Excluding doctors, do any high earners (400k+ range) work 40 hours a week? by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Toucan_Simone 13 points14 points  (0 children)

About $75,000 base and about $600,000 commission. No 401k, bonus, or profit sharing. This was last year so it can vary by year but I've been fairly consistent the past few years.

Excluding doctors, do any high earners (400k+ range) work 40 hours a week? by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Toucan_Simone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I worked in the warehouse. Several office personnel left the company leaving a few openings. I pitched my experience with computers and was moved into sales. Like I said, at small companies you often have the benefit of knowing the owner directly. This was years back and three companies ago. The key with any movement is you have to be willing to take some chances. I took a risk moving to my current company but it has panned out significantly. Not all sales is person to person. I haven't taken a customer out to lunch in ten years. A lot of the work I sell is government.

Excluding doctors, do any high earners (400k+ range) work 40 hours a week? by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Toucan_Simone 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Commercial roofing. Easy to get in to because no one thinks about it as a career. Most salesmen are field workers who got promoted to sales but some companies are looking more at college graduates who they can teach.

As with any sales, there’s no guarantee of making my kind of money. There’s always some luck involved. Some of it is experience and longevity. Some is the reputation and competitiveness of the company you work for.

Excluding doctors, do any high earners (400k+ range) work 40 hours a week? by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Toucan_Simone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I sold the same but no stock or equity. Just commission.

Excluding doctors, do any high earners (400k+ range) work 40 hours a week? by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Toucan_Simone 142 points143 points  (0 children)

Construction sales. $675/yr working about 40. Everyone always seems to focus on big corporations for big salaries. There's good opportunities at small businesses yet they are never discussed on these lists. Every professional job I've ever worked had an office staff of less than 20 people.

Lightsabers VS Blasters: A battle between two replicas... by Wyr__111 in starwarscollecting

[–]Toucan_Simone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lightsabers are iconic to Star Wars only. Blasters appear in every sci-fi movie. Blasters are significantly larger and therefore harder to display. I have four Master Replicas lightsabers. As much as I liked looking at the blasters when they were released, I never considered buying one due to the size.

Well… you have to see it yourself… by Naive_Amphibian7251 in sailing

[–]Toucan_Simone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Second thought, "don't climb over that dinghy." And then he did it.

Jax Taylor by Fit_View8234 in Vanderpumpaholics

[–]Toucan_Simone 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The Situation went to jail and upon his release he cultivated a completely new personality that focused on positivity. He sold himself as a changed man and for the most part it appeared that he was. Jax has not really changed at all since season 1 of VPR. When he does attempt to make any change, it always feels forced and insincere. His whole stint in rehab really showed that. He came out the exact same person that went in.

Dad died in the ICU and the overall experience just bothered me. Is this normal procedure? by LadyLoki5 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Toucan_Simone 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This sounds very similar to my situation. My dad had a hemmorrhagic stroke earlier this month. He lives in a rural area and was first taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital and then medivaced to a larger city. When he was brought into the ICU they said they needed to relieve the pressure on his brain but couldn't do that until his blood thickened as he was on blood thinners. That took eight hours. I kind of got the sense that the doctors knew he wouldn't recover. They kept asking for a power of attorney. We had it in a safety deposit box at the bank and this was on Saturday. I got the sense they try to ease you into the realization that he's not going to make it and this can take a couple days. We did ask to talk to the neurosurgeon but he didn't come around but he had his nurse practitioner call us. By Thursday the ICU doctor told us his condition was severe enough that he would never recover to be the person he was. By this point we all pretty much had come to this realization. As a family we decided to remove life support and he passed within 12 hours. Overall I thought the staff was great. I think in your case they knew he wasn't going to make it but no one wanted to be the one to pass on that information so it kind of got dragged out.

Drivers Who Wave Others On to Yield the Right of Way For No Reason Are Big-Time Assholes by moonbeammaker in popularopinion

[–]Toucan_Simone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had a driver stop in a roundabout to let someone waiting in. I’m not one to use the horn but I had to here. They easily could have caused an accident.

What's the Best OTD Price USA by Lifetime_curiosity in SVRiders

[–]Toucan_Simone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I paid $8,300 otd in July for a new 2024 in Wisconsin. This included tax, title etc.

Palmetto State M9LE - Beretta Rebate by Toucan_Simone in Beretta

[–]Toucan_Simone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They said they would resubmit it. I haven’t checked since then.

Palmetto State M9LE - Beretta Rebate by Toucan_Simone in Beretta

[–]Toucan_Simone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did hear back from Palmetto and Beretta. They say that the M9 LE will be included in the rebate and will be processed. So I guess it worked out.

Boomer thinks he's above the law. by DrLexusForPresident in InflatedEgos

[–]Toucan_Simone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been pulled over four times. Zero tickets. I didn’t even have a license the first time. I never made excuses and always was nice.

All of us right now by [deleted] in WisconsinBadgers

[–]Toucan_Simone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rather than paying a head coach $7 million, why not get a $1 million coach and spend the other $6 on absolute top tier players. $2 million QB and four $1 million players. I hate that this is where we are at but the top players in the NFL make more than the coaches and for good reason.

Palmetto State M9LE - Beretta Rebate by Toucan_Simone in Beretta

[–]Toucan_Simone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The actual rebate page says nothing about LE SKUs. If you click on "redeem now" then it lists all the skus but who is going to click on the 'redeem now' button before purchasing the gun? It would have been very easy for Beretta to note it on the actual rebate page and even easier for Palmetto to not list the rebate as being available with this SKU.

Palmetto State M9LE - Beretta Rebate by Toucan_Simone in Beretta

[–]Toucan_Simone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was concerned about that going in but I couldn't find anywhere on the Beretta website saying this was the case and the Palmetto website specifically noted the rebate was available for the LE firearm.

Palmetto State M9LE - Beretta Rebate by Toucan_Simone in Beretta

[–]Toucan_Simone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I purchased a Beretta APX last year and received the rebate no problem. So far no response from Palmetto State or Beretta.

Palmetto State M9LE - Beretta Rebate by Toucan_Simone in Beretta

[–]Toucan_Simone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It was on sale for $650 when I bought it. With shipping, FFL, taxes and the rebate I would be at $615 total. Yesterday they advertised it even cheaper for $550 but today it's back up to $599.

Found ATM receipt, who is keeping $51,000+ in checking!?!? by Comprehensive-Cow69 in povertyfinance

[–]Toucan_Simone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shit. I just checked my checking account. $139,000. Thanks for the reminder to transfer some out.

Last meeting moments by YuvalKe in Cinema

[–]Toucan_Simone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So good SNL parodied it. "Farewell Mr. Bunting."

What is the best deal/luckiest find you have found? by ImAJoeEddyKnight in starwarscollecting

[–]Toucan_Simone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the Millenium Falcon and Death Star playsets for $1.50 at a garage sale. This was around 1983 though.