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4 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Going clubbing in Tracy Morgan’s new ride?

 

Uber might be safer. I don’t really want to catch a ride with that guy. Probably a great guy, but I’ll catch the next one. 

 

As for jewelry, I just don’t get it. I have a wedding ring and a couple inexpensive watches. My wife has her wedding ring and some very nice, old family stuff....and it never leaves the safe deposit box. If you want to rob us, it won’t get you much. 

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3 hours ago, NewDayBills said:

Curious as to why anyone would need 500k in jewelry?

Same reason some folks "need" yachts and million dollar collections of sports memorabilia would be my guess. To each their own.

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21 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

Uber might be safer. I don’t really want to catch a ride with that guy. Probably a great guy, but I’ll catch the next one. 

 

As for jewelry, I just don’t get it. I have a wedding ring and a couple inexpensive watches. My wife has her wedding ring and some very nice, old family stuff....and it never leaves the safe deposit box. If you want to rob us, it won’t get you much. 

If you were worth 20 million sometimes you just need to buy SOMETHING 

 

some people buy houses... others spend it on watches and jewelry and clothing

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2 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

If you were worth 20 million sometimes you just need to buy SOMETHING 

 

some people buy houses... others spend it on watches and jewelry and clothing

 

I’ll spend it on nice houses. I live there and enjoy that. They generally appreciate rather than depreciate. Cars (with the exception of investment grade), clothing, etc. does nothing for me. Jewelry is easily lost or stolen, mostly sits in a safe deposit box if you are smart and has questionable long term investment value. Someone reported Tracy Morgan is worth I think $12 million. (Internet guess, I know.) That’s great, but spending almost 10% of your net worth on a car would not be MY style. 

 

To each their own. 

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7 hours ago, wppete said:

Wow what a complete idiot. $14 million last year and the $500k robbed by strippers. 

 

Happy for the strippers they just cashed in! Hahahaha 

 

 

 

 

What an absolutely stupid post.

1 hour ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Going clubbing in Tracy Morgan’s new ride?

 

Eh... I think that's a bad joke.

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4 hours ago, Limeaid said:

 

Because anything else would look cheap when wearing 3M in clothes?

 

 

Because you would envy it when watching him towel off your car at the Delta Sonic in 8 years.

1 hour ago, Doc said:

No wonder Bobby went to Orchids of Asia instead...

 

Millionaires blow through their cash.   

 

Billionaires know how to stay rich.

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56 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

I’ll spend it on nice houses. I live there and enjoy that. They generally appreciate rather than depreciate. Cars (with the exception of investment grade), clothing, etc. does nothing for me. Jewelry is easily lost or stolen, mostly sits in a safe deposit box if you are smart and has questionable long term investment value. Someone reported Tracy Morgan is worth I think $12 million. (Internet guess, I know.) That’s great, but spending almost 10% of your net worth on a car would not be MY style. 

 

To each their own. 

That was me that dig up His net worth of 12 million 

 

a 2 million dollar car for him is ludicrous 

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4 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

That was me that dig up His net worth of 12 million 

 

a 2 million dollar car for him is ludicrous 

 

He’s no Oprah!   ?

 

Seriously, what does Bill Gates ride around in?  I guess I’m just not that into cars. Or jewelry or clothes or a lot of other things. (But I’m actively looking for a house I love!) 

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3 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

He’s no Oprah!   ?

 

Seriously, what does Bill Gates ride around in?  I guess I’m just not that into cars. Or jewelry or clothes or a lot of other things. (But I’m actively looking for a house I love!) 

Bill Gates has like a 5 million dollar car collection 

 

but Morgans Bugatti is almost half that for 1 car... I think he is trying to show off...

 

probably be broke soon... better start writing better scripts

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9 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

That was me that dig up His net worth of 12 million 

 

a 2 million dollar car for him is ludicrous 

 

I'm sure he has plenty coming from 30 rock royalties. 

 

But let's all go on with this jealous hating.

 

The dude was almost killed a couple years ago and you're hating on his spending.

 

Bell gets stolen from and you cheer on the robbers. 

 

The picture has been painted. It's not a good one.

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1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said:

Bill Gates has like a 5 million dollar car collection 

 

but Morgans Bugatti is almost half that for 1 car... I think he is trying to show off...

 

probably be broke soon... better start writing better scripts

 

As they say, if you have to park on the outskirts of the lot and take up 2-3 spaces, you are probably driving a car you should not own. 

2 minutes ago, Ol Dirty B said:

 

I'm sure he has plenty coming from 30 rock royalties. 

 

But let's all go on with this jealous hating.

 

The dude was almost killed a couple years ago and you're hating on his spending.

 

Bell gets stolen from and you cheer on the robbers. 

 

The picture has been painted. It's not a good one.

 

I have ZERO jealous hating. Good for anyone who legally and responsibly makes a ton of money. Good for them, I say! 

 

However, this smells of irresponsible spending that you see so often with athletes and celebrities. I don’t hate, but it makes me sad that they don’t have better advice and instincts. All I want is the best for the guy, and I have to question that move. 

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12 minutes ago, Ol Dirty B said:

 

I'm sure he has plenty coming from 30 rock royalties. 

 

But let's all go on with this jealous hating.

 

The dude was almost killed a couple years ago and you're hating on his spending.

 

Bell gets stolen from and you cheer on the robbers. 

 

The picture has been painted. It's not a good one.

Why the hell are you quoting me?? I never once applauded bells robbers or got all crazy And jealous over Morgan’s spending 

 

the only thing I said was it’s crazy to spend like 15% of your wealth on a car and it is

 

hes rich and can do whatever the hell he wants. 

 

You do realize a tongue and cheek joke about buying a 2 million Bugatti and going broke lol like it’s the most expensive car on the planet you need to be a baller to buy that 

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5 hours ago, NewDayBills said:

Curious as to why anyone would need 500k in jewelry?

 

How about Drew Brees and his $15Million $4Million in jewelry?

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/saints-qb-drew-brees-lost-9-million-to-what-he-calls-a-scam.html

 

 

36 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

That was me that dig up His net worth of 12 million 

 

a 2 million dollar car for him is ludicrous 

 

He won a $90M settlement from Walmart. He's worth more than $12M

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4 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

How about Drew Brees and his $15Million $4Million in jewelry?

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/saints-qb-drew-brees-lost-9-million-to-what-he-calls-a-scam.html

 

 

 

He won a $90M settlement from Walmart. He's worth more than $12M

What did he win 90 million for???

7 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

How about Drew Brees and his $15Million $4Million in jewelry?

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/saints-qb-drew-brees-lost-9-million-to-what-he-calls-a-scam.html

 

 

 

He won a $90M settlement from Walmart. He's worth more than $12M

He definitely won a good amount but for what it’s worth

 

https://people.com/tv/tracy-morgan-lawyer-blocking-testimony-walmart-insurance-dispute/amp/

 

They are denying the 90 million 

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6 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

What did he win 90 million for???

 

He almost died after a Walmart truck hit a limo bus he was in.

 

7 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

He definitely won a good amount but for what it’s worth

https://people.com/tv/tracy-morgan-lawyer-blocking-testimony-walmart-insurance-dispute/amp/

They are denying the 90 million 

 

Of course they are. But even if it's $50M, and he can make 4%(low estimate) on that a year, that's a Bugatti a year.

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Just now, DrDawkinstein said:

 

He almost died after a Walmart truck hit a limo bus he was in.

 

 

Of course they are. But even if it's $50M, and he can make 4%(low estimate) on that a year, that's a Bugatti a year.

It really is a gorgeous Bugatti 

 

paint job must cost 100 thousand lol

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On 6/5/2019 at 4:47 PM, Ol Dirty B said:

I'm honestly confused by the morality clique in here cheering on a robbery of a half a mil on a guy they don't know. The worst we know he has done was blaze up before a preseason game flight.

 

Other than that, the guy has managed his career the way he wanted to. It's his life and he wasn't a Bill when he did it. The hate is nonsensical. 

 

Yea, he looks dumb, for first, the 500k spent on jewelry and trusting two people who are evidently way worse than him.

 

But some idiot said you go girls.

 

I could dirty this thread up and take conservatives down the path of personal liberty and all that corny ***** they say.

 

I could also take it down the race path, because I honestly have no clue why a guy who wasn't under contract for Pittsburgh refused to sign the franchise tag, because it is his choice to not sign the contract is hated so much. 

 

Now it makes sense, it's the pro-choice element? 

 

I hope the dude gets his jewelry back, sells it and invests. But then again, should most of you be big on gold? The commercial on fox news tells me it's always valuable. You get a way better return on investment than the 10% a decade the stock.

 

You should all buy gold.

 

 

 

Relax chief, it was probably insured. 

 

And if it wasn’t he deserves every bit of ridicule.

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The NFL needs to make it mandatory to teach investment common sense to its players. If you are going to spend millions of dollars on an investment it might be wise to do your due diligence rather than your due stupid.  

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/drew-brees-testified-thursday-against-san-diego-jeweler-he-claimed-overcharged-him-dollar6-million-for-diamonds/ar-AACwEoc?ocid=spartandhp

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On 6/5/2019 at 7:47 PM, Ol Dirty B said:

I'm honestly confused by the morality clique in here cheering on a robbery of a half a mil on a guy they don't know. The worst we know he has done was blaze up before a preseason game flight.

 

Other than that, the guy has managed his career the way he wanted to. It's his life and he wasn't a Bill when he did it. The hate is nonsensical. 

 

Yea, he looks dumb, for first, the 500k spent on jewelry and trusting two people who are evidently way worse than him.

 

But some idiot said you go girls.

 

I could dirty this thread up and take conservatives down the path of personal liberty and all that corny ***** they say.

 

I could also take it down the race path, because I honestly have no clue why a guy who wasn't under contract for Pittsburgh refused to sign the franchise tag, because it is his choice to not sign the contract is hated so much. 

 

Now it makes sense, it's the pro-choice element? 

 

I hope the dude gets his jewelry back, sells it and invests. But then again, should most of you be big on gold? The commercial on fox news tells me it's always valuable. You get a way better return on investment than the 10% a decade the stock.

 

You should all buy gold.

 

 

 

Oh my, a whole Faux News! rant over some idiot letting whores take his jewelry?   That's even better than the original story!   :lol:

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On 6/5/2019 at 8:44 PM, JohnC said:

The thieving girlfriends can't be too bright. He knows their names. Maybe they used aliases? :ph34r:

I am sure he only ever knew their first names, which were probably professional names in any case.  

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On 6/7/2019 at 10:47 AM, JohnC said:

The NFL needs to make it mandatory to teach investment common sense to its players. If you are going to spend millions of dollars on an investment it might be wise to do your due diligence rather than your due stupid.  

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/drew-brees-testified-thursday-against-san-diego-jeweler-he-claimed-overcharged-him-dollar6-million-for-diamonds/ar-AACwEoc?ocid=spartandhp

 

I am sure the NFLPA would require contract changes and concessions like NFLPA internal only review of criminal acts.

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19 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

I am sure the NFLPA would require contract changes and concessions like NFLPA internal only review of criminal acts.

I'm not sure what you are getting at. This jewelry case is a civil case brought on by Brees. Brees bought a lot of expensive jewelry with the expectation of it being a good investment. It's not. In this case because of the amount of money involved he should have gotten a number of outside evaluations done by jewelry and insurance experts beyond the person who was selling him the jewelry. He exercised horrible judgment and got himself entangled in a legal and financial mess because he didn't do his due diligence.  

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5 minutes ago, JohnC said:

I'm not sure what you are getting at. This jewelry case is a civil case brought on by Brees. Brees bought a lot of expensive jewelry with the expectation of it being a good investment. It's not. In this case because of the amount of money involved he should have gotten a number of outside evaluations done by jewelry and insurance experts beyond the person who was selling him the jewelry. He exercised horrible judgment and got himself entangled in a legal and financial mess because he didn't do his due diligence.  

 

This issue is requiring players to do anything not in contract.

They added SAFETY gear and they still wanted to approve requiring it.

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3 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

This issue is requiring players to do anything not in contract.

They added SAFETY gear and they still wanted to approve requiring it.

I'm not following what you are get at. This Brees jewelry issue is a personal issue. It has nothing to do with the league. In America it is not illegal to be stupid. 

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On 6/7/2019 at 7:47 AM, JohnC said:

The NFL needs to make it mandatory to teach investment common sense to its players. If you are going to spend millions of dollars on an investment it might be wise to do your due diligence rather than your due stupid.  

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/drew-brees-testified-thursday-against-san-diego-jeweler-he-claimed-overcharged-him-dollar6-million-for-diamonds/ar-AACwEoc?ocid=spartandhp

6 MIL OVERCHARGED???? What did he PAY? Brees makes Bell's stash look like chump change. I'm sure both Drew and Le'Veon will survive.

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On ‎6‎/‎7‎/‎2019 at 10:47 AM, JohnC said:

The NFL needs to make it mandatory to teach investment common sense to its players. If you are going to spend millions of dollars on an investment it might be wise to do your due diligence rather than your due stupid.  

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/drew-brees-testified-thursday-against-san-diego-jeweler-he-claimed-overcharged-him-dollar6-million-for-diamonds/ar-AACwEoc?ocid=spartandhp

 

 

They already do.  Rookies have financial instruction at rookie minicamp.  And players getting their second contracts, they offer a personal finance "camp" for players and their wives in the Spring.

 

It won't matter for some.  It shouldn't be the responsibility of an employer to tell it's employees not to do stupid things with their income.  If you are going to argue for such a system, you should just go all out and advocate the NFL to just give these guys a fraction of their contract (all guaranteed) value every week aa an "allowance" and then give the remainder at the end of their current contract.

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1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

They already do.  Rookies have financial instruction at rookie minicamp.  And players getting their second contracts, they offer a personal finance "camp" for players and their wives in the Spring.

 

It won't matter for some.  It shouldn't be the responsibility of an employer to tell it's employees not to do stupid things with their income.  If you are going to argue for such a system, you should just go all out and advocate the NFL to just give these guys a fraction of their contract (all guaranteed) value every week aa an "allowance" and then give the remainder at the end of their current contract.

I never said it was the responsibility of the employer to tell their employees how to manage their money. Quite the contrary. I argued that it is the responsibility of the players to educate themselves and get the proper guidance in financial matters. 

 

Brees isn't a dummy. That doesn't mean that he isn't a fool in money matters and investing. What makes his case even more foolish is that he had the ability to seek plenty of credible outside expertise on whether the jewels were worth what the jeweler claimed it to be worth and whether investing in jewelry is a good idea, which it is not. 

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16 minutes ago, JohnC said:

I never said it was the responsibility of the employer to tell their employees how to manage their money. Quite the contrary. I argued that it is the responsibility of the players to educate themselves and get the proper guidance in financial matters. 

 

Brees isn't a dummy. That doesn't mean that he isn't a fool in money matters and investing. What makes his case even more foolish is that he had the ability to seek plenty of credible outside expertise on whether the jewels were worth what the jeweler claimed it to be worth and whether investing in jewelry is a good idea, which it is not. 

 

 

You said this:  "The NFL needs to make it mandatory to teach investment common sense to its players"..

 

I interpreted that as you believe the NFL (the employer) "needs" to "make" the players (their employees) learn how to manage their money.  So you are saying that the NFL should make it "mandatory"... that someone else teaches its employees how to make their money?

 

 

 

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Just now, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

You said this:  "The NFL needs to make it mandatory to teach investment common sense to its players"..

 

I interpreted that as you believe the NFL (the employer) "needs" to "make" the players (their employees) learn how to manage their money.  So you are saying that the NFL should make it "mandatory"... that someone else teaches its employees how to make their money?

 

 

 

Do you know what the definition of jest is? Your interpretation is wrong. I'll excuse you  for your impulsivity because that is your natural instinct. You just can't help yourself. :)

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3 hours ago, JohnC said:

Do you know what the definition of jest is? Your interpretation is wrong. I'll excuse you  for your impulsivity because that is your natural instinct. You just can't help yourself. :)

 

I love when posters post a clear, unambiguous thought and then respond with, "that's not what i said" 

 

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3 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

I love when posters post a clear, unambiguous thought and then respond with, "that's not what i said" 

 

If you take a sentence out of context with the full post you end up with a distortion. Don't be afraid to take a step back. It won't hurt you. 

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Just now, JohnC said:

If you take a sentence out of context with the full post you end up with a distortion. Don't be afraid to take a step back. It won't hurt you. 

 

 

The "full post" was 2 sentences.  I reposted your lead statement.  

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2 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

The "full post" was 2 sentences.  I reposted your lead statement.  

The one sentence was said in jest. I pointed that out to you. Give it a freaking rest. I'm not Doc involved in one of your exhausting dog fights. Stop being so bloody punctilious! :)

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