Comment on What Do You Do For a Living? by Financial Slacker.
A few months ago, I sat on a jury for a murder trial. It was my first experience with the legal system (I am happy to say), and it was quite an experience.
Apart from the details of the case, which were incredulous and I could see it being made into a movie at some point, the other thing that really stood out to me was the professionalism of the lawyers on both sides.
As I sat watching the trial, which lasted nearly two weeks, I couldn’t help but think about how much time and effort the lawyers had spent preparing for the trial and then thinking that these same lawyers probably had many, many other cases back in their offices that they were also preparing for.
It’s hard for other people to really know what someone does and how hard it can be sometimes. But I walked away from the trial with a great appreciation for the participants in the legal system and what they do to protect everyone involved (including defendants) and keep society running.
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What Do You Do For a Living?
You’re definitely not alone on this, Paul.
I actually haven’t shared with too many of my friends or colleagues that I run this site. The people that know about the site and me are mostly people who I didn’t know before. Although, I have been considering opening up a little more.
Maybe I’ll write about it and get some feedback from the community.
What Do You Do For a Living?
I just think it’s such an unusual thing to see someone at a young age financially independent. Unless they’re an entrepreneur.
How many financially independent people under the age of 40 do you really know?
What Do You Do For a Living?
Just answer, “I’m in real estate.” As much as it drives me crazy, it’s an easy response that most people will accept. And it sounds more reasonable than, “I live off my dividends and bond interest.”
Since they’re asking that question anyway, they probably don’t really care what you do, they just want to one-up you.
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