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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by msindi:
<strong>Unemployed!!!
Graduated in 2001 - had an intenship for a year in a biotech comapny but now can not get a job (in part because I am not a US citizen and visas are becoming near impossible to get).</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">If you're unemployed, how did you afford a 996?

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by RJT 993:
<strong>Retired at 46. Bought Home Depot stock at $11...sold at $70.
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">When did you buy your stock? And how much did you buy? In other words, how much did you pocket?

ZAMIRZ

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by clone:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by msindi:
<strong>Unemployed!!!
Graduated in 2001 - had an intenship for a year in a biotech comapny but now can not get a job (in part because I am not a US citizen and visas are becoming near impossible to get).</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">If you're unemployed, how did you afford a 996? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">he mentioned in another thread that his parents bought him the car as a grad. present from mit.

CAPTLST

I own a Paintless Dent Repair business and a wholesale operation selling Rolex's and Patek's. Strange combination of businesses but then again life is sometimes strange.

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Ruiner:
<strong>Clone, I actually work in the Concourse buildings up off of I285/GA400 (actually, the King building to be exact). Those are the two large skyscrapers that look like King/Queen chess pieces.

I am in Information Technology and specialize in IT Projects and Project Management.

By the way, Go Dawgs. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> (I'm also a UGA grad.)</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Yeah, i know exactly where that is. I took an IT class at tech this past year. It was basically a ton of Excel and Access. I guess that stuff pays well then?

And i'll forgive your for going to UGA since you drive a sweet car <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Clone

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by CAPTLST:
<strong>I own a Paintless Dent Repair business and a wholesale operation selling Rolex's and Patek's. Strange combination of businesses but then again life is sometimes strange.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">So there are 2 of you guys who sell Rolexes here then. How exactly does that work? Do you buy them super cheap in like Bangladesh import them and sell them here???

Damian in NJ

I don't sell Rolex's, but I can fix them! And I've worked on some Patek's going back to 1850, the first sold in the US.

Clone

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Damian in NJ:
<strong>I don't sell Rolex's, but I can fix them! And I've worked on some Patek's going back to 1850, the first sold in the US.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">I have a Rolex, a $35 DateJust i got on Canal St. in NYC. Its funny, cause i made sure i got the most realistic thing out there, but no matter how good it looks on the outside, the insides are crap. Every night the stupid watch stops. I go out with some friends and they're like, "Wow! A Rolex, can i see it?...Wait, why isnt the second hand moving??" Piece of Crap... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

CAPTLST

I just sell Rolex's as a hobby. I may open a store in the next few years but I would need to move to an area that can support that kind of business. I live in Gainesville Fl and there are not a lot of people here buying $5000-$15,000 Rolex's or $4000-$40,000 Patek's.

prg

I use drills, saws, rasps, hammers, and chisels on living human tissue. Great fun. (13 years of higher education required if you don't want to go to jail for it though.)

KPV

prg,
I think I saw you in Halloween. No, actually, it was Nightmare on Elmstreet.

Jared W.

Still a student. UCSD undergrad, just finishing up an MS at USC (Trojans, not Gamecocks). Plan to apply to med school for '04. I taught the Honors Bio course at USC for 2 years, which paid for my current car (91 C2) and my Masters.

My father is a real estate developer in Reno, he owns the 996 ('03 GT2). He loves his job, but it is a very high stress/ high risk field.

02_TT_Menlo Park

I own a clothing company based in LA.

Do what you love. I am 31 and used to work at Oracle in the Sales Consulting practice (out of their offices in the Dunwoddy, GA area), I made decent cash but was miserable pitching DB software apps. to tightwad IT and purchasing departments.

-Chris

Redlinerobert

I'm a 33 year old Mortgage Broker and real estate investor. I opened my first company in 1997 in San Jose, right before the real estate market in that area took off. I owned that for four years before I eventually sold to a partner. I then bought some acreage in Aromas, built a home, and opened a second office in Salinas which is about 45 minutes south of San Jose. That market took off as well. I've been extremely blessed with my work.

I love what I do, there is never a shortage of prospective clients or investment opportunities. If you end up working in a service/sales based industry, remember to treat your clients with respect and be as ethical as possible. You'll have your clients for life and you'll gain respect from your colleagues as well. <img border="0" alt="[king]" title="" src="graemlins/r.gif" />

If there is one thing I can stress, do what you love and the money will follow.

Driving a nice car won't make you happy, but having a hot girlfriend will certainly help! <img border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" title="" src="graemlins/bigok.gif" />

Scott5

I'm an Internet Stratagist / Web Usability person. Great, intersting, always changing work - I think that's key in choosing a career.

I've got a patent in MRI technology and an degreed in that field but moved over to the web - probably taking a huge financial hit - because it was "cool."

DAMIAN in NJ - Can you e-mail me or (PM me) if you don't mind chatting about the watch making buisness?

I've always loved that kind of thing and just assumed I had to live in Italy etc., to ever do that sort of thing. I want to learn more!

~ Scott