What to tell my neighbors about my trading career.

Quote from ProfitMania:

I do not want them to think that I am living on my wife's income. I almost wanted to tell them that majority of my income is from trading which is many times as much as that of my wife's income
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Why do you care if people think your wife makes more than you? It sounds like you have an inferiority complex...
 
Quote from Drew07:

I remember a previous thread a while back that adressed a similar issue. There were some interesting suggestions for job titles for traders..."intra-day liquidity provider" was a good one. Maybe someone can provide a link. Anyways, why do you care so much what your neighbors think? Are you really a professor at a University? If so shouldn't that be enough info for these people?
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They do not think a professor can buy this kind of house.
That is why they reacted strangely.
 
Whatever happened to the truth...... who are you George Costanza....why don't you tell them that your a Latex Salesman for VanDeLay Industries.
 
Quote from ElectricSavant:

What kind of car do you drive?
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ES, when you're ready to trade up into a newer ride I have an Acura guy I can put you in touch with :)
 
I am happy with my woodgrain...Thank you very much...


Quote from Drew07:

ES, when you're ready to trade up into a newer ride I have an Acura guy I can put you in touch with :)
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Quote from newtoet:

Why do you care if people think your wife makes more than you? It sounds like you have an inferiority complex...
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Then, one of them asked:
Do you teach in the Summer?
Me: No
He: Then you can help me with the lawn....
I think: "@#$%!"
 
If it gets worse...tell them that you sell Amway...thats the ticket...that should work....

Quote from ProfitMania:

Then, one of them asked:
Do you teach in the Summer?
Me: No
He: Then you can help me with the lawn....
I think: "@#$%!"
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Quote from ProfitMania:

Then, one of them asked:
Do you teach in the Summer?
Me: No
He: Then you can help me with the lawn....
I think: "@#$%!"
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HAHAHAHA where the hell do you live? Can't these snobby assholes hire lawn people?
 
As another post or two said, if you are a successful trading and making good money, just come up with a great sounding line - financial analyst, private wealth manager, etc etc

You can create your own title and get your own biz cards printed to show them!

And when they ask you to trade some of their money, explain politely that you are not currently accepting new clients, but you'll be more than happy to place them on your wait list. Make sure to also mention the wait list may be years and years down the road.

In summary - they like your title (people love fancy sounding titles), they know what you do and they realize there's no chance you will accept their $ anytime soon.
 
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