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Just wondering anyone buying the Model Y in cash, like no loans, just straight up buying it as one payment?

My parents just buy tons of things in cash, they never borrow money. They run a family business and they sell steel shot to bunch of big name hunting companies like Winchester, Remington, Heavy Shot. If anyone does bird hunting and buys shot gun shells, its very likely my parents product is in there. I work for them but do some paperwork and stuff. The only thing I got involved in on my own was profiting off arcades tickets.

It's lucrative as a side job that's fun, it's like going to the casino and knowing you will make money b/c every time you go you never lost. But it will be very hard to make $50k year. I did numbers and realized I could theoretically make $50-55k year playing at this one arcade if I went 5 days week, 4-6 hours each day. Mainly reselling Nintendo Switches b/c the demand is high and people are willing to pay near retail for it. But I got tons of heat from two managers, one store lowered ticket payout, and another manager banned me from his store. One store hasn't done anything to me yet, they allowed me to continue playing and another store still lets me redeem prizes, even though I was threatened by that other manager I was "banned from corporate", but it doesn't seem so, it seem he just lied b/c I still got my prizes.

But I also realize there could be obstacles trying to make $50k year off an arcade in prizes. Like they maybe they will not have enough prizes to cover my $50k worth of arcade tickets, the managers are going to hate me and ban me, or they just lower ticket payout, or take the game away. But so far, the worst that has happened to me was lies of being banned or ticket payout lowered / game harder. But this could have been one way I could have bought a Tesla all in cash if I really went hard on this arcade and I truly had $50k in cold hard cash from many craigslist sales.

If anyone is okay disclosing their financial situation on how they buy any Tesla, or a Model Y, I'd like to hear your story.

Like how much money do you make a day if you just drop $60k on a new car, and is it something you do often or sometimes or yearly? And how do you decide to get the entry level or performance model, how does that money difference deter you from getting the least or most expensive model?

Maybe not post your exact money in your bank account? But maybe you can just say, do you work for a company or do you own your own business? Can anyone working for a company, as an employee, afford to buy a Tesla straight up cash? Or is it better to run your own business?

I know the director of marketing for Xbox owns a Tesla Model 3 performance. I assume this guy is an example of someone who is an employee who makes good money b/c he is an executive.

I just wanna get a survey of like what kind of career people have to buy a Tesla all on their own. Are you an executive, office manager, doctor, a normal employee, own your own business?
 
I trap squirrels in my backyard and sell them on the street corner to people who power their homes with gerbil wheels. Squirrels run much faster than hamsters, but they are not sold in the local pet store. You won't believe how lucrative this is in Kentucky. I have cornered the market at my local trailer park. I think my AGI last year would have been about $65k... if i paid taxes.
 
Just wondering anyone buying the Model Y in cash, like no loans, just straight up buying it as one payment?

My parents just buy tons of things in cash, they never borrow money. They run a family business and they sell steel shot to bunch of big name hunting companies like Winchester, Remington, Heavy Shot. If anyone does bird hunting and buys shot gun shells, its very likely my parents product is in there. I work for them but do some paperwork and stuff. The only thing I got involved in on my own was profiting off arcades tickets.

It's lucrative as a side job that's fun, it's like going to the casino and knowing you will make money b/c every time you go you never lost. But it will be very hard to make $50k year. I did numbers and realized I could theoretically make $50-55k year playing at this one arcade if I went 5 days week, 4-6 hours each day. Mainly reselling Nintendo Switches b/c the demand is high and people are willing to pay near retail for it. But I got tons of heat from two managers, one store lowered ticket payout, and another manager banned me from his store. One store hasn't done anything to me yet, they allowed me to continue playing and another store still lets me redeem prizes, even though I was threatened by that other manager I was "banned from corporate", but it doesn't seem so, it seem he just lied b/c I still got my prizes.

But I also realize there could be obstacles trying to make $50k year off an arcade in prizes. Like they maybe they will not have enough prizes to cover my $50k worth of arcade tickets, the managers are going to hate me and ban me, or they just lower ticket payout, or take the game away. But so far, the worst that has happened to me was lies of being banned or ticket payout lowered / game harder. But this could have been one way I could have bought a Tesla all in cash if I really went hard on this arcade and I truly had $50k in cold hard cash from many craigslist sales.

If anyone is okay disclosing their financial situation on how they buy any Tesla, or a Model Y, I'd like to hear your story.

Like how much money do you make a day if you just drop $60k on a new car, and is it something you do often or sometimes or yearly? And how do you decide to get the entry level or performance model, how does that money difference deter you from getting the least or most expensive model?

Maybe not post your exact money in your bank account? But maybe you can just say, do you work for a company or do you own your own business? Can anyone working for a company, as an employee, afford to buy a Tesla straight up cash? Or is it better to run your own business?

I know the director of marketing for Xbox owns a Tesla Model 3 performance. I assume this guy is an example of someone who is an employee who makes good money b/c he is an executive.

I just wanna get a survey of like what kind of career people have to buy a Tesla all on their own. Are you an executive, office manager, doctor, a normal employee, own your own business?
To answer your last question... regular old military.. trade off is getting screwed by the big green weenie everyday. But hey! I own two Tesla’s!
 
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Dude, I work at a grocery store and worry daily if grocery carts on windy days are going to torpedo my current car parked out there and how I'll come up with the extra $100 (or is it $500 now?) in co-pay to add to what my insurance might not pay in comprehensive to get dents and paint fixed so I don't lose even more at trade-in time.

Then, in a hundred years or so, I might get myself a moderately priced model Y. I really don't want to siphon off my meager 401K to pay for it, because if I live long enough I might want to actually retire some day. But if times get tough, I'll probably have to live entirely in my moderately priced model Y. Luckily, with the heat pump, it will be more livable in there up north where I currently live and cost less in energy to warm or cool my new 4-wheel home. The back area in the Y is plenty big enough to sleep in, and the under deck storage can hold plenty of ramen noodle packets. The deep rear side wells can store large 5-gallon water jugs. I can even sleep "under the stars" if the glass roof isn't too dark a tint. The 15" screen will allow me to watch my 60 favorite YouTube channels I subscribe to, and at night, while I try to get some rest, the campfire will ease me to sleep if I wait the 10 minutes for it to start. Life will be good!

I might not be a CEO, but eventually will be able to rank myself as a Tesla owner.
 
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Just wondering anyone buying the Model Y in cash, like no loans, just straight up buying it as one payment?

My parents just buy tons of things in cash, they never borrow money. They run a family business and they sell steel shot to bunch of big name hunting companies like Winchester, Remington, Heavy Shot. If anyone does bird hunting and buys shot gun shells, its very likely my parents product is in there. I work for them but do some paperwork and stuff. The only thing I got involved in on my own was profiting off arcades tickets.

It's lucrative as a side job that's fun, it's like going to the casino and knowing you will make money b/c every time you go you never lost. But it will be very hard to make $50k year. I did numbers and realized I could theoretically make $50-55k year playing at this one arcade if I went 5 days week, 4-6 hours each day. Mainly reselling Nintendo Switches b/c the demand is high and people are willing to pay near retail for it. But I got tons of heat from two managers, one store lowered ticket payout, and another manager banned me from his store. One store hasn't done anything to me yet, they allowed me to continue playing and another store still lets me redeem prizes, even though I was threatened by that other manager I was "banned from corporate", but it doesn't seem so, it seem he just lied b/c I still got my prizes.

But I also realize there could be obstacles trying to make $50k year off an arcade in prizes. Like they maybe they will not have enough prizes to cover my $50k worth of arcade tickets, the managers are going to hate me and ban me, or they just lower ticket payout, or take the game away. But so far, the worst that has happened to me was lies of being banned or ticket payout lowered / game harder. But this could have been one way I could have bought a Tesla all in cash if I really went hard on this arcade and I truly had $50k in cold hard cash from many craigslist sales.

If anyone is okay disclosing their financial situation on how they buy any Tesla, or a Model Y, I'd like to hear your story.

Like how much money do you make a day if you just drop $60k on a new car, and is it something you do often or sometimes or yearly? And how do you decide to get the entry level or performance model, how does that money difference deter you from getting the least or most expensive model?

Maybe not post your exact money in your bank account? But maybe you can just say, do you work for a company or do you own your own business? Can anyone working for a company, as an employee, afford to buy a Tesla straight up cash? Or is it better to run your own business?

I know the director of marketing for Xbox owns a Tesla Model 3 performance. I assume this guy is an example of someone who is an employee who makes good money b/c he is an executive.

I just wanna get a survey of like what kind of career people have to buy a Tesla all on their own. Are you an executive, office manager, doctor, a normal employee, own your own business?
You've been member since 2018-surely you are not messing around. If people reduce their Carbon footprint their earning potential will go up. We've been so wasteful in & out-spending money chasing for worthless acquisition, piling/hoarding things that we don't need. That's where all the money is stuck-change/simplify your lifestyle-it's gonna be rewarding-worth more than Tesla.
 
Doesn’t matter what your profession is if you spend less than you earn. Buy used and negotiate. Be an informed consumer. Know the markets and buy in buyers’ markets sell in sellers’. You sound like an entrepreneur and will do well. Ask your parents why they think they were successful, random internet people not so much!
 
Assuming you are serious which I think you are...doesn't really matter what careers people have, depends on how they prioritize the things they want in life. If they really want a tesla, they'll find the means necessary to get it.

In my case, I saw the Model Y event last year and I put in a reservation for one because it looked like it'll fit my needs. I work in tech and I don't own a business, I invest on the side on companies I believe it. I invested in Tesla stocks around the same time that I put in the reservation. Sold some of the shares last month and diversified my portfolio. The tesla investment basically paid for the car and allowed me invest more. I could paid for the car in cash but I still got a loan though because my investment gains outweighs my loan's low interest rate which mean more cash at hand for me to invest in other opportunities.

You seem young, invest in yourself and your health. Good luck!