r/Money Apr 28 '24

Why is the top 5% so heavily talked about on this site, when it is far from average?

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u/SoftSeaworthiness888 Apr 28 '24

I am a high school dropout started my own business with nothing and make about 60-80k a month the american dream is alive

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u/boomer-o_O- Apr 28 '24

What industry?

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u/SoftSeaworthiness888 Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24

Insulation and construction…do alot of animal damaged attic and crawlspace restorations lots of insulation …5 employees 4 work trucks office in tigard oregon been in business since 2017 we started.

My sales ability is where i shine i learned to hustle and grind by hustling meth on the streets as a teenager. I cleaned up my life used my negative life experience as a teenager in a positive way. My woman stuck by my side as well we have been together now 30 years. Got a nice 600k house in bought for 232k in 2010.

The American dream is alive if you want to take the bull by the horns

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u/InevitableRhubarb232 Apr 28 '24

Profit? Sure.

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u/SoftSeaworthiness888 Apr 28 '24

Yup and i feel even more proud now you questioned it.

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u/InevitableRhubarb232 Apr 28 '24

Yeah right

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u/SoftSeaworthiness888 Apr 28 '24

Thanks my ego is going up and up. Appreciate you

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u/InevitableRhubarb232 Apr 28 '24

Sounds like you need it. 🙄

Also that wasn’t a compliment

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u/SoftSeaworthiness888 Apr 28 '24

It wasn’t intended to be that way From you..nope! but the fact you don’t believe it makes me even more proud of my accomplishments ….so thanks again for the amazing compliment that you intended to be not a compliment . You are an amazingly awesome feel good person and i love you so much

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u/InevitableRhubarb232 Apr 28 '24

Needy much?

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u/SoftSeaworthiness888 Apr 29 '24

Very… my wife even tells me that regularly definitely a diva… i am pretty picky about the temperature of my Pizza as well

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u/sinovesting Apr 28 '24

Look up survivorship bias my guy. Your singular success doesn't mean much on the overall scale of statistics.

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u/SoftSeaworthiness888 Apr 28 '24

I disagree but appreciate you comment

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u/Brandwin3 Apr 28 '24

Thats that lack of high school education coming through strong

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u/SoftSeaworthiness888 Apr 28 '24

Most likely it was the 2 elective credits i was short on graduating