Comments by "roachtoasties" (@roachtoasties) on "CNBC Make It" channel.

  1. These flight attendants look all happy and smiling. When I fly, which I do a moderate amount, I get the feeling the flight attendants consider passengers the enemy, myself included, even though I did nothing but obediently sit in my seat and be quiet. This is especially true on United. Delta, I haven't flown much, but they don't seem much happier.
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  2. I don't care for their waffle fries. Maybe they're the "most popular" item in the store just because they're the default side item included with their meal deals, and not because customers are ordering them by name.
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  3. In the Los Angeles area the In-N-Out #2 Meal (cheeseburger, fries, drink) is currently $8.65. At Starbucks, an iced coffee with a bagel and cream cheese will set you back about the same amount. Which do you think is a better value? On top of that, if you add some free extras to your burger (tomatoes, onions, lettuce, pickles and some spread packets) you can create a side of salad with your burger.
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  4. She didn't fool everyone. 99.9999% of the population didn't get involved in her scheme, so they weren't fooled. Many in her company knew the technology was smoke and mirrors and many of them left, so they weren't fooled. On the other hand, CNBC's Jim Cramer, who seems to want people to think he has clairvoyant abilities, was fooled. He doesn't count as "everyone."
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  5. I agree with the comments. This is far from an average person. UC Berkeley computer science degree in 2 years. Masters in 1 year? That's impossible for 99.99% of us. Even making $196K a year, he does have a lot of fixed expenses, mainly that huge mortgage. Anyway, it's whatever works for him.
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  6.  @eatnplaytoday  A 2008 like stock market crash (that can happen again), can cut a huge chunk out of their investments. If one is working, at least they can say they can continue to contribute and over time as dollar-cost-averaging should get them out of the hole. But without contributing more, and in fact withdrawing funds to meet living expenses, they'll need to head back to work.
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  7. You're looking at the cost of a nice car per one night in this hotel room. This makes people happy, but I wouldn't do it even if I had the money. I would feel the need to never leave the room since I paid so much (what's then the point of visiting Las Vegas?). I wouldn't want to fall asleep, since I would waste one-third of what I paid asleep. :/ I know they comp huge casino players, but to comp this room, the player must really be losing an insane amount of money in the casino.
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  8.  @chrisarguello1170  Government benefits do look at your savings. Welfare, VA benefits, etc., do look at the full picture. If you have $10 million stashed away in the Cayman Islands, and don't disclose it, you can be in a big heap of trouble if they find out. Anyway, the video is about $1.3 million of savings for a family of five, not $10 million.
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  9. These rich "experts" can afford new cars whenever they want. I doubt they're driving around in a rusted out Chevrolet Vega to save money.
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  10. So the title of this video is a lie to get clickbait: "How I Afford NYC Living On $17K A Year." He earned $17,000 acting in 2023, in which his income was reduced by the actors' strike. He did have other income, savings and other jobs to meet his expenses. That is not living on $17K a year in New York City. CNBC has now lost all credibility with me.
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  11. I just looked up how long professional dancing careers last. I found a couple articles stating the average age to transition into another career is 34, with some people continuing into their early 40's. Dancing is physically demanding, like other professional sports. She's 32. Do the math. Maybe something else in theater once it's time to transition. Continuing to work as a server in a restaurant would be depressing to me.
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  12. I'm skeptical. $1.3 million for two thirty-somethings, three kids, etc., is not going to work out as time goes by, unless their plans when the money runs low is to dumpster dive for dinner and sleep under a highway bridge. Unless they have some sort of miracle pension they're not disclosing, won the lottery, have some sort of trust fund, or are cheating by doing side-gigs, they'll have problems. Buying private health insurance for a family is not cheap. Some unexpected health or dental issue can eat up tens of thousands of dollars in no time. They'll be working again soon.
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  13. I'm trying to estimate what's going on here. All his expenses isn't clear, but it appears he's working from about 6:00 am - 5:00 pm six days a week, making $250 a day on average. For an 11 hour day, that's $22.23 per hour. That's not pay-dirt, especially in New York City (a Big Mac Meal for two can set you back $22), but if he's happy I'll leave it at that.
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  14. Um. You're saying "easy job" as a third person. If you were an actual flight attendant for a few years, I strongly doubt you would say that.
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  15. Good idea, but the other restaurants at the airport, especially the ones outside TSA security, will complain. Passengers and people waiting to pick up passengers, will flock to that center Theme Building In-N-Out and skip their restaurants. I'm unsure what's the future of that building, but the new Sky Link (people mover) doesn't have a direct walkway connection to it. That's a big mistake. As far as packing burgers to bring back home to family in Japan, or wherever, I don't think that's a good idea. You want your burger fresh, not 12 hours old.
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  16. I wonder if there is a follow-up to this. Retiring with all those kids in their 30's, with only $1.3 million, is a risky bet. I have feeling they're cheating, earning money still from somewhere (aside from investments).
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  17. She's says she's OK living that way, but I bet she would like some more room if the opportunity presents itself. Her bedroom is basically a bed right up against the walls. I wonder how many times she has bopped her head right into the wall during the night.
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  18. One thing that's depressing for the 2,000 employees is he mentioned labor costs were 12% of the $23M in revenue. Each employee got paid an average of $1,380 for the year. About as much as his monthly rent payment. Things are cheaper there, but I don't think that cheap. Employees can't afford to travel on that pay. The cheapest airline ticket to the U.S. might take a whole year's salary. :/
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  19. It's whatever works for you. Maybe you just don't want to be worried about paying for repairs after three years. New cars are safer and more reliable. Lease payments are based upon anticipated depreciation, so they're less than a finance payment. Maybe you're OK with that. After a three year lease, you still have the option to buy the car, if you want to. Buying a car from a dealer is never an investment. If it was, rich people would be loading up on new cars. If you buy a car with three years of payments, at the end of three years you have a car that has lost half its value, if not more. It's not like buying a house. Anyway, if I had Suze O's money, I would lease. New car every three years with no worries about the thing falling apart on the freeway. If it costs a bit more in the long run, so what. You can't take your money with you when you're six-feet under, so just enjoy something new in your life, and it doesn't have to be some super-fancy car you're leasing. The standard models are quite comfortable and full of features these days.
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  20. I don't hear any Australian accent. Where did it go? She sounds like she grew up in Encino. I see comments here that she tries to be as much American as she can. If that is to be like the Kardashians, that's her decision, but I hardly think that's a worthy goal. Just be proud of who you are. I've traveled a lot, including Australia. I don't try to be like them, because I can't. I can't change who I am. Nothing wrong with that.
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  21. These guys don't have to worry about me being in the roach coach business. Sleeping in the truck with my head on the steering wheel, won't work for me.
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  22.  @Militarymoneyman116  ???
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  23. I'm glad she's happy, but standing all day as a conductor for decades, and in a noisy environment, can be stressful and might leave you with health issues.
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  24. @Jonathan Ruiz I'm just saying the facts, but if she's happy that's what is important. Maybe there's a follow-up to this, since this video is from last year. I haven't been to NYC since last year, but she's in two businesses that are getting really hammered since COVID-19 (New York City shows and full-service restaurants). :(
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  25.  @illiniwu  I would prefer to drink Drano, than eat Vegemite.
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  26. I don't understand why he bought his parents $40,000 worth of solar panels, when he's going to move out soon. Unless he's planning on buying the home from them, I think he would be better off putting/saving that money toward his own home. Anyway, I wish him the best.
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