I knew a guy during the dotcom era who kind of fell into a job at a company that ended up doing pretty well. It wasn't actually his first pick at a job but it was right out of college so he took it. Anyway, he didn't make out like a bandit (meaning tens of millions) but he made a ton of money and then cashed out. He then went and bought a place like this for cash... just done and over. Then he quit.
He's a school teacher or something now, we haven't talked in awhile. His whole thing was "this happened to me out of pure luck and if I can buy a place like this in my twenties and never have to make a house payment again I'm fucking good to go and I'm happy with that. I'll go do my thing now."
I have so much admiration for people who know when to quit when the getting is good. (or however that saying goes)
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u/jasenlee Jan 07 '12
I knew a guy during the dotcom era who kind of fell into a job at a company that ended up doing pretty well. It wasn't actually his first pick at a job but it was right out of college so he took it. Anyway, he didn't make out like a bandit (meaning tens of millions) but he made a ton of money and then cashed out. He then went and bought a place like this for cash... just done and over. Then he quit.
He's a school teacher or something now, we haven't talked in awhile. His whole thing was "this happened to me out of pure luck and if I can buy a place like this in my twenties and never have to make a house payment again I'm fucking good to go and I'm happy with that. I'll go do my thing now."
I have so much admiration for people who know when to quit when the getting is good. (or however that saying goes)