DJ Carroll
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And he said, eventually it gets to a point where you literally are just like paying to keep up with all this shit and you're using it a couple times a year and it does nothing but own you. And so I think you have to be careful. More money, more problems. Especially when you don't come from much, dude.
And he said, eventually it gets to a point where you literally are just like paying to keep up with all this shit and you're using it a couple times a year and it does nothing but own you. And so I think you have to be careful. More money, more problems. Especially when you don't come from much, dude.
If you've never had the Harley and the boat and the airplane and stuff like, yeah, you're going to want that. But there's something to be said about delayed gratification. Well, the problem is.
If you've never had the Harley and the boat and the airplane and stuff like, yeah, you're going to want that. But there's something to be said about delayed gratification. Well, the problem is.
It's like motivating, right? It is.
It's like motivating, right? It is.
What's one of the coolest things you've ever done for one of your team members?
What's one of the coolest things you've ever done for one of your team members?
On your first out.
On your first out.
But dirty capitalists are bad, Tommy. You know, like you guys that are turning these PE deals and making all this money, man. Like you just go out on your yachts and smoke your cigars and drink your scotch, right? Like you don't help anybody. Isn't it crazy the perspective that gets put on people that achieve sometimes, man? It's bad.
But dirty capitalists are bad, Tommy. You know, like you guys that are turning these PE deals and making all this money, man. Like you just go out on your yachts and smoke your cigars and drink your scotch, right? Like you don't help anybody. Isn't it crazy the perspective that gets put on people that achieve sometimes, man? It's bad.
So we donate 80 cents out of every dollar.
So we donate 80 cents out of every dollar.
My brother and I were just talking on the airplane here. We were talking like, hey, if we did this much, we'd get this multiple, you know, SAS gets this, blah, blah, blah. And he's like, what's the taxes on that exit? And it's like, we figure it's like, ugh. And he's like, yeah. And the government says, hey, thank you for all your hard work and labor. I appreciate that. You know, capital gains.
My brother and I were just talking on the airplane here. We were talking like, hey, if we did this much, we'd get this multiple, you know, SAS gets this, blah, blah, blah. And he's like, what's the taxes on that exit? And it's like, we figure it's like, ugh. And he's like, yeah. And the government says, hey, thank you for all your hard work and labor. I appreciate that. You know, capital gains.
Yeah, people get that confused a lot, like consumerism versus capitalism, because capitalism is using the least amount of input for the maximum output, which means that like you buy a pair of jeans that you can wear for 10 years versus consumerism is upgrading your iPhone every 12 months. Yeah, that's different. And so I think a lot of people get that skewed sometimes.
Yeah, people get that confused a lot, like consumerism versus capitalism, because capitalism is using the least amount of input for the maximum output, which means that like you buy a pair of jeans that you can wear for 10 years versus consumerism is upgrading your iPhone every 12 months. Yeah, that's different. And so I think a lot of people get that skewed sometimes.
But I do want to tell we got off on a tangent there. I do want to give the listener something because I think this is something they can do with their social media. that would really help them out. I ran my first Facebook ad in 2013 for my power washing company. And I was like out power washing a condo, still in the field. And I like did a selfie video. I was like, yo, check this out.
But I do want to tell we got off on a tangent there. I do want to give the listener something because I think this is something they can do with their social media. that would really help them out. I ran my first Facebook ad in 2013 for my power washing company. And I was like out power washing a condo, still in the field. And I like did a selfie video. I was like, yo, check this out.