21 replies to this topic

[jeremx]

had i taken the advice of my then-roommate and started at my current company when she did (she's since quit), i'd be a millionaire as of about an hour ago. at the time i was like, "screw that, man.. no more cubicle jobs for me.." i was working at nita's and dicking around with the music stuff and just having fun. well now i'm in the cubicle anyway and my pockets are certainly not heavier by a million bucks.

oh well.. live and learn.

anyone have any, "fuck! if only i woulda..." moments they wanna share?

[Jacki O.]

damn that sux

but remember: more money, more problems

[Tony]

on the other hand, maybe the company was successful BECAUSE you didn't work for them. that's the silver lining, jer.

[jeremy_arp]

I worked for a horrible, horrible co. that offered stock options that split multiple times. Supervisors, friends and friends family members became millionaires. I didn't take pursue the stock because I thought the internet couldn't last ...

I'm still not a millionaire. But, I feel fine

[mancopter]

I worked for a horrible, horrible co. that offered stock options that split multiple times. Supervisors, friends and friends family members became millionaires. I didn't take pursue the stock because I thought the internet couldn't last ...

I'm still not a millionaire. But, I feel fine

This is how I feel.

[jeremx]

i started at at&t in '96 and you could opt into 401k pretty much right away (union gig) but i was like, "nah.. i'll keep my $, thanks.. i won't be here a year anyway." i finally quit in '03. i was fully vested after like 5 years so you start earning shit anyway so when i left i got like $6k. had i been putting into the 401k that whole time, it'd have been 10 times that.

i'm seriously fuckin' retarded when it comes to money.

[Quezo]

+1

I am retarded with money also

[urvile]

had i taken the advice of my then-roommate and started at my current company when she did (she's since quit), i'd be a millionaire as of about an hour ago. at the time i was like, "screw that, man.. no more cubicle jobs for me.." i was working at nita's and dicking around with the music stuff and just having fun. well now i'm in the cubicle anyway and my pockets are certainly not heavier by a million bucks.

oh well.. live and learn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbMKTZbUxzI

[mig50]

what the fuck that was a pretty nice bump.

[urvile]

WHAT THE FUCK indeed

[billy]

anyone have any, "fuck! if only i woulda..." moments they wanna share?

i used to have a copy of giant size x-men #1 (first appearance of the 'new' x-men, colossus, nightcrawler and a bunch of other dudes).

i traded it when i was 15 for a bunch of new mutants comics (like #85 thru #100 cable/rob liefeld era) which are now worth close to a small pool of dog piss and the xmen book goes for around 5-7 grand for a comparable copy.

not a million bucks, but still makes me want to gouge my eyes out of my head when i think about it...

what. the. fuck.

[Tony]

i sold my summer home in the hamptons and had the chance to invest in berkshire hathaway when it was trading at $91,000 per share, but instead i bought a yacht and claimed it as a residence because i didn't want to pay the capital gains tax. now BH is trading at $119k! hindsight is 20/20.

[billy]

may i borrow 5-7 grand to get my comic book back tony?

[Tony]

may i borrow 5-7 grand to get my comic back tony?

how about i hire the team at marvel to just write you a new one?

[billy]

how about i hire the team at marvel to just write you a new one?

fine! you don't have to twist my arm compadre...