What to do after trading?

[fcmisc]

Hi,

If you got fed up with trading and had enough savings to survive, what other job would you consider doing?

I'm thinking of trying something that's socially beneficial, but have found that I don't actually like helping needy people.

Cheers,

fcmisc.

 

[shadowninja]

How about helping people who are less fortunate than you rather than "needy"?

I do voluntary work for a cancer hospice. I would do more if I had financial freedom. Actually, once my trading pays off, I can because they have net access at the hospice.

 

[TA Jedi]

I'm going to help out needy prostitutes by paying their rent.

 

[shadowninja]

 

[rathcoole_exile]

I'm going to help out needy prostitutes by paying their rent.

several of the go-go bars on soi Cowboy are selling a new t-shirt design - a silhouette of a pole dancer with the slogan "I'm Supporting Single Mothers"

 

[JTrader]

I like the idea of -
sports coaching, outdoor pursuits instructor type roles. Small number of quality hours per week, doing something i enjoy & find rewarding, that i know is having an impact (hopefully beneficial).
House restoral.
Ferrari dealer.
With the emphasis being on "part-time" roles.

Maybe when i own my own chalet in the Alps, I'll literally have my own adventure playground on my doorstep, with plenty of opportunity to join in .

 

[BSD]

Great stuff guys.

How about combining some of the ideas ?

 

[JTrader]

Great stuff guys.

How about combining some of the ideas ?

You should definately work in marketing :idea:

Being a do-gooder charity worker can be quite a selfish act in itself. Some such people get a buzz from the act of doing something useful for others, whether the person receiving the charity likes it or not, and not in the end result on the recipient/s.

 

[BSD]

Just don't forget me when you have the Ferrari dealership.

 

[JTrader]

Just don't forget me when you have the Ferrari dealership.

Not a dealership, but i read somewhere on t2w i think, that you can pre-order them b4 their release, wait in a queue for ay ear, and then sell them for a profit after delivery, to one of many people who will pay a premium for this. Not sure if these facts are correct though....
And there's probably more useful/enjoyable ways that i can spend my time to be honest...

 

[BSD]

Not a dealership, but i read somewhere on t2w i think, that you can pre-order them b4 their release, wait in a queue for ay ear, and then sell them for a profit after delivery, to one of many people who will pay a premium for this. Not sure if these facts are correct though....
And there's probably more useful/enjoyable ways that i can spend my time to be honest...

That is true JT, there are some who play that game, ordering first in line and then selling right after delivery for a premium, as some car firms try to make their products more attractive by artificially limiting supply, but the dealers don't like it if you do a buy-and-flip, and will blacklist you if you try it again, and, on top of that, it's pretty risky, as you are essentially making a prediction about future demand.

Some fingers have gotten burnt that way apparently, eg the 599 from the pic above is available here for list price without a waiting period.

I agree, there are better ways to spend your time.

 

[BSD]

You should definately work in marketing :idea:

Being a do-gooder charity worker can be quite a selfish act in itself. Some such people get a buzz from the act of doing something useful for others, whether the person receiving the charity likes it or not, and not in the end result on the recipient/s.

There is definitely something to that, if one thinks of some social charity galas then attendance there may very likely not have all too much to do with a true desire to help and, as you say, some people very probably have themselves in mind more than those they are doing it for, never minding results.

But what Ninja here is doing is absolutely amazing, volunteering in a cancer hospice, patients don't leave hospices, that's their departure point from life on this planet, I really have incredible respect for that, I lost my father to cancer, his last days were in a hospice and, well, let's just say, anybody who volunteers there is a real angel, and the misery that one witnesses there is really quite beyond belief, cancer does not always allow you a speedy departure from your earthly incarnation.

Experiencing such an amazing amount of suffering that is there even if the pain is subdued through drugs, while being there for the patients is beyond incredible, anything else in life is really peanuts compared to that.

I do voluntary work for a cancer hospice.

 

[shadowninja]

Thanks. Sorry to hear you lost your father to cancer.



ETA: I may have made a mistake in my usage of the term, "hospice" (I didn't realise it only applies to the terminally ill). The place I work at provides support to people at all stages of cancer (those recently diagnosed, patients currently undergoing treatment and those for whom it is terminal). Sorry to have accidentally misled. In any case, I interact with a lot of stressed, upset and unwell individuals.

 

[BSD]

Thank you to you Ninja and the great work you do

 

[JTrader]

That is true JT, there are some who play that game, ordering first in line and then selling right after delivery for a premium, as some car firms try to make their products more attractive by artificially limiting supply, but the dealers don't like it if you do a buy-and-flip, and will blacklist you if you try it again, and, on top of that, it's pretty risky, as you are essentially making a prediction about future demand.

Some fingers have gotten burnt that way apparently, eg the 599 from the pic above is available here for list price without a waiting period.

I agree, there are better ways to spend your time.

Cheers. IIt sounds like a mugs game then.

 

[BSD]

ETA: I may have made a mistake in my usage of the term, "hospice" (I didn't realise it only applies to the terminally ill). The place I work at provides support to people at all stages of cancer (those recently diagnosed, patients currently undergoing treatment and those for whom it is terminal). Sorry to have accidentally misled. In any case, I interact with a lot of stressed, upset and unwell individuals.

Hospice is just the term for where the terminally ill spend their remaining time on earth here, very possible that you have different terms in the UK.

In any case, that doesn't take anything away from the great work you do.

Cheers. IIt sounds like a mugs game then.

Yeah, I wouldn't really touch it.

 

[shadowninja]

Ah, OED defines hospice using the phrase: "care for the sick or terminally ill". I'm not going mad after all. Well, I may be, but this isn't evidence of it.

 

[mauzj]

Interesting ideas. I was training to become a Muay Thai instructor years ago, but am a bit too old and past it now.

I'm going to help out needy prostitutes by paying their rent.

I like the idea of -
sports coaching, outdoor pursuits instructor type roles. Small number of quality hours per week, doing something i enjoy & find rewarding, that i know is having an impact (hopefully beneficial).
House restoral.
Ferrari dealer.
With the emphasis being on "part-time" roles.

Maybe when i own my own chalet in the Alps, I'll literally have my own adventure playground on my doorstep, with plenty of opportunity to join in .

 

[BSD]

I'm not going mad after all. Well, I may be, but this isn't evidence of it.

If you ever feel madness creeping up feel free to use this as your avatar:

Just kidding :cheesy:

I was training to become a Muay Thai instructor

Had to google for what on earth that is must admit. Interesting stuff though.

 

[luckyd1976]

After Trading?

Nothing because I'll be dead. lol
Best job in the world.