Hardest Baller on Vital?

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9/20/2016 5:31am Edited Date/Time 9/20/2016 5:31am



To bad I didn't have this in the eighties, I would have been ballin with my mullet blasting Judas Priest with my cut off shirt on. I guess I am still living in the 80s early 90s.
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9/20/2016 5:49am
I thought a "baller" was someone who pulled a lot of chicks! Shows what I know!
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9/20/2016 5:53am
Considering that this is a fringe "discretionary income" sport, I don't think the cross section you see here is largely representative of society as a whole...
Considering that this is a fringe "discretionary income" sport, I don't think the cross section you see here is largely representative of society as a whole.

The majority of the people here are most likely "upper middle class." This provides some of the dollars that make the economy go.

The possessions of some here (again a small cross section of society) is hardly representative of the economy as a whole or the current tax situation in the country.
I was just kidding but I think you knew that.

Nice rides folks. Always good to see and hear about middle class people living well and enjoying life. Looking at some of these rides, maybe not so middle class!
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9/20/2016 5:56am Edited Date/Time 9/20/2016 6:01am
SKIDLID wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/09/20/152522/s1200_FullSizeRender.jpg[/img] To bad I didn't have this in the eighties, I would have been ballin with my mullet blasting Judas Priest with my cut off shirt...



To bad I didn't have this in the eighties, I would have been ballin with my mullet blasting Judas Priest with my cut off shirt on. I guess I am still living in the 80s early 90s.
Grand National or gnx? Either are cool.

Edit ,I'm not sure the exact difference between the two.

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9/20/2016 5:57am
Grieby54 wrote:
Super jelly. I'd love to have a riding lawn mower and a lawn big enough to use it on.
I got pretty lucky. My wife became a nurse a couple of years ago, I got lucky at work and make a decent living without a college degree. I'll have my degree in less than a year from now. We bought our first house at the bottom of the market and just sold it for 30% more than we bought it for. We just bought a new house on an acre of land which is all I really wanted. We are officially bad debt free. Still have a mortgage and two house payments but no credit cards or revolving lines racked up. Credit card debt sucks. Mortgages and auto loans are alright IMO. Very low interest on both.
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9/20/2016 6:12am
SKIDLID wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/09/20/152522/s1200_FullSizeRender.jpg[/img] To bad I didn't have this in the eighties, I would have been ballin with my mullet blasting Judas Priest with my cut off shirt...



To bad I didn't have this in the eighties, I would have been ballin with my mullet blasting Judas Priest with my cut off shirt on. I guess I am still living in the 80s early 90s.
Bad ass!
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9/20/2016 6:42am
What do you so called ballers do for a living? thats the question.
Senior Clinical Research Associate (Contractor)

A job that most people never heard of but wish they had.

Travel the country on someone else's dime, get paid for your time sitting on the plane, paid for time at the research center, and paid for your time working at your home office. Bill hours up the wazoo and nobody blinks an eye. Even better when you have multiple clients and traveling to the same cites. Double billing like a mofo. And it's recession proof. Pharmaceutical companies are always looking to make new drugs. Even better when your wife does the exact same thing.

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Not Ballin' by any means, but everything is paid for. Worked long and hard to get here. My dad always said "if you keep your head down and your ass up, one day you will raise your head and have no ass, but you will be able to do whatever the hell you want". My wife says I have a very nice frog ass...









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9/20/2016 7:04am
10000hrs wrote:
This is me getting into my ride at Charlotte Motor Speedway [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/09/19/152466/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
This is me getting into my ride at Charlotte Motor Speedway



Damn Denny, NASCAR attendance really is down.
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9/20/2016 7:16am
IWreckALot wrote:
I got pretty lucky. My wife became a nurse a couple of years ago, I got lucky at work and make a decent living without a...
I got pretty lucky. My wife became a nurse a couple of years ago, I got lucky at work and make a decent living without a college degree. I'll have my degree in less than a year from now. We bought our first house at the bottom of the market and just sold it for 30% more than we bought it for. We just bought a new house on an acre of land which is all I really wanted. We are officially bad debt free. Still have a mortgage and two house payments but no credit cards or revolving lines racked up. Credit card debt sucks. Mortgages and auto loans are alright IMO. Very low interest on both.
If you can leverage off of your real estate to pay for your automobiles, all of the interest is typically deductible on your tax return. You will save a few hundred in taxes, and can typically save some on the auto insurance also, without a finance company dictating the coverage and amounts.
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9/20/2016 7:36am
mxb2 wrote:
Sick Sick Sick
HAHAHAHAHA! Paid for though!
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mxb2 wrote:
Sick Sick Sick
JBlain619 wrote:
HAHAHAHAHA! Paid for though!
Yep,yep jk bro.
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9/20/2016 7:57am
I fear for our future.....
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9/20/2016 8:00am
I fear for our future.....
Couldn't agree more at least this forum is still better than the crap I see on tacomaworld
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9/20/2016 8:00am
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You have a student loan?? Well done mate. If you have a student loan then I think you definitely earnt the stuff you own in the...
You have a student loan?? Well done mate. If you have a student loan then I think you definitely earnt the stuff you own in the picture. I'm a first year student and I enjoy my degree, but can't wait to one day be in your position.
What do you do and what did you study??
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Not sure what they teach you in school down there but the whole point was all he actually "owns" is a truck and a dirt bike...
Not sure what they teach you in school down there but the whole point was all he actually "owns" is a truck and a dirt bike.

So he hasn't quite "earnt" everything in the picture yet. But I am very sure he is working hard to reach that goal and has obviously had the required fiscal responsibility to save up over 100k to put down on the house. Not many 20 somethings can do that. Most will get a dollar and spend two. Or three.

Because he was ambitious enough to bet on himself with a college education doesn't mean your owed anything though. That is a very bad mindset.

I say this so you can just keep that in mind in case god forbid you ever lose your job down the road and you miss a few payments on your future house. You will find out real quick what has been "earnt" and what hasn't.

It was upsetting to see my friends go down the way they did in the crash. But they are going right back down the same road again as far as I can tell.

Bottom line live conservatively.

I bet JS7 right now is thinking about how he has spent money over the years and wishing he has made some different choices.

On the flip side you only live once Smile
Well yeah truck, dirt bike, house of furniture and 20% of the house paid off is pretty good. So yes good on him for only owning those things at 28.

Never said a college degree owes you something. No one owes anyone anything. But if you spend 3-6 years bustin your ass at college I think that you deserve anything that's comes your way. Same with anything. Bust your ass and you'll get there. If you've truly worked hard and got no where, then you did something wrong or got fucked over BIG TIME and I feel for you, but chances are you expected too much out of what you're doing. Everyone deserves to get something out of what they did. If you can't see the reward out of hard work then you aren't looking hard enough.

Working at a bike shop I see people come in all the time trying to impress me and the salesman. Splashing cash out and having everything on tick bragging about all the stuff they have, talking down on me. I just laugh because 8 months later everything is out dated apart from their finance. I'm not saying anything bad about people that finance their bike or house (financing a house is a must and it's pretty standard for dudes to get a bit of auto debt going. No biggie), but I know what materialistic looks like and I couldn't be further from it
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9/20/2016 8:07am
If you can leverage off of your real estate to pay for your automobiles, all of the interest is typically deductible on your tax return. You...
If you can leverage off of your real estate to pay for your automobiles, all of the interest is typically deductible on your tax return. You will save a few hundred in taxes, and can typically save some on the auto insurance also, without a finance company dictating the coverage and amounts.
Wise words here. Some comments of having things paid off and someone owning an item versus the bank. Most people know and understand that with rates as cheap as they are right now, it can make more financial sense to finance as opposed to buy when purchased correctly. Auto loans? Banks are giving free money or such low rates to qualified buyers, you'd be silly to not use their money.

Credit cards are separate thing, usually holding a high interest rate. But even some of their offers make sense to use. Think how many "0% offers" there are are. Sure, they're hoping you move a balance, pay the minimum and then accrue interest when the period expires. Sometimes meaning interest on everything from day one if it's not paid for. If you're responsible, plan correctly and take advantage it can create a great financial opportunity for someone.

Carrying some debt of all forms isn't such a horrible thing. It just has to be done right.
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9/20/2016 8:20am
Bottom line...you only live once Grinning Grinning Grinning

How many guys have ten thousand times their age in retirement savings? I'll buy a VitalMX T-shirt for the first guy in their 20s who does.
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9/20/2016 8:29am Edited Date/Time 9/27/2016 8:23am
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9/20/2016 8:38am Edited Date/Time 9/20/2016 10:53am
Not a baller by any means (i freaking hate that term btw). just a big car nut. My 3 latest cars. R8 V10 PLUS, GT2 clubsport, GT3 clubsport









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9/20/2016 9:18am
IWreckALot wrote:
I got a new lawn mower the other day. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/09/19/152279/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
I got a new lawn mower the other day.

nytsmaC wrote:
Nice bro, I'm flossin this whip. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/09/19/152500/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
Nice bro, I'm flossin this whip.



Congrats on the whips. It must be that time of season. Bought this toy a few weeks ago.




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9/20/2016 9:19am Edited Date/Time 9/20/2016 10:48am
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Nice! I just paid off my first home. It's a great feeling. I have 3 rentals as well that are not paid for yet. One of them will be next year. I'm 31 and don't plan on working my ass off for the man when I'm in my 60s.
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9/20/2016 9:52am Edited Date/Time 9/20/2016 10:05am
10000hrs wrote:
This is me getting into my ride at Charlotte Motor Speedway [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/09/19/152466/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
This is me getting into my ride at Charlotte Motor Speedway



RandyS wrote:
Damn Denny, NASCAR attendance really is down.
Nope not Denny ... me at the Richard Petty Driving Experience in a Denny paint job on a Friday morning. No fans!

http://www.drivepetty.com/start-racing

Never been a NASCAR fan but we were in NC and RPE was there so we did it. The wife did the $200 ride along in the 24 look alike car with a pro driver and went 170 mph average. I decided to scare myself at much lower speed and drove myself with a pro in the passenger seat for eight laps.

Cars are supposedly current Chase cars detuned from 800 to 600 hp for reliability. They put orange cones at the right spots at corners for letting off and getting back on the throttle. They also put hash marks on the track you are supposed to stay between for a smooth line. It was sensory overload for the first three laps and I never saw the cones! And the banks are so steep you can only see partially around the corner. From the fourth lap on I could go full throttle from the exit cone but I could not bring myself to hold full on till the entrance cone. Best I could do was about 200 yards before it. Three lanes looks awful narrow at 135 mph! Surprisingly, the cars handle like a truck and pull heavily, heavily heavily to the left. I was fighting it the whole time. Got arm pump ... just kidding but I was ready to be done after eight laps.

My first lap was 98 and last lap was 122 mph average with a peak speed of 136. They also record you and the pro in the car and another camera looking forward on a flash drive and show both side by side on your computer screen.

I am going to do it again next year for my sixtieth birthday.

Recommend it highly. Pricey but cheaper than two graphics kits or one four stroke rebuild.

EDIT: We had to sign THREE page of waivers. But they werent for you to pay for the car if you crashed. That was covered. It was so you wouldnt sue them , knew you were on used tires etc.

And I nearly lapped the guy in the other lane in the pic above although I cant imagine trying to pass anybody at that speed on that narrow track.
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9/20/2016 10:11am
Sideways wrote:
Not a baller by any means (i freaking hate that term btw). just a big car nut. My 3 latest cars. R8 V10 PLUS, GT2 clubsport...
Not a baller by any means (i freaking hate that term btw). just a big car nut. My 3 latest cars. R8 V10 PLUS, GT2 clubsport, GT3 clubsport









Sexy.
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9/20/2016 10:12am
I fear for our future.....
usafwx wrote:
Couldn't agree more at least this forum is still better than the crap I see on tacomaworld
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9/20/2016 10:28am
I spent a bit on baby turtles this year. Lol
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Biggest Baller on Vital? Steve Matthes rolling around in his Ridgeline packed with Bassets gets my vote!
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9/20/2016 10:30am
Sideways wrote:
Not a baller by any means (i freaking hate that term btw). just a big car nut. My 3 latest cars. R8 V10 PLUS, GT2 clubsport...
Not a baller by any means (i freaking hate that term btw). just a big car nut. My 3 latest cars. R8 V10 PLUS, GT2 clubsport, GT3 clubsport









DING DING DING.... We have the official winner! He's Ballin fo sure!
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9/20/2016 10:31am Edited Date/Time 9/20/2016 11:54am
MR. X wrote:
Grand National or gnx? Either are cool.

Edit ,I'm not sure the exact difference between the two.
Its a GN but has the GNX style flares and wheels. Real GNX has a 5 ladder style rear end, ceramic turbo, inter cooler, different tune, transmission tune, exhaust and air inlets in fenders. Mine is not stock so it is quicker than a stock GNX.
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We have a winner, or at least a leader. The Swede Sideways is in the lead.


That is a great collection mate! And you actually got the real R8, the v10!
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