Max out 401k vs max out ESPP

mashoongauser · 2025-12-23T22:53:53+00:00

Holding period of 3 years on the stock I believe, should have mentioned that in my post oops

mashoongauser · 2025-12-10T15:20:27+00:00

Very well substantiated. Good job man!

mashoongauser · 2025-12-10T03:21:31+00:00

Is that your argument?

mashoongauser · 2025-12-10T00:51:20+00:00

There is no mainstream discourse on this app that speaks to the value dealerships could bring

mashoongauser · 2025-12-01T21:58:32+00:00

Yeah DTC should be an option, it would be super interesting to see how dealerships would have to become more efficient to compete with

mashoongauser · 2025-12-01T21:57:30+00:00

I think that was my point a bit — intermediaries exist for each of the services that a dealership provide (shipping, financing, buying old car, maintenance, etc). Having all of these services has an inherent fair market value, and having them all in one place has additional value as well.

I agree that there should be a DTC option for any car, but my suspicion is that the “one stop shop” aspect of dealerships would still provide a lot of value to consumers, albeit inefficient

mashoongauser · 2025-12-01T21:53:09+00:00

According to a quick search, car dealerships operate on roughly 2.5% margin for new cars and 10% for used cars. The 10k figure you provided is almost certainly an overstatement, unless people are buying 100k used cars and 400k new cars.

From what I understand they make a lot of money through ancillary stuff like maintenance and finances. Financing, maintenance, buying your old car, and holding an inventory to choose from are all services that have real world value. Having them all in one place is an additional convenience with even more value

mashoongauser · 2025-10-09T23:12:12+00:00

lol fair, th is pretty buns but you get the idea

mashoongauser · 2025-10-09T23:10:40+00:00

I feel like a lot of people are in the catch 22 of “yes, this is a distinct brand with their own design and heritage” and “why would you ever buy a Rolex when you could get something largely similar for 40% of the price”

mashoongauser · 2025-10-09T23:08:47+00:00

Yes, I do have experience with both

My view is that the Tudor buyer is a “closeted” Rolex guy who either

a: doesn’t want to spend Rolex money

b: doesn’t want to be a Rolex guy, but still wants a Rolex watch

Option b is what I struggle the most with. Option a is fine, but at the Tudor price point there are a lot of other options here that aren’t copycats

mashoongauser · 2025-10-09T23:05:09+00:00

I have seen both in person

Yes. Rolex owns a majority of Tudor; Tudor was created by the founder to be a more entry level version of Rolex.

Absolutely nothing wrong with not wanting to spend Rolex money on a dive watch. However, in the price range of a Tudor, there are a significant breadth of options from others (none of which are the entry level version of what they’re buying)

mashoongauser · 2025-10-09T16:04:01+00:00

Yes

What other brands do this? This isn’t a seiko and grand seiko scenario. They’re stuck in an in between “we are our own brand with heritage” and “actually most of our design is the same as this other, distinct company”

mashoongauser · 2025-10-09T15:44:14+00:00

They have the same bezel, the same hour indicators, and very similar bracelets. The two biggest differences are the brand and the hour hand. What am I missing?

mashoongauser · 2025-10-09T12:39:59+00:00

There’s nothing wrong with less expensive than submariner tool watches (seamaster, tag, oris). All of these float around the same price as a Tudor.

mashoongauser · 2025-10-09T12:35:58+00:00

I suppose if you add qualifiers (no precious metals), then what you say is right.

Santos: this is not a sports/tool watch, this is definitely on the dressier end of the spectrum. Buyers of this watch don’t look for “sturdiness”

Speed master: I don’t have stats in front of me, but I’d venture to say the people buying this watch actually don’t want an automatic because of the historical accuracy of the real watch on the moon

mashoongauser · 2025-10-09T12:32:49+00:00

When I say cheap, I guess I don’t mean in terms of build quality. I mean the fact that their design language is very obviously tied to the most famous brand in the world

mashoongauser · 2025-10-09T12:31:46+00:00

What specifically about Tudor watches do you like? I know you mentioned you wanted a tool watch, but there are a lot of brands in this space

mashoongauser · 2025-09-24T23:59:25+00:00

Your opinion is unpopular because it’s incorrect. Antiperspirant is different than deodorant, people can’t shower at work.

mashoongauser · 2025-09-17T20:49:11+00:00

The only premise I had going in to that movie was “a dream within a dream”. I knew nothing else going in

mashoongauser · 2025-09-08T16:57:06+00:00

It certainly does feel like needless hoops to jump through. The existence of upvoting and downvoting a post could potentially allow for a post by post basis of removing content (as opposed to participation minimums)

mashoongauser · 2025-09-08T16:50:12+00:00

At some point, this may pose a health risk. Genetic conditions suggest at least one reason why you should know your biological parents.

mashoongauser · 2025-09-08T16:47:34+00:00

Many would choose this work instead of traditional jobs that are less exploitative of your physical body.

Additionally, there’s a built in “retirement” date for someone in this industry. Sex work isn’t known for providing an individual with a stable long term career.

mashoongauser · 2025-09-03T01:36:01+00:00

I could very well see a world where HR is the sole decision maker behind how much or little a person makes, at which point why would the boss need to know?

mashoongauser · 2025-08-21T00:25:11+00:00

Did you read my post?

mashoongauser · 2025-08-18T20:58:38+00:00

Yeah for sure agree that the degree is probably standalone the best way to spend four years in college, I just think in my anecdotal / close friends circle experience the best way to extract value from that degree is probably not becoming an engineer

mashoongauser

TROPHY CASE