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Also they hate poker, so if I start cashing out to pay for my expenses they will get mad and probably will make it harder for me to put my sessions at poker. So it's better to just keep the money in my roll.

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02-06-2019 , 02:59 PM

#5677

Rapidesh123

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Originally Posted by jdawg91

I guess I wasn't clear enough. My only real issue is the taking handouts/money from his parents. I agree that living at home can make a lot of financial sense and is a lot of time the most +ev decision.

Also Rapi could have potentially chosen a smarter career path, could have put more effort into study to pass the test, etc etc...there are probably 'more' things he could have done and if I was living at home at his age, I'd be doing everything in my power to be working on getting my way out of there.

Is rapi buying Magic cards with his parents money? Does he buy alcohol etc with his parents money? I don't know, but if he is, that's super loltastic imo.

And also okay yea, so you're basically from a rich family. Here in Mexico the average wage is about $100 USD/week. Obv don't know exactly what it is in Brazil. But your father makes more than my father does up ther in ole Murica

I'm doing the best I can to get out of this situation, I study even on weekends, I think I missed less than 5 weekends of study last year. And I don't drink much, probably less than once/month and when I drink it's like 600-1000ml.

The last time I bought mtg cards was when I cashed out $1.5k when I was playing 200z.

02-06-2019 , 03:21 PM

#5678

MMSS

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If you study for your test like you study poker at least you're providing the examiners with some lulz.

02-06-2019 , 03:28 PM

#5679

SpinMeRightRound

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Originally Posted by Rapidesh123

Most of my $100+ cards I bought for less than $10, those cards you saw are probably garbage with low playability and aren't collectible. It's my hobby, man, it's fun and on average they go up in price, specially since I try to buy them when they are undervalued and I bargain a lot lol.

Ok. It's not something I'm into personally. I couldn't justify spending $150 on what is essentially a worthless piece of paper, but if you enjoy it, then fair enough.

Don't you like partying or going to the beach? Brazil is known for that sort of stuff, I'm surprised you aren't into any of that.

02-06-2019 , 03:43 PM

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tgiggity

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Originally Posted by SpinMeRightRound

Ok. It's not something I'm into personally. I couldn't justify spending $150 (100k) on what is essentially a worthless piece of paper, but if you enjoy it, then fair enough.

that's why I dropped out of college

02-06-2019 , 03:51 PM

#5681

LittleGoliath

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Originally Posted by wj294

I can never tell if you're trolling OP, the rest of us or both. Sick balance.

Genuinely this.

02-06-2019 , 04:01 PM

#5682

Rapidesh123

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Originally Posted by SpinMeRightRound

I used to enjoy partying a lot when I was younger, traveling is good, but the closest beach is 1000 km away, should go more to nature travels though, there are a lot around.

But atm I don't have much time for partying, most of my time is spent with study, poker or gym. I rarely went out in the last 1.5 years.

02-06-2019 , 05:51 PM

#5683

Finland22

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BIG big BIG advices ITT. People tell OP what to do at university, with the fact that he's still at parents' house, etc etc

No need for psychologist you got the horde of "God's gift to life" minions just for you.

^^ lululululul

I agree with the comments in regard to his ******ed poker lines, but when a guy like mirage01 or some other 5nl superman tells him how to live his life when he's happy and flourishing as an individual, I find it very very funny.

Rapidesh probably smiles and makes jokes etc. a lot a lot more than the average poster ITT.

02-06-2019 , 06:06 PM

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SpinMeRightRound

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tgiggity

that's why I dropped out of college

Some college degrees are a genuine waste of time and money, others aren't. Medicine and Law are very much worth it. English and History, probably not. Even degrees like Computer Science aren't worth it when you can learn how to program in your spare time instead.

Engineering is also worth it. Although not in Brazil it seems.

02-06-2019 , 06:11 PM

#5685

Finland22

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Originally Posted by SpinMeRightRound

Then who will become the much needed history teachers? haha

English and history still better than art degree (painting etc.) for finding work XD lol

02-06-2019 , 06:57 PM

#5686

vrbik

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Originally Posted by SpinMeRightRound

Essentially worthless piece of paper

EPIC!
Man I bought some magic cards for 10$, now their price is about 1k$. Some cards went even from 10$ to 100k$ in 20 years. Dont think it is worthless piece of paper. You should not talk about things that you know s*** about. Ah wait... you checked ebay 3 minutes, so you have to be expert about MtG, right? Also this programming bulls*** you wrote.. waste of words and energy to say something more about that.

To others:
Telling OPs how to live his life or how he should feel about himself is next level of arrogance. Kindergarten level. btw check Dunning Kruger effect, think and shut the f*** up.

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02-06-2019 , 11:59 PM

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CantStopCalling

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Originally Posted by Rapidesh123

You are way more talented than I am at poker and I spent 8 years studying something that is worthless when it comes to building wealth (university lol). Actually I learned how bad it was to work in the private sector during uni, it would have been much better to study law for 4 years and I would have already passed the government job I wanted by now. I had that choice of going to a private uni to study law (private unis here <<<< public uni here, but you gotta destroy in the tests to get in), obv took the wrong choice and went to the second best uni of brazil in my area thinking I would be an CEO/director/sicko of finance lol.

My parents aren't rich, but they are like high-middle class, my mother is retired and makes $2k/month from that, my father makes probably around $8-$10k/month

Culture here is way different than in usa, people see it as very bad to see people living with their parents, here it's necessary imo, even on usa it's +EV to live with them.

I think it's a culture that is created to enslave people and force them to work more: if you have to pay rent every month you will have lots of pressure to work and will often undervalue your workforce just because you need the money. By having more people on average in the same place you dilute the fixed costs and enable people to save more/work less. Obv the government companies won't like that. Just as an example: one of my best friends during uni works for $1.5k/month, his work is worth $10k/month (he works in a consulting company that sells his work for that price)

I'm not saying it's alright to do that at 28, it's a shame that I have to live like this, but I've already thought about my other options and they're terrible in the long run. So I'm fine with sacrificing my dignity/pride atm so I can have a better future.

Isnt brasil a ****hole where ppl work for $300 per month? And u say ur parents arent rich while making 12k? Also u say ur going to get paid 5k... am i totally wrong on br being poor or what?

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02-07-2019 , 12:07 AM

#5688

Finland22

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It's spelled Brazil with a z

02-07-2019 , 12:11 AM

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mirage01

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Originally Posted by CantStopCalling

Isnt brasil a ****hole where ppl work for $300 per month? And u say ur parents arent rich while making 12k? Also u say ur going to get paid 5k... am i totally wrong on br being poor or what?

thats what i thought as well. a very low avg income and standard of living, yet hes throwing around massive salaries comparable to the richest cities in the world.

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According to the Brazilian daily Estadao, a worker on the bottom end of Brazil’s pay scale earns roughly $77.40 per month, meaning it would take him or her three years and three months to earn what an average person at the top end of the spectrum makes in just one month: $3,019.

Brazil’s Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) – the research organization responsible for the census – estimates that together, the poorest 10% of the population bring in just 1.1% of the country’s total earnings. The richest 10%, in contrast, take home 44.5% of the overall income pie. Last year’s census also revealed that Brazil’s richest 1% earn an average of $9,359.39 per month – or roughly $112,000 per year.

So rapid claims his parents are in the richest 1% of the country? what do they do rapid? this should be interesting.

02-07-2019 , 12:43 AM

#5690

Pedro Henrique

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Lol rapidesh saying 1k isn't a good wage, here in Brazil compared to other areas engineer still have a decent wage for the standards of the country, I'm almost finishing my University and medium wage for my area is only 2-4usd/hour as instructor in private market on small cities haha

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02-07-2019 , 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Pedro Henrique

Depending on the city the cost of living could be bigger or smaller, with $1k/month in sao paulo it's impossible to save any, in smaller cities it could be a decent sallary, but most likely if I would work in a company it would be in sao paulo.

One guy working at mc donalds in developed countries could make that, right?

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02-07-2019 , 01:09 AM

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aoFrantic

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Originally Posted by SpinMeRightRound

You're really, really overrating the average law degree.

02-07-2019 , 01:21 AM

#5693

mirage01

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Originally Posted by Rapidesh123

So rapid claims his parents are in the richest 1% of the country? what do they do rapid? this should be interesting.

02-07-2019 , 01:25 AM

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Rapidesh123

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Originally Posted by mirage01

So rapid claims his parents are in the richest 1% of the country? what do they do rapid? this should be interesting.

Retired professor and taxman (job I'm trying to get)

02-07-2019 , 01:44 AM

#5695

mirage01

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So a taxman earns 10k a month in brazil which is in the top 1% income in that country? Why do I find that hard to believe..

02-07-2019 , 01:57 AM

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Rapidesh123

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Originally Posted by mirage01

So a taxman earns 10k a month in brazil which is in the top 1% income in that country? Why do I find that hard to believe..

$3.5k to $5k if you pass today, you know that this country is insanely unequal, right? Government jobs are insanely well paid here, which is very ******ed.

02-07-2019 , 02:18 AM

#5697

mirage01

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So a government accountant in brazil earns in the top 1% , a wage of 10k a month which is equivalent to a good lawyer or even doctor in 1st world countries? I call bull ****.

02-07-2019 , 08:21 AM

#5698

sp00kym8

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That seems to be bit off indeed, but I also find it weird why would 28y old man be lying/exaggerating to people about how much his parents make on a poker forum lul

02-07-2019 , 08:40 AM

#5699

mirage01

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big noting family status is common, plus people lie for all sorts of stupid reasons. It seems the Brazilian president only receives a monthly salary of $8300, so rapids accountant dad earns more. lulz.

02-07-2019 , 08:54 AM

#5700

scharfkoko

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rapidesh123

$3.5k to $5k if you pass today, you know that this country is insanely unequal, right? Government jobs are insanely well paid here, which is very ******ed.

Confirmed, I'm from Brazil

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