and find ways to avoid taxes, thats really saves a lot :D
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and find ways to avoid taxes, thats really saves a lot :D
[QUOTE=DirkDingy]
I'm presently back in the Sandbox, living in the IZ [/QUOTE]
As was I. I'll never forget that feeling when I finally landed in Kuwait and knew I was FREE!
After nearly a year (without R&R) I hit Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, and the Philippines to unwind and cash was not a problem. My two month vacation probably ran me around $12k, all while staying at premium hotels and banging top tier trim.
I live in DC where it isn't much cheaper anyway, so good for you and have a great time whereever you go.
2J
[QUOTE=Astor Bryan]......not nearly enough money to risk my life IMHO. It would have to be 10 times that amount for me to sign up. Anyway what good is all that money if you end up maimed or worse dead.[/QUOTE]
Your choice. There are tens of thousands of contractors and very few casualties, in fact I would wager it is safer in the IZ than driving here on the DC Beltway.
CNN's fear mongering is working, but that only means that the pay scale continues to be high for those of us who are in fact willing to go.
I was making just under $30k per month as a 1099 when I left. But those days will soon be at an end, as living conditions and security continues to improve and congressional funding declines.
2J
[QUOTE=Chocha Monger]Women don't want equality. They want superiority. They will scream all day and night about being "equal" until they realize that being equal means being given the same treatment and bearing the same expenses as a man. The latest responses to lawsuits aiming to put an end to "ladies night" clearly demonstrate this. [/QUOTE]These girls are the easiest to tame and cheat on. Trust me. It's the clinchy ones who put on a guilt trip that traps you. The superiority ones are the best to date, fuck, and then leave with all your pride intact.
[QUOTE=Too Jaded]As was I. I'll never forget that feeling when I finally landed in Kuwait and knew I was FREE!
After nearly a year (without R&R) I hit Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, and the Philippines to unwind and cash was not a problem. My two month vacation probably ran me around $12k, all while staying at premium hotels and banging top tier trim.
I live in DC where it isn't much cheaper anyway, so good for you and have a great time whereever you go.
2J[/QUOTE]
i assume you are out-of-country? dam, 30K a month...what were you doing?
[QUOTE=DirkDingy]i assume you are out-of-country? dam, 30K a month...what were you doing?[/QUOTE]
Well, you gotta remember I was 1099 so I not only paid for my own expenses (including plane tickets, consulate fees, tools and equipment) but also had no benefits and had to pay my own employer match on my taxes and social security. I had no vacation time, no R&R breaks, no one to relieve me in an emergency.
In the contracting world it would have been the same as a job making one-third to one-half that amount but with typical benefits and R&R built in.
But, we totally digress. This is the American Women thread, not the Iraq thread (read my Report of Distinction in that thread from as year ago).
2J
The AW in question wanted the sperm donor of her children to pay up to $1,500 a month in child support, in addition to $66,000 in back-support, after she promised him he wouldn't have to. Even having sex with a paper cup in this country is risky!
[url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080103/ap_on_re_us/sperm_donor_1[/url]
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a woman who promised a sperm donor he would not have to pay child support cannot renege on the deal.
The 3-2 decision overturns lower court rulings under which Joel L. McKiernan had been paying up to $1,500 a month to support twin boys born in August 1994 to Ivonne V. Ferguson, his former girlfriend and co-worker.
"Where a would-be donor cannot trust that he is safe from a future support action, he will be considerably less likely to provide his sperm to a friend or acquaintance who asks, significantly limiting a would-be mother's reproductive prerogatives," Justice Max Baer wrote in the majority opinion issued last week.
Arthur Caplan, chairman of the Department of Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, said the decision runs counter to the pattern established by similar cases, where the interests of the progeny have generally been given great weight.
"It sounds like the Pennsylvania court is trying to push a little harder into the brave new world of sperm, egg and embryo donation as it's evolving," Caplan said.
McKiernan's lawyer, John W. Purcell Jr., said Wednesday an adverse decision against his client would have jeopardized the entire system of sperm donation.
"That wouldn't just include Pennsylvania, because we found out in the course of this trial that many doctors order their sperm for their artificial inseminations out of state," he said.
Ferguson and McKiernan met while working together at Pennsylvania Blue Shield in Harrisburg and had a sexual relationship that waned before Ferguson persuaded him to donate sperm for her.
Courts found that the two agreed McKiernan would not have to pay child support and would not have visitation rights, but Ferguson later changed her mind and sued.
A county judge said it was in the twins' best interests that McKiernan be required to support them. In addition to monthly payments, McKiernan also was ordered to come up with $66,000 in back support. The appeal reverses that order.
Elizabeth Hoffman, Ferguson's lawyer, did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment left at her office Wednesday.
Justice J. Michael Eakin, in a dissent, said a parent cannot bargain away a child's right to support. "The children point and say, 'That is our father. He should support us,'" Eakin wrote. "What are we to reply? 'No! He made a contract to conceive you through a clinic, so your father need not support you.' I find this unreasonable at best."
This is precisely why all serious mongers should be vasectomized. I got sued by an AW once for paternity, years after my vasectomy. Bringing in the evidence, seeing the look on her face, the judge asking me, "Did you tell her you were sterile?" and me saying, "She never asked!" All priceless to me after all these years. The judge made her pay all costs, including my lawyer and, importantly, including all my lost wages and transportation costs incurred. This was before DNA.
The best part was her swearing up and down her fidelity while I a) knew I was sterile and b) knew exactly who the father was, due to my extensive contacts in the community. So after delivering the verdict, the judge asked if we had anything else to say. She said, "Ummm I guess not, Your Honor." I said, "Two words: (father of baby)." She turned white as a ghost.
Twenty years later I am still laughing about this. Sitting in those hearings was way easier than the job I had at the time and I got paid for every minute of it. She even had to pay for the doctor's appointment where I jacked off in the cup. So bring it on! Pay me to jack off!
[QUOTE=DirkDingy]Money, nice digs, and fancy wheels are what all women want. If you ain't got it (or don't effaciosuly convey that you have it) you will get no play. Women from Europe and other places are just as bad or worse than AA in this regard.
Here's what you need to do: go to KBR's website and apply multiple times. You can go to Iraq for a year and come home with 85,000+ in the bank. You will work 7 days a week for 12-14 hours a day, but after the year is up you can chill for a some time while living the life that you dream about.[/QUOTE]
Funny you mention that... I've been on KBR's web site off and on, as you know I have a Class A currently going unused generally and thought I could maybe find something over there. I didn't quite find what I was looking for, so I could try again and I HEARD that if you know somebody already working there and in good standing that is your inside track, so DD is that what your doing?
If so hook a brotha up!
My boy's pop is making some serious cheddar from his gigs in "the sand box" its a utter shame we have to go into conflicted areas ie: dangerous work to make "bank" but such is life.
Back to my original post -
Money doesn't solve everything, its a tool. A tool I loath to use to get women locally to pay attention to me.
I made a mistake, I admit it, German girl #2 would have worked at Wal-Mart if that meant having a stable lifestyle, she wasn't comfortable being #2, yelled at me on my pre-paid SIM card for about 20 mins, kids and all, driving her car.
I went after hot Norwegian girl and it backfired, thems the breaks.
I wanna make money for the things I want, I could care less what a woman expects to have, that a game mostly American women play. That is not to say some European women play that game too. Generally the better looking they are the more likely they are to play that game and maybe that's why I'll more than likely end up with -
a) Better than Average FSU girl
b) Better than Average Western European girl
c) Nobody at all
I have a few last resort tactics in mind, deperation is not an option, so I'll either get what I want or get comfortable fucking women in their 40's because I'll be 40 soon.
[QUOTE=DirkDingy]It escapes me that folks can go 1/2 around the world for some snatch for a week or two but can't go 1/2 way around the world for themselves, and, by doing so, equip themselves with the ability to get quality snatch for a lifetime.
No money no honey is the rule of the day.
Unless you are lucky enough to have your kin bequeath substantial sums to you (or you win the lottery) you need to make a bunch of money on your own accord to be an international lady's man. If you are not in a high paying career field and lack the ability to put yourself into one, spending a few years living under austere conditions while making major bank is a great way to enable one to live the life that they dream about.
I'm presently back in the Sandbox, living in the IZ with no expenses, making just under 200k a year. This kind of loot enables me to do whatever/mostly I want--within reason--in a mongering destination of my choice for an extended period of time.
even if my leg gets blown off-- which it won't, I'm more scared driving in EE then I am living in the IZ--it really won't matter because most 2nd and 3rd world women place money at the top of the pantheon of love. i will be a no legged fucking machine.
Grinding away in America for the average Joe will do nothing but make him a lurker on this board bitching about this and that instead of a member that posts pictures of hot women.[/QUOTE]
Trust me brah I am down, I wanna go. I guess I have to apply several times as you stated. Fuck it, why the hell not? I should had done this 3 years ago, I wasted my time making a grand total of $35,000 in two years in a dead end position and muthafuckes wonder why I mad at work.
Quick Money Legally
DJ, KBR doesn’t employ people in my area of expertise, but since I’ve spent a substantive amount of time in the Sandbox since the invasion and because KBR is by far the largest private employer of Americans in Iraq I have a basic familiarity with them.
Unfortunately, I don’t really know anyone that works for them on more than a casual basis so I can’t hook you up. Due to the sheer magnitude of their operation and the inherent staff turnover that you are bound to find in a warzone, I don’t think that you need a personal connection to get the job. Some dudes may say to the contrary because they think it protects their nests.
What I have heard is that you need to apply online like everyday for a month before the recruiter calls you. I suggest that you apply for anything that you might be even remotely qualified for—shit like the MWR coordinator; he sits in the gym and hands out to towels to GIs. That’s gotta be the easiest $80,000+ the working man has ever made.
Another job which doesn’t have a whole lot of prerequisites is a badge maker. I think the company that has this contract is I3 Technologies. You make badges all day for 6 days a week for 90 days at a time but the money is good 65K+. You can’t be a felon or have a seriously fucked up credit report because they will process you for a security clearance. S
Finally, the best kept secret in the contracting world. With only three weeks training you can get a job in some of the best mongering locations—South East Asia & Africa—paying 80K+ a year. Check out the link.
[url]http://www.teex.com/teex.cfm?pageid=publicsafetyprog&area=publicsafety&templateid=1469[/url]
A former student of mine, who was a good guy but couldn’t catch a break, did this course and now has a very good lifestyle as a direct result of it.
Good luck and let me know if I can be of further assistance.
[QUOTE=DirkDingy]Quick Money Legally
DJ, KBR doesn’t employ people in my area of expertise, but since I’ve spent a substantive amount of time in the Sandbox since the invasion and because KBR is by far the largest private employer of Americans in Iraq I have a basic familiarity with them.
Unfortunately, I don’t really know anyone that works for them on more than a casual basis so I can’t hook you up. Due to the sheer magnitude of their operation and the inherent staff turnover that you are bound to find in a warzone, I don’t think that you need a personal connection to get the job. Some dudes may say to the contrary because they think it protects their nests.
What I have heard is that you need to apply online like everyday for a month before the recruiter calls you. I suggest that you apply for anything that you might be even remotely qualified for—shit like the MWR coordinator; he sits in the gym and hands out to towels to GIs. That’s gotta be the easiest $80,000+ the working man has ever made.
Another job which doesn’t have a whole lot of prerequisites is a badge maker. I think the company that has this contract is I3 Technologies. You make badges all day for 6 days a week for 90 days at a time but the money is good 65K+. You can’t be a felon or have a seriously fucked up credit report because they will process you for a security clearance. S
Finally, the best kept secret in the contracting world. With only three weeks training you can get a job in some of the best mongering locations—South East Asia & Africa—paying 80K+ a year. Check out the link.
[url]http://www.teex.com/teex.cfm?pageid=publicsafetyprog&area=publicsafety&templateid=1469[/url]
A former student of mine, who was a good guy but couldn’t catch a break, did this course and now has a very good lifestyle as a direct result of it.
Good luck and let me know if I can be of further assistance.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the insight and the link....
Unexploded Ordnance???
Now that is a JOB I know:
a) Hardly ANYBODY thinks about
b) 90% of the people on the planet wouldn't do in their right mind
c) I might be crazy enough to do it....
you don't disarm bombs or anything. your job is just to locate the munitions, mark it, cordon the area off, and then someone (or something else) gets rid of the ordanance. the job pays good money in exotic locations with lots of vacation time.
you may even be able to get the federal aid money to pay for or offset the costs of the course.
[QUOTE=DJ FourMoney]Thanks for the insight and the link....
Unexploded Ordnance???
Now that is a JOB I know:
a) Hardly ANYBODY thinks about
b) 90% of the people on the planet wouldn't do in their right mind
c) I might be crazy enough to do it....[/QUOTE]
Crickey......$6995.00 full participant rate for a 4week course. I wonder if this includes tuition, lodging and books.
[QUOTE=Astor Bryan]Crickey......$6995.00 full participant rate for a 4week course. I wonder if this includes tuition, lodging and books.[/QUOTE]
At 7K, I would hope is all inclusive!
Taking this to PM's its off-topic...