What's your guilty plea$ure?

As I understand it, most in IB/PE/HF are (naturally) fiscal and don’t piss away every penny that they make. That said, it seems that, by your late 20’s, you can be elevated to a level of income where you can throw a few grand at something without thinking twice.

Personally, I’m a tech freak, and I could see myself throwing cash at various types of gadgetry should I have the money (I’m guessing that technology will be pretty fucking advanced by the time I get a FT offer).

To those monkeys who have spent a few years in the industry, what is your weakness when it comes to ‘squandering’ your money?

 

just got my own apartment and have been spending a lot of money at IKEA and Bed Bath & Beyond recently. i swear my living room looks like something out of a catalogue. hope i don't go all fight club and burn that motherfucker down....

Money Never Sleeps? More like Money Never SUCKS amirite?!?!?!?
 

Saving up for expensive firearms. Ammo is such a waste of money. Aside from that, crappy sci fi novels and ties.

“...all truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” - Schopenhauer
 

Stupid TV. I have watched multiple episodes of Castle/White Collar/Law & Order...I hate myself for doing it, but there just isn't enough good stuff out there.

seabird:
Saving up for expensive firearms. Ammo is such a waste of money. Aside from that, crappy sci fi novels and ties.

How do you manage firearms in NY? Isn't getting a permit functionally impossible?

 
killfrankgoreshead:
Where's the guy that drinks piss when you need him.
Can someone explain this one? I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I disagree ... I'm on the same page: Where's the guy that drinks piss when you need him?
 
ginNtonic:
Movies: Devil Wears Prada

you talk about movieS, yet you name only one

dont see your point here, why would you mention that movie just like that?

are you trying to show that you are metrosexual or something? dont understand..

 
animalz:
ginNtonic:
Movies: Devil Wears Prada

you talk about movieS, yet you name only one

dont see your point here, why would you mention that movie just like that?

are you trying to show that you are metrosexual or something? dont understand..

Meant to add Love Actually. I'm not trying to show anything. This is an anonymous message board so I don't really have anything to show or prove. This thread is about guilty pleasures. Which means things you like but feel guilty about liking.

 

Not in NY. Also, even if you're in NY, doesn't mean you can't get guns. Just cant carry them around legally. Even then, you can carry them around, so long as you don't get caught. Safety comes first.

“...all truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” - Schopenhauer
 

Animalz, why do you have a picture of (musashi?) as your avatar?

“...all truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” - Schopenhauer
 

Online poker, cooking classes and dance lessons (awesome thing to do on a date). I love dancing my phat ass off. I just need to loosen up my white, stiff joints.

CNBC sucks "This financial crisis is worse than a divorce. I've lost all my money, but the wife is still here." - Client after getting blown up
 

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