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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: WiltonKnight   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Trump's Latest Grift: $100,000 Watches
Date: 09/26/24 11:27 PM
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The two "fashion" things I loved: Suits and watches. Otherwise I never cared about shoes, brands, whatever.

In the 2000's when I was doing well, yeah, I never did the 100k thing but I admit, I bought some expensive watches.

THEN when I decided back then that the goal is to pay zero taxes, do NO business, employ NOBODY, and take as much as possible from the system I had to top buying that stuff. Now, if my 'plan' is ahead of schedule the most I'll do is buy a decent used watch on Ebay - max $400.00

2 weeks ago at "parent's night" at school all the corporate/law/pharma Dads were there with their Rolexes and yeah ok I admit I felt a bit of loser-dom but then I reminded myself - zero college, and been sitting around retired in my 40's for almost 4 years now and living in a rather okay way -- screw it, been there done that.

Sadly my kids will have to do the college-career-professional bullshit so I have to focus money on that now. I still indulge on travel, and food. But otherwise, I'm the guy in baggy sweat pants and AmazonBasics sweater sitting at Dunkin in the morning lol.
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