Originally Posted by Hydrated

I swear to God this is my last post in this stupid thread:



Yeah. It's cute when people start carping about "immoral" or "dishonest" profits. That is an argument that is invariably made by someone who has made bad life choices or is simply unwilling to work hard to make themselves successful. Are there people who make money by doing dishonest things? Sure there are. But we have losers who protect their fragile self esteem by telling themselves that businesses can only make profits by ripping people off. They pretend that EVERY business owner is immoral if he makes any money. You wouldn't know a moral code if it bit you on the ass.

I get so sick of people calling me "fortunate". Fortunate my ass.

I created my first job when I was 11 years old. Cutting grass and saving my money enabled me to buy my first car when I was 13 years old. I learned how to work on it myself so that I could afford to drive it. I had owned my car for three years by the time that I got a license to drive legally at age 16.

I learned from my Father. He was a good man, but chose a career that demanded hard work and didn't pay much. And when my Mom died it opened my eyes when he had to borrow money to bury her. At his urging, I decided to make better choices that would make my labor more valuable.

I went to school for 7 years beyond high school... all while simultaneously working a full time job and one part time job. And after I finished school, I worked 2 full time jobs until I decided to start my own business. Now I work only about 60 or 70 hours a week. A 40 hour work week is for losers... it takes much more to be successful.

It makes me want to vomit when people sit around and whine because they can't get a break. Make your own break.

One day you'll figure it out. Or you'll get run over by someone like me who has put in the effort to be a success.