It’s definitely not, at least by my math. 300/8 (for an 8 hour day) is 37.5 an hour. 40 hours a week makes this 1,500. 52 weeks in a year is 78,000. A much lower number.
Funny thing is I actually lived that life. I was a heroin addict, I got to the point of needing $200-$300 daily to get me by. Part of my motivation for quitting was the thought that I would have so much money for whatever once I kicked the habit... and once I got off the shit, I no longer had that kind of money. I guess I wasn't desperate enough to figure out schemes to make that much every day. So this meme is bullshit! I thank the gods I didn't end up a prostitute at least... but I would probably have more money if I did. Damn it.
Out of curiosity - what schemes were you cooking up for that kind of money? Given that you said you didnt end up a prostitute the obvious answer is out lol
I was a functioning addict, and had a job where I was able to tweak the records here and there to make more every day than I should have... by a couple hundred. It was amazing how incompetent the boss man was.
I've told this to smokers all my life. By quitting cigars they could have 2 extra ice creams plus some cheetos every day. Yeah those were my metrics when I started, I refuse to change them.
I think the real benefit is discovering what it is like to be in a pure and absolute state of desperation trying to find enough money to get the next fix.
You could become a heroin addict, or a CEO that is about to report during earnings season. There is little to distinguish the two when you look at it.
28 Comments
MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.world · 67 pts · 2y
Yeah but sucking that much dick is difficult when you don't have the heroin to forget...
TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
WereCat@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 2y
redballooon@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 2y
woah, just last week I didn't buy a $3m villa. I gotta check my balances.
Lexam@lemmy.ca · 25 pts · 2y
That's $109,500 a year before taxes. Not bad but not rich.
takeda@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
That's the money you save by not using heroin, not income, you should not need to pay taxes on it.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 2y
Could, you fit, any,more commas, in there?,
takeda@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Thanks, I had no idea that one extra comma could overwhelm to someone.
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
I think you used the correct number of commas, fuck the haters
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
We need a CommaHorror on Lemmy.
user224@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 2y
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You're welcome.
WoodenBleachers@lemmy.basedcount.com · 2 pts · 2y
It’s definitely not, at least by my math. 300/8 (for an 8 hour day) is 37.5 an hour. 40 hours a week makes this 1,500. 52 weeks in a year is 78,000. A much lower number.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 2y
Tried this but I now have debt with people that want to hurt me. Help.
takeda@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Fight hate with love. You need more dick sucking to pay your debt. Remember, don't do it for free.
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Just sell your kneecaps. Win-win since they can no longer break them.
TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 2y
Funny thing is I actually lived that life. I was a heroin addict, I got to the point of needing $200-$300 daily to get me by. Part of my motivation for quitting was the thought that I would have so much money for whatever once I kicked the habit... and once I got off the shit, I no longer had that kind of money. I guess I wasn't desperate enough to figure out schemes to make that much every day. So this meme is bullshit! I thank the gods I didn't end up a prostitute at least... but I would probably have more money if I did. Damn it.
bitsplease@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 2y
Out of curiosity - what schemes were you cooking up for that kind of money? Given that you said you didnt end up a prostitute the obvious answer is out lol
TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
I was a functioning addict, and had a job where I was able to tweak the records here and there to make more every day than I should have... by a couple hundred. It was amazing how incompetent the boss man was.
bitsplease@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
That's wild, can't believe they didn't notice thousands missing every month..
Glad you got clean before things caught up
pipe01@lemmy.pipe01.net · 3 pts · 2y
Damn, $300 daily is a crazy amount of money
meliaesc@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
$50/hr at a standard 9-5, ignoring the need for basic necessities like shelter or food.
DrQuint@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y
I've told this to smokers all my life. By quitting cigars they could have 2 extra ice creams plus some cheetos every day. Yeah those were my metrics when I started, I refuse to change them.
Darkhoof@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
But then they would eventually become obese.
remotelove@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 2y
I think the real benefit is discovering what it is like to be in a pure and absolute state of desperation trying to find enough money to get the next fix.
You could become a heroin addict, or a CEO that is about to report during earnings season. There is little to distinguish the two when you look at it.
BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
One could end up in prison in the process of making the needed money and the other is a CEO
son_named_bort@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
How to get rich:
jcdenton@lemy.lol · 3 pts · 2y
You forgot the 20,000 in rehab therapy
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
You pay it off in 2 months though.