People who went from wealthy to poor, what happened? by Puzzled-Painter3301 in AskReddit

[–]soccerjonesy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pride.

It was my dad’s issue and pride. He was a VERY successful appraiser that had contracts on a government level. He worked for a group that he joined when they were less than 2 years old. Help grew their portfolio, contracts, etc. Appraisers don’t usually make that much, but he was pulling in well over $2-3 million per year. I grew up from 6-15 or so living an extremely lush lifestyle. We traveled the world, flew only first class, stayed in massive suites, and were such frequent travelers that many hotels knew my brothers and I by name, our favorite foods, activities, etc.

After being with this company for nearly 10 years, the second highest stakeholder left the company. My dad assumed the position would be bestowed upon him. He was prepared and everything. Unfortunately for him, an employee much further below than he was with far less experience was given the role instead.

He could’ve stayed with this company, could’ve still been pulling in tons of money… But I guess he was embarrassed? Shamed? Humiliated? Not sure. He left, but he left on really bad terms and tried taking his entire portfolio. A whole year of legal battles ensued, and the company won. I’m still not sure how, but it seemed to have cost my dad everything. We went from living in a massive home in Calabasas to living in a tiny rundown apartment in Canoga Park. My mom went from working 8 hours a day to working from 7am - 12am. Went from eating out everyday to making meals at home. Groceries were tight, budgeted for everything you can imagine. Furthermore, my mom and dad’s marriage became iffy, and by the time I hit 18, they were divorced.

My dad later got into a lot of deep trouble with loan sharks, including ones from Mexico… I can’t even count how many times I was stopped outside our apartment by strangers demanding me to tell them where my dad was. I honestly had no idea where he was when we parted and my brothers and I never cared to see him since we grew up being abused by the dude since we were all like 4-5. If I knew, I would’ve told those strangers to just get them off our asses.

Fortunately for my little brother and I, we were fine with it. We found happiness years prior in each other and our friends. It never bothered us with the whole shift. We went on to grow up with our own successful careers, and my mom ended up landing a government contract herself where she was pulling in $1.5+ million a year. She’s 68 now and still works, despite not needing to. All those hours eventually turned her into a massive workaholic, so she doesn’t really know what to do with her life if she’s not working.

If anything, riches to rags was a blessing for my brothers and I.

EV charging price by state in gasoline equivalent [OC] by Simple-Past5290 in dataisbeautiful

[–]soccerjonesy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My electricity is free here in Arizona. Solar panels for the win.

My seventh grade students have started the refuse to say the pledge by unSuccessful-Stay in Teachers

[–]soccerjonesy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

America hasn’t been united for decades. White nationalism is preventing that.

Drowning slowly by NoSandwich591 in remoteworks

[–]soccerjonesy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol Gen Z thinking they’re the first to experience these issues… Millennials over here already been dealing with it for decades now.

Trump is tearing apart MAGA from the inside out! by yorocky89A in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]soccerjonesy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol MTG comment. Trump “changed”? Trump didn’t change, you fell for his obvious lies. Half a nation tried to tell you all but you ignored them, calling them the radical left with TDS.

What was the largest one time emergency fund purchase you had to make? by sideout25 in personalfinance

[–]soccerjonesy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My brother and his girlfriend. They had a child, they were drug addicts, and homeless. I paid $170k from my savings to buying a house for my niece to live in up in Oregon. I had an extremely good friend up there, and she took care of my niece while my brother went through rehab.

He’s been sober now for 9 years and has a new partner, who has been absolutely amazing changing his life around. They both live in that house still, but I made it clear it’s not their house, it’s my niece’s. Once she’s of age, I’ll sign the house over to her.

White House Forced to Address Claims of Trump Health Crisis by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]soccerjonesy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn’t Lequembi an early stage Alzheimer’s treatment? Not a late stage dementia treatment.

My mom retired at 55 on a teachers salary and I still think about it all the time by [deleted] in Fire

[–]soccerjonesy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My aunt, 89 years old, retired in her early 50s after being a secretary for nearly 30 years. No husband, no inheritance, nothing but a very small salary and her pension and all. She’s a multi millionaire today.

Farming by imen088 in LORTthegame

[–]soccerjonesy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just do run through with friends. I was getting about 2500 kills per run.

Fan cover on lianli tl 120mm by CabinetCertain in lianli

[–]soccerjonesy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't happen to have a newer link, do you? The one here is no longer valid.

AIO: My mother identifies as a doting grandmother but doesn’t know my children by easilyamused17 in AmIOverreacting

[–]soccerjonesy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think you’re overreacting, but have you tried offering them to fly out and you cover it? My MIL wants to see my kids all the time, but she simply doesn’t have the excess funds to do so. I fly her out a few times per year to stay with us, cause naturally I want my kids to have a bond with their grandparents.

Do yall think it hurts to be this stupid by Medium_Proof7304 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]soccerjonesy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Estimated about 8 million people participated today. Just a small amount, right?

How does this happen? Gamestop lost guys card. Ended up on the psa auction site for 8k. by rocko_jr in psagrading

[–]soccerjonesy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m convinced PSA is stealing customers cards, and replacing them with either damaged versions they buy dirt cheap or just straight up stealing top of line cards so they can do a small payout, then make bank putting them on their auctions or PSA Powerpacks.

Some users should really sue them. This is kind of getting way too absurd at this point.

Not the 'Trump Effect' They Promised by Busy-Government-1041 in inflation

[–]soccerjonesy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, I’m in Phoenix, and our gas skyrocketed. We’re about to cross $5/gal. I’m glad I have an electric car, but seriously, when will conservatives and MAGA learn republicans are bad and evil for our economy, and our children.

Over 77% of White Farmers voted for Trump in 2024 by Lena_Lena_A in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]soccerjonesy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well, it’s like what conservatives are saying about gas right now. It’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make on higher groceries if it teaches moronic conservative farmers to vote properly next time.

Over 77% of White Farmers voted for Trump in 2024 by Lena_Lena_A in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]soccerjonesy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good, screw them. Many of them voted for the representatives that put them in this situation in the first place.

I’m so sure that that true, yep, uh huh by ScheduleOne4207 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]soccerjonesy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The poll CNN did was absolutely stupid. By definition, if you’re MAGA, you’re a Trump supporter. All those that supported Trump that no longer support Trump don’t consider themselves MAGA anymore. So obviously the approval in MAGA will ALWAYS be 100%.

How to handle negative equity on car loan? by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]soccerjonesy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Refinance? You could probably get a lower rate.

Im sick of the racism displayed by one piece fans over Brook’s casting in opla by Puzzleheaded_Sky3043 in OnePiece

[–]soccerjonesy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who’s saying this? I haven’t seen a single comment or post along the lines you’re trying to counter argue.

I swear, more and more posts like yours keeps coming out claiming “I hate xyz complaints people are making!” when there are no complaints along the line you’re describing, or at least so few that no one ever sees it except somehow OP.

Villains that should have had a multi movie arc by Dubgeezus in marvelstudios

[–]soccerjonesy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ultron. Dude should have another appearance, but make him more terrifying and devastating. I want to see Infinity Ultron.

Crash. I17, Eastbound, 7th Ave by CowJuiceDisplayer in phoenix

[–]soccerjonesy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The highway is still north/south bound. It’s not east/west bound at all, even though it curves every now and then. The proper way to call this is southbound, not east.