A lot of outsiders buying to park some cash and I also think there have been a lot of really rich people moving back to the city. Personally, I can't wait for the top to give in a touch, but so far that has been nothing but a fantasy. Generally, the way my trading methods are set up, I do exceptionally well in volatile years and have pretty mediocre performance in quiet years. I don't really get to leverage the flow much - in fact, i think most of my flow is pretty toxic. Anyway, my best year by far was 2008, but I can't boast getting paid too well then. 2010 and 2011 were good, though and these days the firms appreciate some people that have counter-cyclical performance. And long term ones too - I met my Mrs this way and we've been together for 12 years. Though lately there is not a day I am not thinking of packing it all up and moving to your neck of the woods.
I owned pets for 20 years. I experienced life with and without pets. If you are strong, you don't need pets.
Weak fucks get very defensive often. Strong ones wouldn't bother responding to my post. That's my experience.
It costs me $4-5000 a month to raise two kids and I would not replace them with anything. Pets serve similar purpose. You cannot measure it with money. You spend what you think you can comfortably spend on them. I am not as attached to the goldfish or my 5 hens. My hens are my high yield securities. They do keep me calm though. Quote from wiesman02: $17,000 / year on pet expenses is ridiculous! Why? If I would have told you "it costs me 20k a year to lease, insure and garage my Aston-Martin" you would say "this guys is cool", but for some reason spending the same on two dogs is "ridiculous" in your eyes. Even though both have the same practical value in Manhattan and (if I was single), two big fluffy dogs would do a better job getting me ladies then a shiny penis with two chairs in it.
Well, I have admitted to be a weak fuck. You too, however, responded to my post so by the logic above... So far, however, the trail of post insulting people who happen to make more money then you do make you out as a sore loser.
Listen you racist prick, Barack is just as genetically white as he is black. And all the money you speak of Oprah making, that came not from racist losers like you but from open minded white people who didn't care what her race was. As far as getting to the back of the bus bud, I think it's pretty obvious who is in the back- YOU. At the front is a Chinese guy. Go learn something! [not black]
Come on Steve .. wait, do you really live in NYC? If so, you should get-it about dogs. Also, maybe check the cv of whoever you're abusing.
You guys should try living in Tokyo! We got higher taxes and higher prices. You can not live a decent middle class life without 400-500k a year. Just had this conversation with my wife last night..... What a joke! Time to move back to the States where everything is at least 50% off. Well, maybe only for a few years until Obama raises dividend and capital gains taxes.