What to tell my neighbors about my trading career.

The important things in life will help you be the man that you are. You will have opportunities appear in front of you... as this is why you are here on this earth....view the trials and tribulations as tests...

You can share about the real things with others now...you are free..

Be YOUR man....be honest with yourself and do not let others judge you for what you have...have nothing, but the important things. Fight pride...fight it with all of your might...

When you die...which you will....you will leave nothing...but maybe you will leave something to ONE soul that you meet in your life and that could have been your purpose...

All of this comes together as you grow older and realize how worthless you can be...realize all that you can.. that is important...people listen to you and rememeber more than you think...plant the seeds..

As Traders we work so hard and spend so much energy in the pursuit of the profit...imagine if after work we could separate the emptiness into glory.

Michael B.
 
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havent you kind of dug yourself a hole now when they see your car home all the time during the school day?
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Yep, the neighbors are probably thinking about when the DEA is going to raid the basement.
 
Rather than give you some hippie advice about inner peace I'll give you some real advice:

Move away.

Seriously, if you have a bad boss then you have no choice but to find another job ASAP for the sake of your career.

You have neighbors that will never fulfill your sense of community on account of their asshattery. Life is too short to be around scum bags like them.

They obviously have a very narrow view on prosperity and no matter how rich you get or reveal to be they will never respect you. It sounds like a bunch of degree stroking wankers that think the only people that are successful are doctors and lawyers.
 
Welcome to America...his neighborhood is not any different than others in that bracket....

Take a good look at our kids...take a good look around you...


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Rather than give you some hippie advice about inner peace I'll give you some real advice:

Move away.

Seriously, if you have a bad boss then you have no choice but to find another job ASAP for the sake of your career.

You have neighbors that will never fulfill your sense of community on account of their asshattery. Life is too short to be around scum bags like them.

They obviously have a very narrow view on prosperity and no matter how rich you get or reveal to be they will never respect you. It sounds like a bunch of degree stroking wankers that think the only people that are successful are doctors and lawyers.
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I just moved into a neighborhood that is 3 times as expensive as my previous one. On the first day, a man in his 60's came to my garage to talk me. He told me that his daughter and son-in-law lived on the other side of the street, that they were law firm partners. Then he asked about my job. I told him that I was a professor at xyz university. His facial muscle and mouth moved twice without a sound. Then he asked what my wife's job. I said she worked in zyx bank. Then he said "oh, that is where money comes from."
Today, most of my neighbors came out to shovel snow, and hence I met some of new neighbors. They all asked where I work and they reacted more or less similar to the first old man I met. 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, but I did not think that is appropriate and I did not say it. What should I do? What should I tell them?
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I'd inform him of trespassing laws and then beat that old man over the head with a lawn mower. Then tell him if he ever talks to me like that again, you'll have consensual sex with his daughter across the street.
 
Well he is a hippie now...is an electric lawnmower acceptable? :)


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I'd inform him of trespassing laws and then beat that old man over the head with a lawn mower. Then tell him if he ever talks to me like that again, you'll have consensual sex with his daughter across the street.
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Quote from ElectricSavant:

Welcome to America...his neighborhood is not any different than others in that bracket....

Take a good look at our kids...take a good look around you...


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Well I can tell you right now that a lot of Doctors and Lawyers [and people] don't understand money. Financial people do. I really find that non-business people just cannot fathom that there are other ways to make money than working for it. That has been my experience.
 
The group of Lawyers that I work for in my day job...TAUGHT me about money and are teaching me about money.

My financial background as a self taught trader taught me to love money and to gamble...where the voice of reason in my day job is teaching me to respect money...

I think you are naive and lumping together people that appear to you to be in a superior light...professionals from ivy league schools are not that intimidating...like in the movies...


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Well I can tell you right now that a lot of Doctors and Lawyers [and people] don't understand money. Financial people do. I really find that non-business people just cannot fathom that there are other ways to make money than working for it. That has been my experience.
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I just moved into a neighborhood that is 3 times as expensive as my previous one. On the first day, a man in his 60's came to my garage to talk me. He told me that his daughter and son-in-law lived on the other side of the street, that they were law firm partners. Then he asked about my job. I told him that I was a professor at xyz university. His facial muscle and mouth moved twice without a sound. Then he asked what my wife's job. I said she worked in zyx bank. Then he said "oh, that is where money comes from."
Today, most of my neighbors came out to shovel snow, and hence I met some of new neighbors. They all asked where I work and they reacted more or less similar to the first old man I met. 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, but I did not think that is appropriate and I did not say it. What should I do? What should I tell them?
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It seems to me that that you want to tell your neighbors that you are successful, and at the same not telling them that you are a trader (for several possible reasons). I think you have to decide which is more important to you.

Trading is not well understood, and you might have to explain it to them if you care what the think about you. In addition as mentioned above they might want "tips", or for you to manage their money.

Personally I dont think its worth the effort to explain trading to everyone who asks. If you think so as well, then pick some boring profession that will not arise suspicion (car in the driveway on weekdays).
 
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The group of Lawyers that I work for in my day job...TAUGHT me about money and are teaching me about money.

My financial background as a self taught trader taught me to love money and to gamble...where the voice of reason in my day job is teaching me to respect money...

I think you are naive and lumping together people that appear to you to be in a superior light...professionals from ivy league schools are not that intimidating...like in the movies...
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I didn't say all, I said some.

Edit: Actually I said a lot. So I don't know where the leaves us, lol.
 
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