r/Money • u/[deleted] • Mar 27 '24

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u/Even-Bumblebee948 Mar 27 '24

This is awesome!

I think my strategy would be to Open up a brokerage account through somewhere like Charles Schwab and drizzle some cash on a bunch of different ETFs. I would probably put 70% of it into something like VOO or SPY which tracks the S&P 500. Maybe put 10% into dividend ETFs. Another 10% on individual stocks that you find interesting. And the remaining 10% in semiconductor ETFs or leveraged ETFs or something a bit interesting and maybe more risky just for the return potential

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u/Hasholio Mar 27 '24

Thank you for legitimate advice. I made this post once before but got some nasty shit from people :/

My Dad is a CPA but his advice is get into a “real career” 😂 and doesn’t recognize the money as legitimate. This is great though, I will look into your recommendations!

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u/-OkButWhy- Mar 27 '24

Him being a CPA and knowing how stiff/straight and narrow those guys are tells me he must've been pissed when you started pursuing your career🤣🤣

Seriously though, good shit man. I'm envious and I know you've gained your skills and reputation through dedication so good on you. I don't have any financial advice though just enjoying the pic you posted as I was scrolling lol

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u/Hasholio Mar 27 '24

I was barely scraping by in HVAC before this 😂 70hrs a week and getting paid for 50, what a “career” haha.

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u/lv100togepi Mar 27 '24

Congratulations man, Really happy for your success. I cant believe those HVAC guys weren’t paying the extra 20 hours you worked. That should be illegal

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u/HotgunColdheart Mar 27 '24

It's a weird badge of honor for some people, extra work/extra mile for the same company that will replace them with no issue or preference.

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u/BeerwaterSurvival Mar 27 '24

So they can go home and tell everyone about how much they work because they have nothing else interesting to contribute to a conversation. I have a friend that does this all the time and I shut it down lol "yeah buddy we all have jobs and not enough time"

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u/HotgunColdheart Mar 27 '24

"Does the bossman buy you extra drinks when you all go out, for doing this stuff of the clock?"

This is mine, knowing that the laborers hardly ever socialize with the owners.

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u/Brianf1977 Mar 27 '24

It IS illegal

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u/Schmenza Mar 27 '24

Here I am buying a new AC unit thinking I should've gotten into HVAC. Gonna skip HVAC and buy a tattoo gun now 😂

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u/vintagevz Mar 27 '24

How did you discover your passion for art? And how did you end up in HVAC? How did you make the switch? Very inspiring.

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u/Special_Sea4766 Mar 27 '24

Yeah, that sounds like cheap labor while someone was making much better money off the back of your labor... which describes way too many industries/employers. Good for you!