Saturday, January 08, 2005

The $100 Question

$100 cash (or check, if you prefer) to the person who gives an outstanding answer to the following question:

How do you plan on becoming financially sound and accumulating wealth for you and your family?

The most thought out and detailed answer wins. If no one gives a good answer, no one wins.


40 Comments:

Anonymous said...

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11:10 AM  
Anonymous said...

My economical stability for my future and family is having the largest distribution company from Panama to San Diego. And for the real smart people they will know what I am distributing, but if you can't figure out what it is here is a hint if comes from Columbia.

3:45 PM  
Anonymous said...

My economical stability for my future and family is having the largest distribution company from Panama to San Diego. And for the real smart people they will know what I am distributing, but if you can't figure out what it is here is a hint, it comes from Columbia.

3:47 PM  
pogosik said...

instead of the hundred dollars, send me the pillow that you dream on...so darling i could dream on it too! and then maybe ill answer the question at hand

5:58 PM  
Anonymous said...

Get your own magical pillow Paul. No charity.

9:46 PM  
Arthur Chaparyan said...

Paul how about you come sleep next to me and we can share the pillow... we won't be doing much dreaming though ;-)

Sevan, you're the most verbose of the people I know that want to get rich, how come you don't have an answer?

11:17 PM  
Anonymous said...

By you giving me the hundred and me investing it in something. ANYTHING... ooh! I SO NAILED THIS ONE! lol...

P.S... ARTHUR CHAPARYAN ROCKS!!!

11:17 AM  
baseballa5 said...

y even start a family? one should just live off a nice little one person income and fuck a different bitch every week in your downtown nyc pad

2:55 PM  
Anonymous said...

I WILL REMAIN ANNONYMOUS.

SHANT, your a BAD-ASS!

-Sev.

hahahahahahaha.

ARTHUR...

1) I rather SHOW THE WORLD.
2) I could be making a LOT OF MONEYYYYYYYYYYYY, but I have to fuckin go study BIOLOGY right now. So, time is the issue at hand my friend.

BYE.

3:28 PM  
Anonymous said...

ok, I know my previous comment makes me sound retarded cuz I technically identified myself. lol.

but I'm not for you "outsiders".

and, ok, so I SLIGHTLY exaggerated on the money thing. lol. but I was just trying to express my utmost love for biology.

3:33 PM  
Anonymous said...

wow.. This contest is a disaster. No one gave a straight answer. If I may enlighten the readers. I have made a plan.
I will recieve a bachelor's degree in Biology from the current 4 year university I have enrolled in. I will then go to USC for my Pharm D degree, and I am very certain that I will get in, because I have family that graduated from USC, and I am determined. Once I get my Pharm D degree... USC guarantees employment following graduation.Plus I am planning on getting a job in a Pharmacy to gain experience in the environment.. which will enhance my chances/choices of work. Pharmacists make 80grand a year for beginners. Though money is a concern, it is not the first thing on my list.. I would be just as happy living a normal comfortable life.

5:09 PM  
Arthur Chaparyan said...

That's part of the answer, but what do you plan to do with the $80,000 a year? How will you make your money work for you instead of the other way around? How can you make that money bring you more income without you having to do any work for it?

8:38 PM  
Anonymous said...

Hey ANNONYMOUS...

THIS IS SEVAN.

STFU!!!!!!!!!

how does $150,000 A MONTHHHHHHHHHH SOUND!?

THAT's NOT NEEDING A COLLEGE EDUCATION or PAYING $40,000 a YEAR for USC, which I STILL PLAN ON DOING. FOR UNDERGRAD, AND GRADUATE SCHOOL.

DO ... NOT ... FUCK ... WITH ... ME.

Then, WHAT I PLAN ON DOING WITH THAT MONEY. lol.

That's what I dream about everynight.

10:01 PM  
Anonymous said...

ok. sorry for snapping @ you for no reason. i feel bad now.

you have a good plan too.

lol.

bye.

10:50 PM  
Arthur Chaparyan said...

And how exactly are you planning on getting $150,000 a month with such ease? More importantly, what have you actually DONE to get to your goal? You have a lot of passion and a lot of energy. Maybe you keep it all secret, but I have not seen you do one thing to get you to your goal. Talk is cheap, my friend (in fact, it's on sale for $12.99 at Target).

10:52 PM  
Anonymous said...

I'm GLAD you know EVERYTHING that goes on in my life!

(you don't).

Your right, talk is cheap. I regret posting that comment.

But THINK, my friend. IFFFFFFF I was at that point or even remotely CLOSE to that point of making figures like that right now, WHY THE FUCK would I tell you, or anyone for that matter what it is I am doing to attain that wealth? Unless it completly secured and copyrighted under my name. (unless if I want to share it with you, cuz having money ALONE is no fun). (talking from experience).

And it's pretty sad how we've been talking through blogs so much and I havn't SEEN YOUR FACE for MONTHS.

yalla, lets go sky-diving. lol.

11:58 PM  
Anonymous said...

WOW these COMMENTS full of CAPS and regular letters CRACK me UP. geez... what i wanna know is why the f are u so damn concerned w/ being "financially stable" and "what ur future plans are" and all that stuff... and why do u care so much about knowing what others plan?... seriously, do u really care? and if you do, WHY?! what's the point? is it really doing something for u? do u have like a freaky fetish? hmm...

12:22 AM  
Arthur Chaparyan said...

Yes. Talking finances turns me on. No, really.

9:22 AM  
Anonymous said...

I WON! JUST GIVE ME THE MONEY AND WELL CALL IT A DAY! IF you guess who this is... then dude UR AWESOME! =)

9:41 AM  
Arthur Chaparyan said...

Talin.

10:33 AM  
Anonymous said...

Fellas, you are missing the real answer, Which is taking Columbia's most exported good and turning it in to an empire. Only a true business man can take "sugar"(for Federal reasons I prefer it to be called sugar) and have a coast to coast widespread of people who put much more money into your pockets then they have in theirs. This is economic stability will forever last for my family and families to come.

1:18 PM  
Anonymous said...

>>"How do you plan on becoming financially sound"

I plan on winning the lottery,

>>"...and accumulating wealth for you and your family?"

twice.

>>"The most thought out and detailed answer wins."

There is a 7-11 near my house, they sell lottery tickets there. I plan on buying 2 by using the "Quick Pick" method.

2:33 PM  
pogosik said...

I think Sevans image of himself inside his head is really something. From the way he speaks and writes about himself you would think hes one of the smartest and wealthiest businessmen around. I know hell turn around and say "I WILL BE" but I could guarantee the same thing. All you have is ideas of what you can do or what you will do, but what is an idea sevan jan? An idea is a weightless charge swimmin' around youre head, thats all! Ideas dont stand up in the court of reality where we are all responsible!

2:54 PM  
ingrid said...

hahaha, interesting comments...

I agree with one of those anonymous people back there, why do you care so much about finance & money, etc.?

My answer: I don't plan on becoming financially sound and accumulating wealth for myself and my family...unless that happens by some freak accident...I'll probably just make enough money so I have a place to stay and food to eat. What job I have will depend on how college goes, but I could see myself as a teacher...who is some kind of artist on the side...

the point of this comment: money isn't everything; in reality, it doesn't matter at all.

5:15 PM  
Arthur Chaparyan said...

Once you win the lottery (twice) and show me proof of winning a value 6 digits or greater, you shall receive my $100.


;-)

8:43 PM  
Anonymous said...

PAUL! ... OHHHHHHHHHHHH MAN!!!!!!!!

first of all you SMARTASS... if you have ANY intellegence, you would realize that WITHOUT the IDEA or better yet.. THE DREAM, you don't HAVE SHIT.

SECOND AND MORE IMPORTANTLY...

MY ASS HAS WORKED HARDER THAN ALL YOU FUCKIN IDIOTS and has probably MADE MORE MONEY than all you idiots

except for maybe ARTHUR himself or ARA.

so... what puts ME on TOP of YOU... is WHAT I HAVE DONE SO FAR. so.... and im only making more as the days progress while your ass is UN-EMPLOYED at the MOMENT...

so please... STFU!

muah.

11:24 PM  
Anonymous said...

At this point, I think Sevan is a CON ARTIST. Thats right you matchstick man.. you dont tell anyone so you wont get caught. HA!!

1:13 AM  
pogosik said...

sevan you hit it lucky by getting a job at infirnology! you arent half as smart as me or most of the othr people who have posted, and the only reason you care so much about money (more than anyone else i know) is because you are insecure! yep i said it...you think money will make you a big shot and you could make up for all your insecurities with superficial things. Well, I think not my friend. and even if you have made more money, who has more money in the bank, and in mutual funds, and has nicer clothes and cars...well sevan i beat you at your own game as well, even though its not a very fun game to play, it really makes me sound arrogant when its only for the purpose of negating your pervious comments...sorry buddy youre still at the bottom

2:51 AM  
Anonymous said...

There's no one right answer to this question. Each person conceives the thought of being "financially sound" differently. For some having a place to stay, food to eat, and a steady income is all they ask for. Others like to take large risks in investment opportunities, which can make them very rich, or piss ass poor (depending on how well thought out their investment was).

For those who know me, when i do something, i like to go all out, or not do it at all; so if im going to make money, its gonna be alot of it, with very minimal work. It all comes down to being ur own boss, planning ahead, and always having a back up plan. I dont care how much of a genius u are, shit happens, so be prepared for it!

Most of you have wonderful ideas in ur head, but unless u act on it, they aren't worth shit. You can't be rich overnight, so start small, and grow big. I started my company about a year ago, slow start, but when things got rolling, they rolled like an oily ball down ur back. (eh?) When it's not going well, the thought of giving up is always in the back of ur head, but if u give up, you would always ask urself "What if?". So you gotta stick to what ur doing, and yes i did lose a wee bit of money on investments that turned out bad, but i had planned for the worst and my goals of world domination weren't deterred. My company is steadily growing and taking over many sectors of the market (muhahaha).

Soo, my tips for a cute financial empire: take all the ideas in ur head and act on them, it helps when u love ur job; never give up, fight till the bitter end!; always have a backup plan; dont be afraid to expand and explore new ideas, if you don't others will; and most important of all, money isn't everything, but it helps, so balance ur life accordingly.

o_0
-the metz one

2:53 AM  
Arthur Chaparyan said...

spork - You are absolutely correct. Money is NOT everything. However, without it, life is a lot more difficult. When you can't spend more time with your kids because you have to work overtime in order to pay the bills, money would certainly help. But it isn't just more money that will solve the issue. My goal for this question was to get people thinking on what they do *after* they get the money. In my next post, I'll show a summary and some patterns of the poor, the middle class, and the rich.

sevan - I love THE random CAPS. I truly DO. Believe me, it ISNT annoying AT all. You too will see what I meant by this question in my post.

the metz one - You had the best answer out of all the people, but it missed the income-generating asset path that I was looking for. All will be answered in my next post.

8:34 AM  
Anonymous said...

Paul, Paul, Paul. The respect I had for you officially degraded about 20 levels by your previous post. You MY FRIEND, are TRUELY a VERYYYYYY pathetic individual. I'm INSECURE huh? That is truely astonoshing hearing that from one of my "BEST FRIENDS". I'm GLAD I know the type of person or better yet, FRIEND you are.

So since you got everything off your chest. Allow me to "EXPRESS MYSELF". YOU, my friend, are not only MORE insecure than I (I honostly don't think I am AT ALL). I don't need the money. I'll be happy living with SHIT. I have my pride and many other PRICELESS things that NO ONE CAN FUCK WITH ... EVER! So WHOEVER does not like it... can SUCK ... MY ... BALLS!

No, I'll explode on your PATHETIC ASS. Yes, I got LUCKY AS FUCK with the job I landed at the AGE OF 17!

It's really PATHETIC how your so JEALOUS! (YEP, I SAID IT MY FRIEND). Your JEALOUS. KILEEREES. I don't give a shit. If it was the card of LUCK that did it for me, then GOOD FOR ME, I GOT LUCK BITCH! and YOU apparently DONT.

YES MY FRIENDS, I DIDNT HAVE SHIT, and NOW i DO.

no further comments.

HATRED ONLY FUELS ME MORE. PLEASE DO HATE. No, really, do. mauh.

12:45 PM  
Anonymous said...

nicer CLOTHES and CARS huh!? LMFAO PAUL.

with the money I make right now, I can be dressed in fuckin GUCCI or PRADA all fuckin day, EVERYDAY if I want that. I don't. That's a waste of money.

Cars!? hahaha. I unlike most 19 YEAR OLDS I know, paid for MY OWN CAR... CASH. Unlike your ass, who has "daddy" and "mommy" pay the payments for your Benz and Lexus. You have accomplish SO MUCH my friend. Your bank account and mutual funds are also funded by "DADDY's" funds. You have not worked a single day in your life. Other than that lawyer internship thing you did for an ENTIRE 2 WEEKS or so. woopty-fuckin-doo. Congradualtions you OVER-ACHIEVER.

common people.. lets all PRAISE Paul for being more selective in choosing more financially sound parents than I. I think he's just DIEING for the attention.

YOU are BETTER than ME and ALL the people I know PAUL.

happy?

12:58 PM  
Anonymous said...

o and before I go on to proceed with the activites that will put me even higher than you...

I did not get LUCKY with the job I landed. I EARNED the knowledge and skills. I'm 19 years old and I have third highest athority in a tech company that makes roughly 200K a month. Your right, ANYONE with LUCK can do that.

1:07 PM  
Arthur Chaparyan said...

Hey hey, play nice in my sandbox! Let's not get personal and all CAPS LOCKy.

1:40 PM  
Anonymous said...

I am a friend and I am watching what statements you people make about other friends. This is ridiculous all you guys need to do is join up with me and my empire. In a year you guys could be filthy rich for not even working, it is easy. Just one word "COCAINE", yep all the kinks are worked out just join me and my organization and I will gurantee that you will be a millionare in one year.

2:41 PM  
pogosik said...

im jealous you have a job sevan...oh yea, thatl be the day. i never wanted a job and never looked for one. if thats your argument then sorry but, its a pretty weak one. and secondly, you yourself said that stupid mexicans are your coworkers who dont do shit and dont know shit, that comes to show what kind of people get hired at that place. my respect for you had dropped a while ago from the comments you made about your friends one night to somebody else, and from the way you act with money, ill leave those two at that. you made it personal by saying you are on top of me and using all these stupid caps and profanity so deal with the consequences. and let me reiterate, i am not jealous of your job or the money you make because i honestly dont want a job or need to make money for myself. thats all ill say to you. you should delete these after sevan sees this arthur, its ruining your blog, sorry sir!

2:59 PM  
pogosik said...

its really funny how he brings up he mas made more money than all of us "fukin idiots" and how hes on top of all of us because of the job he has and money he makes and he turns around and bad mouths comparing people because of the money they have. make up your mind sevan, stop contradicting yourself. ok now you can delete it all!

3:03 PM  
Anonymous said...

Sometimes in life, words are truely un-neccessary. this is one of them.

There is no need in deleting anything Arthur.

Let the world judge.

Last thing I will say to you Paul... I am the LEAST SELFISH PERSON ON THIS PLANET. Whoever REALLY knows me, knows this. Money is NOT my #1 priority. You may not believe that, but it is not. I have everything I want now. You want me to sit at home and jackoff or go out and make money to get everything I've ever dreamed of to make ME, my FAMILY, and MY FRIENDS happy? (assuming that's what I want).

THINGS CHANGE, PEOPLE CHANGE, FRIENDSHIPS GO SOUR.

Hence the term: KYANK.

- Mr. Khachatourian

5:08 PM  
Anonymous said...

Though I love Sevan dearly, I think its unfair of him to say that he's worked harder than all of us. I know I work very hard, and sure I don't flaunt it and all that, but I do make ends meet quite well (those who know me can concur).

As far as future financial stability, I hope to transfer from motherland (GCC) and continuing my education at a reputable school. After graduating, I hope to get my masters in Ethnic Studies while working up the ladder at National Geographic, traveling, writing, and investing my hard earned money, and saving for all those future goodies (house, real estate, etc.) that will also further my wealth. I also plan on being one of those cool Rowling authors and making bank on a cool book =). If all else fails, marry a rich guy! I'm kidding.. kinda..

But a question to you future "millionaires": What's wealth without happiness? And Mr. Columbian distribution - STFU =).


Ciao ~


PS: Pharmacy idea was sound. Give it to the girl.

9:11 PM  
Anonymous said...

Baby.. I love the fact that you know the ANONYMOUS pharmacy person is a GIRL!! that just gave it away.. I knew it was you my love! lol. Don't forget that once you do start writing for National geographic.. you will take me with you to one of your adventures.. to Greece perhaps, or Rome, rich with history and culture.

Your cultural friend.

"Money, for most people, is like a foreign film without subtitles"

Adieu.

10:37 PM  

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