed at. Haha
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Dude.. I hope youre not a salesman. You need to do your homework.
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No, I'm just a dumb designer. Look here at GFY, we're a dime a dozen.
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Sorry to be so harsh, but gzzzzz!
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No worries, M8. I never take anything too seriously.
Look... work hard.. get paided! Youre not going to win the lotto, so forget about it and work. You will be more responsible with your money if you worked hard and earned it yourself.
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Heres my book! It has one sentance. Chapter One: Work Hard
Chapter Two: See Results Chapter Three: If You Have Not See Results In Chapter Two... Refer to Chapter One.
No magic.
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Sound advice. However, like I said it didn't work for me at first... so I switched jobs. Let's hope it works this time.