Comments on: How to Get a 49,250% Return On Investment http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/how-to-get-a-49250-return-on-investment/ Investing and Personal Finance Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:43:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Financial Blogger » Blog Archive » Financial Ramblings: I’m back! http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/how-to-get-a-49250-return-on-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17710 The Financial Blogger » Blog Archive » Financial Ramblings: I’m back! Sat, 30 May 2009 14:10:34 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=1443#comment-17710 [...] Pillars tells us how to make crazy investment returns. On top of that, the blog just hit its 2nd birthday, [...] [...] Pillars tells us how to make crazy investment returns. On top of that, the blog just hit its 2nd birthday, [...]

]]> By: Douglas http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/how-to-get-a-49250-return-on-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17575 Douglas Fri, 29 May 2009 11:40:49 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=1443#comment-17575 If you take into account the opportunity cost of working at a minimum wage job then your ROI would probably be very low, unless of course nobody else in the entire world would hire you and you could not make a wage at any other endeavour. If you take into account the opportunity cost of working at a minimum wage job then your ROI would probably be very low, unless of course nobody else in the entire world would hire you and you could not make a wage at any other endeavour.

]]> By: Philip in North York http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/how-to-get-a-49250-return-on-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17566 Philip in North York Fri, 29 May 2009 09:31:17 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=1443#comment-17566 Mr . Cheap: I didn't have to buy specific shoes for work. I bought the shoes because the floor becomes an ice link when it gets wet. It was all about my safety. Mr . Cheap: I didn’t have to buy specific shoes for work. I bought the shoes because the floor becomes an ice link when it gets wet. It was all about my safety.

]]> By: Blogging Banks http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/how-to-get-a-49250-return-on-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17221 Blogging Banks Wed, 27 May 2009 14:18:16 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=1443#comment-17221 Nice thing. But what if uniforms are given for free? Then the ROi is pretty much infinite. Also what if you get to buy MCD stock at a discount as an employee - there's even more good stuff to it! Nice thing. But what if uniforms are given for free? Then the ROi is pretty much infinite. Also what if you get to buy MCD stock at a discount as an employee – there’s even more good stuff to it!

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/how-to-get-a-49250-return-on-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17170 Mrs. Micah Wed, 27 May 2009 01:21:34 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=1443#comment-17170 1) LMAO. 2) Being the nitpicky type, I'd like to add that I consider my work an investment. So it's still a return on investment, but not quite that good. I know, it was a joke. At least I laughed for a while before my nitpicky brain said "waiiiiiiit...." 1) LMAO.

2) Being the nitpicky type, I’d like to add that I consider my work an investment. So it’s still a return on investment, but not quite that good. I know, it was a joke. At least I laughed for a while before my nitpicky brain said “waiiiiiiit….”

]]> By: Mr. Cheap http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/how-to-get-a-49250-return-on-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17067 Mr. Cheap Tue, 26 May 2009 18:35:37 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=1443#comment-17067 Nicolas: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_by_zero" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_by_zero</a> discusses the connection of division by zero and infinity. That's nice of the government to push up our returns! When I worked at McDonald's (during high school in the 90's) we didn't have to buy our uniform (but like Philip, had to buy specific shoes), but one of our neighbors' daughter had worked there years before me and she did (she would have worked there in the 80's I guess). Apparently she quit before she even earned enough to pay for her uniform, so it was a bad investment for her :-). Nicolas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_by_zero discusses the connection of division by zero and infinity.

That’s nice of the government to push up our returns! When I worked at McDonald’s (during high school in the 90′s) we didn’t have to buy our uniform (but like Philip, had to buy specific shoes), but one of our neighbors’ daughter had worked there years before me and she did (she would have worked there in the 80′s I guess).

Apparently she quit before she even earned enough to pay for her uniform, so it was a bad investment for her :-) .

]]> By: Nicolas http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/how-to-get-a-49250-return-on-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17047 Nicolas Tue, 26 May 2009 17:06:11 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=1443#comment-17047 I'll add to Philip's comment that in most provinces, the employer is forced by law to pay for the uniforms (when they are required). So 19700/0 = Wait! you can't divide by 0 (at least in ordinary arithmetic) I’ll add to Philip’s comment that in most provinces, the employer is forced by law to pay for the uniforms (when they are required).

So 19700/0 = Wait! you can’t divide by 0 (at least in ordinary arithmetic)

]]> By: Mr. Cheap http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/how-to-get-a-49250-return-on-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17046 Mr. Cheap Tue, 26 May 2009 17:01:18 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=1443#comment-17046 Mike: Absolutely. This post probably doesn't do the best job of discussing how to factor in risk, but you're right, it's vital. Mike: Absolutely. This post probably doesn’t do the best job of discussing how to factor in risk, but you’re right, it’s vital.

]]> By: Mr. Cheap http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/how-to-get-a-49250-return-on-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17045 Mr. Cheap Tue, 26 May 2009 17:00:13 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=1443#comment-17045 Philip: Good job! We can tell Warren Buffett to stick that in his pipe and smoke it!!! ;-) Philip: Good job! We can tell Warren Buffett to stick that in his pipe and smoke it!!! ;-)

]]> By: Philip in North York http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/how-to-get-a-49250-return-on-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-16991 Philip in North York Tue, 26 May 2009 14:19:10 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/?p=1443#comment-16991 Thank you for mentioning the danger of chasing high yield or performance. My investing has been successful so far because I remind my self 7% or less ROI is still good as long as my money is safe. About your last paragraph, I work in a fast food chain, and the store is nice enough to give two free uniforms. If I did not purchased non slippery shoes, then my ROI would have indeed the infinite. LOL Thank you for mentioning the danger of chasing high yield or performance. My investing has been successful so far because I remind my self 7% or less ROI is still good as long as my money is safe.
About your last paragraph, I work in a fast food chain, and the store is nice enough to give two free uniforms. If I did not purchased non slippery shoes, then my ROI would have indeed the infinite. LOL

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