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  • Self employed... yea baby

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  • punch a clock........ but justify it by saying it's family first.. yada yada

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  • I get food stamps... go Democrates......

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  1. 03-19-2004, 01:50 PM #1
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    How many members are self employed vs. working for a paycheck..

    This should be interesting....

    I am self employed........... Network Security Consulting mostly for Banks in the 4 state area here in Minnesota... don't ya know.......

    I worked a start up... 370,000 shares.. valued at $1.25 ea during the "Angel investment rounds..

    sold most of it before the bubble bust... and lost 125,000 to bankruptcy by the company..

    Problem.. i didn't have enought stock to controll a board seat..

    Never again..

    Now i own 1/2 of everything..

    Life couldn't be any better..



    And yes i worked all my younger life punching a clock...... from age 13-37....
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  2. 03-19-2004, 02:08 PM #2
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    working hard, busting my a$$ for that mother ****ing paycheck...............i dont punch a clock.....but i do swipe a card..........lol.................

    i'm still 20 tho...........if all goes well...........hope to be self-employed one day....................
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  3. 03-19-2004, 02:41 PM #3
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  4. 03-19-2004, 02:50 PM #4
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    well i got tired of busting my butt for other people....so last week i started busting my butt for me LOL

    scary and exhilirating at the same time...now if the $ coming in exceeds the $ going out I'll be a happy Cutie

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    I work for my dad....does that count as self-employed?
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    i'm a student now...but one day the goal is to be self employed, with my own practice...
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    Quote Originally Posted by cb25
    i'm a student now...but one day the goal is to be self employed, with my own practice...
    dont forget that you said you would hook me up with some dental work
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    Quote Originally Posted by mass junkie
    dont forget that you said you would hook me up with some dental work
    did i say that? i must have been drinking

    let me finish school first...then we can talk
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    Quote Originally Posted by cb25
    did i say that? i must have been drinking

    let me finish school first...then we can talk
    Hey I would never forget about free dental work..hahaha
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    Quote Originally Posted by mass junkie
    Hey I would never forget about free dental work..hahaha
    you're a smart man...i'll definitely give ya that
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    self employeed, i will never punch a clock as long as i live. it definatly not worth it. (age 23)
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    yeah i should probably get a job. beings i'm 23 and dont have one. heh
    i seem to get by with the things i do though.
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    is this site hiring??? i'm on here overtime
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    huh ? :)

    Quote Originally Posted by daman1
    self-employed, i get paid to watch girls get naked
    lol wtf you do ? P0rn ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by tbrocato
    lol wtf you do ? P0rn ?
    actually he does do something along them lines
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    i tried to be self employed BUT.. never really worked out.. the only good thing that came out of my self employment is meetin SwoleCat
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    I work for a company........ and I would never do it another way...... They pay me for vacation time, sick time, match my 401k 100% first 10% of what I put in, stock options, school tuition, I hardley ever work 40 hours a week always less........ al that and a fat salary.

    Oh yeah they pay me to post on here all day too
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheMudMan
    I work for a company........ and I would never do it another way...... They pay me for vacation time, sick time, match my 401k 100% first 10% of what I put in, stock options, school tuition, I hardley ever work 40 hours a week always less........ al that and a fat salary.

    Oh yeah they pay me to post on here all day too
    Me too....office out of my home, company car, etc. I see my manager about 1 time every 2 months. Sometimes have to travel, but, what can you do.

    I would love to have my own business....I just don't know what I would want to do. I have lots of things as hobbies that I do in my spare time. I wouldn't want to mess up the enjoyment of those hobbies....but I really don't think that I could make money at those hobbies either. What do you do?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SwoleCat
    Self Employed here, lookin' to actually CREATE jobs for some future Vizual X-Cellence employees.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SwoleCat
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    Im 20... started a computer contracting company last year. Doing mostly POS sytems (point of sale... not piece of **** lol). Now i got a 6 figure income . Life is goood
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    Quote Originally Posted by juicehoe
    Im 20... started a computer contracting company last year. Doing mostly POS sytems (point of sale... not piece of **** lol). Now i got a 6 figure income . Life is goood

    ****...........a 6 figure income at the age 20?!?!?!.........sheittttttttttttttt...........i feel like a loser now...............
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    Quote Originally Posted by Danielle
    ****...........a 6 figure income at the age 20?!?!?!.........sheittttttttttttttt...........i feel like a loser now...............
    Dont! It was pure luck, timing, and connections. Before it i was going from job to job accruing massive credit card debt. Im still shocked it played out like this
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    Quote Originally Posted by juicehoe
    Im 20... started a computer contracting company last year. Doing mostly POS sytems (point of sale... not piece of **** lol). Now i got a 6 figure income . Life is goood
    Congratulations, are you hiring?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vice
    Congratulations, are you hiring?
    indeed... im opening a new warehouse in may
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    Quote Originally Posted by juicehoe
    indeed... im opening a new warehouse in may
    SouthFL bit far

    My dad is in New Port Richey, but I'm all the way up in Canada

    And no warehouses for me
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  35. 03-20-2004, 08:17 AM #35
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    I have worked for years in sales. For five of those years I was a GM for a large mobile home company.I worked from 8 to 8, six days a week. My company filed BK and told me I had to move or get another job. I decided to open my own buisnes(mobile home lot). Now my life is perfect. I work about 35 hrs a week and make a pretty hefty amount of money. Hell I just paid the IRS 47k. BASTARDS BASTARDS BASTARDS.
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  36. 03-20-2004, 09:13 AM #36
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    Self employed. I develop commercail real estate. I have been working on the restaurant business lately, and it looks like I might be headed that way.
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    Oh yeah, I just noticed the title more clearly. vs working for a pay check.
    I have you know I work very hard. HE HE HE
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    im a student now...but hopefully plan to get my own company goin after i get my electrician career all set...
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