How do I QUIT my JOB to play VIDEO GAMES all day and NOT get DIVORCED?

[javeryh]

It's a real problem. Instead of coming to work every day, I'd rather just sit on the couch and play video games. I don't think the wife would go for that though... There's got to be a subtle way to get her to agree to it. Oh yeah, I'd also need her to continue to work full time to pay for everything. Any ideas?

[Strell]

I think you'd do better to just make a string of posts talking about your daily life.

:p

[JSweeney]

It's a real problem. Instead of coming to work every day, I'd rather just sit on the couch and play video games. I don't think the wife would go for that though... There's got to be a subtle way to get her to agree to it. Oh yeah, I'd also need her to continue to work full time to pay for everything. Any ideas?

Um, tell her that your firm has put you on a super secret project...Jack Thompson and a bunch wack-jobs are bringing about a huge class action against the game industry, and you've been assigned to working due dilligence while the case is being explored. Now, they want to keep this secret, so they can't have a paper trail connecting them to you... but for all of your hard work, you and your family will be rewarded later. Of course, they know this would put a strain on your family and force your wife to work, but no one ever said making partner would be easy, did they? :lol:

[CapAmerica]

Win the Lottery
or
Get on Disability
or
Find some way to make money with out doing anything
or
Become a Video Game Beta Tester

[AngellicLulu]

Um, tell her that your firm has put you on a super secret project...Jack Thompson and a bunch wack-jobs are bringing about a huge class action against the game industry, and you've been assigned to working due dilligence while the case is being explored. Now, they want to keep this secret, so they can't have a paper trail connecting them to you... but for all of your hard work, you and your family will be rewarded later. Of course, they know this would put a strain on your family and force your wife to work, but no one ever said making partner would be easy, did they? :lol:
Wow, that's brilliant!

[mykevermin]

It's a real problem. Instead of coming to work every day, I'd rather just sit on the couch and play video games. I don't think the wife would go for that though... There's got to be a subtle way to get her to agree to it. Oh yeah, I'd also need her to continue to work full time to pay for everything. Any ideas?

Graduate School

;)

[Wombat]

If anyone has an answer to this, I will gladly pay them a commision

[Reality's Fringe]

Be a night watchman. Best Summer job I ever had.

[JSweeney]

...what does a twelve inch pianist have to do with this? :-k

[jaykrue]

Start up a real estate firm. Start buying local apartments and manage them. Try buying around college towns/areas as they're always keep your places full of rent. Don't have more than you can chew. If you can only handle one apartment complex for now then only buy/manage one. Once you get comfortable, you can start buying more complexes/hiring more staff to assist in management. Raise rents while keeping an eye on local rent control laws to offset incoming staff salaries. Management is easy - usually requires only 2-4 days work out of the whole month barring any major repairs to the property. Sit on your ass and play video games. Profit.

[Msut77]

Fake an illness.

Or pretend to suffer from chronic backpain etc..

If you get sick time at work you will even get paid.

After a month or so sitting on your ass and playing video games loses its zip.

[javeryh]

Um, tell her that your firm has put you on a super secret project...Jack Thompson and a bunch wack-jobs are bringing about a huge class action against the game industry, and you've been assigned to working due dilligence while the case is being explored. Now, they want to keep this secret, so they can't have a paper trail connecting them to you... but for all of your hard work, you and your family will be rewarded later. Of course, they know this would put a strain on your family and force your wife to work, but no one ever said making partner would be easy, did they? :lol:

That's brilliant! I'd have to figure out a way to make the assignment last indefinitely because once I got figured out it would be Dumpsville for me...

[Morrigan Lover]

Start your own company that develops video games.

[dratsacras]

Learn where the G-spot is.

[chickenhawk]

I'll go in on this with you as I am in the same situation. We cover each others story with the wifeys. God I wish I was independently wealthy like the guy in About a Boy.

[Graystone]

Instead of coming to work every day, I'd rather just sit on the couch and play video games.


I thought the same thing then after I quit my last job. I have been home for about 5 days and it gets kinda old. I'm ready to go back to working.

[JSweeney]

That's brilliant! I'd have to figure out a way to make the assignment last indefinitely because once I got figured out it would be Dumpsville for me...

Yes, the exit strategy does need some work... there's no way that that scenario could end well.

[JSweeney]

I thought the same thing then after I quit my last job. I have been home for about 5 days and it gets kinda old. I'm ready to go back to working.

Well, yeah, but I doubt you've shit yourself at work.
:lol:

[Graystone]

Well, yeah, but I doubt you've shit yourself at work.
:lol:

Man that story will outlast him :lol: No I have not shit myself at work.

[javeryh]

Man that story will outlast him :lol: No I have not shit myself at work.

It was only a shart!!!! There was no log!!!

[RedvsBlue]

It was only a shart!!!! There was no log!!!


If its brown, its a shit.

Hmm, there's a phrase I never thought I would ever type.

[JSweeney]

It was only a shart!!!! There was no log!!!

If the pants were stained, you must refrain.

[radjago]

1. Tighten up the graphics on level 3
2. ??!??!?!?
3. Prophet!

or alternately, learn to win at online poker.

[Ikohn4ever]

tell your boss that he/she sexually harrassed you and tell them you will get paid a year for stayin at home and then kick your own ass in the boss' office ala fight club. You will either have a great story and money or at least a great story.

[woobacca]

lol nice topic. tagging for reference :lol:

[Kayden]

Its easy. Say you want to stay home and take care of the kids/keep the house tidy. Vacuum every other day, make supper and spend 15 minutes straitening shit. You're not off the hook totally, but the 2-3 hour commitment beats the shit outta a 10 hour work day.

[DesertEagleXIX]

Ask Scott Peterson...

Ok, that was bad. So Sorry...

[RedvsBlue]

Get pregnant. Sure it will be difficult with you being a guy and all but still if that excuse works for women, equal opportunity for all!

[javeryh]

Get pregnant. Sure it will be difficult with you being a guy and all but still if that excuse works for women, equal opportunity for all!

If only... we do have a 12 week leave for primary caretakers policy for kids so probably when the next kid is born i'm out of here!

[alonzomourning23]

Buy her rez with the vibrator?

[RedvsBlue]

Buy her rez with the vibrator?


Well yeah but she needs to be at work while he's playing the games. Someone needs to bring home the bacon.

[the3rdkey]

Step 1: Organize a group or militia of gamers from Cheap Ass Gamer.

Step 2: Get backing from Sony, MS or Nintendo.

Step 3: Buy a city and rename it VGLand.

Step 4: Only gamers can live there and everything is free. (Women are allowed if they are with the gamer)

Step 5: Get fat and constantly have red burned out eyes.

[U2K Tha Greate$t]

Why do you feel the need to play games all day?

And besides, what type of games are you playing?

[javeryh]

Why do you feel the need to play games all day?

And besides, what type of games are you playing?

Anything beats work. I wouldn't want to play all day I guess. I'd probably want to squeeze in a little porn watching and some heavy drinking.

[alonzomourning23]

Step 1: Organize a group or militia of gamers from Cheap Ass Gamer.

Step 2: Get backing from Sony, MS or Nintendo.

Step 3: Buy a city and rename it VGLand.

Step 4: Only gamers can live there and everything is free. (Women are allowed if they are with the gamer)

Step 5: Get fat and constantly have red burned out eyes.

Isn't that kind of sexist? What if a gamer is a woman?

[worx]

Why do you feel the need to play games all day?

And besides, what type of games are you playing?

why do you feel the need to breathe perfectly good air? :roll:

[Quackzilla]

How can your bitch be working and cooking at the same time? You need to become a mormon so you can have one working bitch, one bitch in the kitchen, and a bitch for screwing.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

I didn't read the rest of the thread yet, but I'd say just get yourself fired. After a few months you can start looking for a job that doesn't keep you away from home all the time. :lol:

[rly723]

heres an idea...install an xbox or ps2 in your car and some screens...pretend to go to work and just play video games in your car lol

[Apossum]

Step 1: Organize a group or militia of gamers from Cheap Ass Gamer.

Step 2: Get backing from Sony, MS or Nintendo.

Step 3: Buy a city and rename it VGLand.

Step 4: Only gamers can live there and everything is free. (Women are allowed if they are with the gamer)

Step 5: Get fat and constantly have red burned out eyes.

I'm all for it, except for the "if they are with the gamer" part. that promotes a high male per female ratio. the women should be competing for US, not the other way around. jeez. ;-)

[mookiemeister]

Best thing to do is to find a job that let you play games all the time. There are definitely jobs like that out there.

[alonzomourning23]

I'm all for it, except for the "if they are with the gamer" part. that promotes a high male per female ratio. the women should be competing for US, not the other way around. jeez. ;-)

Go to college then, many colleges are 60-70% women, and both of the ones I've been to have been just under 65% women. Honestly though, it's not any easier or harder when there are more women.

[rly723]

exactly, the school i'm transferring to next spring is 65% chicks...that'll be fun lol

[Moxio]

Um become a hooker.

[Professor Oreo]

Anything beats work. I wouldn't want to play all day I guess. I'd probably want to squeeze in a little porn watching and some heavy drinking.

Dude, just quit your job and tell your woman that you've found your true calling. Tell her that you want to be a "fine artist" and need a year to work on your portfolio. Throw some paint on a canvas 1 day a month and play video games and watch porn in between. When your year is almost up, tell her that the gallery that was interested in your work has folded and that the owner has left the country. Apply for another lawyer gig and tell them that in the year you took off you were helping your family cope with the death of your younger brother.

Works every time.

[Apossum]

Go to college then, many colleges are 60-70% women, and both of the ones I've been to have been just under 65% women. Honestly though, it's not any easier or harder when there are more women.


well, next semester I will be at a "real" college. but college isn't video game land dammit! er, wait, it kinda is....video game, beer and paper-writing land.

[alonzomourning23]

well, next semester I will be at a "real" college. but college isn't video game land dammit! er, wait, it kinda is....video game, beer and paper-writing land.

Ya, hopefully I'll say the same thing by september of next year. I am at a real college now, it just sucks. The admission requirement starts and ends with "do you have a pulse?" The student body here is 95% white, and the biggest concern anyone has is if there's enough beer. My old schools primary concern was politics, and over 50% of the students were born in other countries (and about 50% of the students were visible minorities). I don't even have a teacher with an accent, not even one from another part of america.

That's what happens when you realize you need to transfer in june and your old university doesn't send out your info and you're given wrong directions on how the whole transfer process works.

I swear it's something about me, whether it's my credit card company, my university, my bank, whatever, I always get wrong info. The last question I asked to my current school I asked to 3 people (the people in charge of transfers, finances, and student counseling) and then looked online, out of 4 different sources I got 4 different answers. I still don't know the answer to my question.

[zionoverfire]

Convert to a religious sect that doesn't believe in divorce.

[Liquid 2]

Convert to a religious sect that doesn't believe in divorce.hell, while your at it, make a new religion that doesnt allow men to work

[Quackzilla]

well, next semester I will be at a "real" college. but college isn't video game land dammit! er, wait, it kinda is....video game, beer and paper-writing land.
Dude, play Counter-Strike and get in the "zone" then go straight to writing a paper.

Alpha waves don't just work on games!

[CheapyD]

Make a website called Cheap Ass Gamer and move to Japan ;)

[AngellicLulu]

Make a website called Cheap Ass Gamer and move to Japan ;)
Pure genius. :lol:

[zewone]

Make a website called Cheap Ass Gamer and move to Japan ;)
You lucky sonuva...

[FriskyTanuki]

Make a website called Cheap Ass Gamer and move to Japan ;)
That would never work.

[radjago]

Convert to a religious sect that doesn't believe in divorce.
Or start your own. It worked for L. Ron Hubbard!

[mietha]

Hit the lotto. Otherwise you're pretty SOL.

[rly723]

Ya, hopefully I'll say the same thing by september of next year. I am at a real college now, it just sucks. The admission requirement starts and ends with "do you have a pulse?" The student body here is 95% white, and the biggest concern anyone has is if there's enough beer. My old schools primary concern was politics, and over 50% of the students were born in other countries (and about 50% of the students were visible minorities). I don't even have a teacher with an accent, not even one from another part of america.

That's what happens when you realize you need to transfer in june and your old university doesn't send out your info and you're given wrong directions on how the whole transfer process works.

I swear it's something about me, whether it's my credit card company, my university, my bank, whatever, I always get wrong info. The last question I asked to my current school I asked to 3 people (the people in charge of transfers, finances, and student counseling) and then looked online, out of 4 different sources I got 4 different answers. I still don't know the answer to my question.


what college or universit do u currently go ot amd where are u planning to transfer?

[javeryh]

Make a website called Cheap Ass Gamer and move to Japan ;)

Right. :D

I know it's not cool to ask how much someone makes but just off of this site alone do you make enough to pay the bills and rent? I'm just curious if you can do this for a living or if you still need Mrs. Cheapy's help...

[jaykrue]

C'mon javeryh! You should know how corporate structuring should work. I'm tellin' ya. Real estate, real estate, real estate.

[munch]

Or start your own. It worked for L. Ron Hubbard!

You better watch out. Tom Cruise and his minions are going to be coming after you!

[javeryh]

C'mon javeryh! You should know how corporate structuring should work. I'm tellin' ya. Real estate, real estate, real estate.

I know. I've been thinking about taking the plunge for months now but I'm not sure I could handle it with my full workload. Ideally, I want to put a down payment on a 4-6 unit apartment building and then fix the rents so combined they cover the mortgage payments (and maybe a little more for me). Depending on what market bonus is this year I could probably swing between $40k - $50k. Is that enough to get me in the door (assuming I get a bank to loan me the rest)? I'm thinking somewhere in Hoboken would be the best bang for my buck except there is likely to be a ton of turnover... what do you think?

[jaykrue]

I know. I've been thinking about taking the plunge for months now but I'm not sure I could handle it with my full workload. Ideally, I want to put a down payment on a 4-6 unit apartment building and then fix the rents so combined they cover the mortgage payments (and maybe a little more for me). Depending on what market bonus is this year I could probably swing between $40k - $50k. Is that enough to get me in the door (assuming I get a bank to loan me the rest)? I'm thinking somewhere in Hoboken would be the best bang for my buck except there is likely to be a ton of turnover... what do you think?

Well, it depends. Whatever property you look at, that down payment should cover at least 18-20%. You can get it lower than that obviously but if you plan ahead of time, if you are only required to drop down 10-15%, that remaining $$$ can be used either to immediately improve the quality of the property or set aside in case of any major unforeseen damage in the initial appraisal so that no extra $$$ comes out of your pocket except the initial investment and that should really be the ONLY money you invest in a property. The rest should come from accumulated rent to cover mortgage, etc. I don't know the Hoboken area so you'll hafta ask someone local that can help you better but I like to stick around college towns or areas of high growth. You can go to the local municipal building and see the city development plans. As a lawyer, I'm sure you're more than familiar with that kind of place. ;) You should be able to see in which direction the city is developing and basically park yourself right in front of that development.

For example, right now, in the college campus one of my properties is near, the engineering campus is developing (read: constructing) more facilities and is expanding in a northeast direction. My property is more east of that development but still no more than 2 blocks away from the new eventual edge of the engineering campus. That makes my property a hot commodity amongst engineering students as I offer highly competitive prices vs. the campus apartments and sometimes offer combination incentive packages so that utilities are sometimes included (depending on the contract). That 'hotness' allows me to keep my place virtually full year round and never worry about tenants. Yeah, they can get rowdy (being college students) but, as I said, I already have enough set aside to cover most major repairs plus I make their security deposit nonrefundable so only serious takers need apply.

Also, don't invest in a property directly - do it as a corporation so you have some legal buffer (or a corporation with several subsidies to increase the buffer even more) in case some idiot tenant tries to sue you because he licked his finger and stuck it in a power outlet... just to see if it'd hurt (and yes, this happened to me and was obviously thrown out for being frivolous and he was, of course, evicted :lol: but for other reasons) but, I'm sure you knew that already right?;)

Even with a full workload, managing a small 4-6 unit building shouldn't take more than 2 days out of the month. It's only when you start expanding and managing more and more that it starts to become a burden. But by that time you should've started hiring/delegating other ppl to handle the more mundane tasks anyway.

People get intimidated because properties are worth $300K and up but really, the only thing you hafta worry about is the initial down payment. If you can handle that, the rent should take care of the rest provided you did the homework and made sure it was a viable property to begin with.

[javeryh]

Thanks for the advice. I think I'm in trouble though based on where I live. An average 2 bedroom apartment in Hoboken runs about $2,500 per month. God only knows what the building costs. Hoboken is right outside of NYC and there is a subway that connects them. It's a very popular place for college graduates to live who are single and work in NYC. Plus, Stevens Institute of Technology is in Hoboken so there is a bit of a college crowd. They are constantly building new housing units there and they get bought immediately. 5 years ago I thought it was saturated but they just keep building...

I would definitely set up an LLC (I am a corporate lawyer after all ;)) but I'd be worried that someone wouldn't pay rent or something major goes wrong... If I was single I'd definitely do it without hesitation but I've got other people who depend on me...

[jaykrue]

Thanks for the advice. I think I'm in trouble though based on where I live. An average 2 bedroom apartment in Hoboken runs about $2,500 per month. God only knows what the building costs. Hoboken is right outside of NYC and there is a subway that connects them. It's a very popular place for college graduates to live who are single and work in NYC. Plus, Stevens Institute of Technology is in Hoboken so there is a bit of a college crowd. They are constantly building new housing units there and they get bought immediately. 5 years ago I thought it was saturated but they just keep building...

I would definitely set up an LLC (I am a corporate lawyer after all ;)) but I'd be worried that someone wouldn't pay rent or something major goes wrong... If I was single I'd definitely do it without hesitation but I've got other people who depend on me...

Don't wait too long or you might've lost out on a good opportunity. That said, I will warn you however that I feel that the real estate market is nearing saturation. I think an impending down cycle is about to hit and a lot of ppl are going to find out, thanks to mismanagement and financial bungling, that owning a property is a big financial mistake. If your gut isn't 100% sure then don't do it. You gotta jump in it with both feet.

Since you're starting out, I'd go for an already established building. Sometimes ppl give up profitable properties due to personal circumstance - divorce, death, moving away, etc. and you can find good deals on them as they're desperate to sell as they don't want to deal with it. Someone else's misery is another's goldmine I always say. Also, if you're going to go the LLC route, you might as well set it up as a subsidy of a C-corporation based out of Nevada thanks to the corporate veil (hasn't been pierced since 1985 and that was only due to a subpoena) that keeps the owners anonymous as well no state income tax along with other benefits. I know you're corporate lawyer but you might not be familiar with Nevada corporate laws but I can assure you they have some of the best protection. Plus, don't forget that the government is fairly lenient on starting businesses their first 2-5 years so posting a loss isn't a big deal in the beginning. Hell, even if it goes under, you can liquidate your assets in the LLC and have another separate LLC buy up the assets. :lol: It's how Donald Trump is able to go bankrupt and still remain a multi-millionaire. :rofl:

[neocisco]

jaykrue, you are one sly dog.

[jaykrue]

jaykrue, you are one sly dog.

It's not about bein' sly. It's about CYA ----> Covering Your Ass. In the lawsuit-crazy US, it's the ONLY way to do business. There are only 2 ways to stop being sued:

1) Stay in your house forever

2) Be broke and destitute

At least by using a corporation, you give yourself a legal buffer so that if anything goes wrong, the company takes the blame and only your corporate assets can be taken (which if you're smart can be bought by another corporation which is indirectly owned by you so you only lose on paper) and avoid having your house seized and your personal finances ruined. Even if you have a half-way decent job, you still have the possibility of being sued and most ppl never consider the possibility. Although I was never a Boy Scout, I've always liked the motto "Always be prepared". It still shocks me that more ppl don't do it this way.