Citizen-T
Active Member
CNBC is using "teslanaires" term now. See recent tweets.
Twitter / Lebeaucarnews: He put $30,000 into $TSLA a ...
Twitter / MandyCNBC: Newly minted Teslanaires are ...
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CNBC is using "teslanaires" term now. See recent tweets.
Twitter / Lebeaucarnews: He put $30,000 into $TSLA a ...
Twitter / MandyCNBC: Newly minted Teslanaires are ...
mitch672
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kevin99
Member
is he/she a true teslanaire? A lot of guys makes $100k-$250 kthen get on to newspaper and TV. They are not even teslanaires! I don't understand why a story with title 'teslanaire' includes someone makes a quarter of it?
I think many people here make more than that.
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
I think that it is difficult to get people to talk publicly about their finances (for all sorts of reasons). Perhaps they couldn't find as many to interview as they had hoped.
kevin99
Member
I happened to record the last 10 minutes of the StreetSign and see two stories on Tesla:
1. Elon committed to stay on Tesla until he sees mass production of compelling and affordable EV car. Nothing new. However he did mention "it is not as fun as people thought when you are being a CEO of a challenging company, has to do it twice, in two different industries, simultaneously, when you also have a bunch of kids. And he is often tired."
2. The student who makes the quarter million. Hop says he does not know anyone who makes a million. That is odd. The Teslanaire thread already have a few listed there. I personally know at least 2 of them, who are true Teslanaires, not just a quarter.
kevin99
Member
Understandable. They should not use the teslanair term. It is misleading. I guess the media always try to sensationalize a story.
Until a few months ago, I did not know very much about Tesla. I knew that they made an EV but figured it was just another EV destined for failure. I started paying more attention when Elon announced they were going to be profitable in the 1st quarter, but I still did not take the time to do any due diligence on the stock. Eventually, I decided to do some research and after reading up on it for a couple of days, the staggering potential of this thing hit me like a 2 x 4. I got in at $55 and rode it up to $95, then stupidly decided I was smart enough to trade in and out of it. That did not work very well, so I got back in for good at about $103. Still a long way from becoming a Teslanaire but think it is just a matter of time before it happens.
Causalien
Prime 8 ball Oracle
I am curious. Why do you guys actively want to be identified as Teslanairs? Are any of you having real life problems with family and friends now that everyone knows you are a Teslanair?
kevin99
Member
It is a strange thought you have. What makes you think so? Silicon Valley does not envy a millionaire as too many applenairs, googlenairs, fbnairs, netflixnairs and linkinednairs are here, just like Model S does not have the same special treatment as somewhere else. Have to be humble even if you make it.
Life can't be better when you have the financial strength, the means to do something. The one side benefit is now the non-believing friends do listen instead of bringing up nonsense arguments.
Life can't be better when you have the financial strength, the means to do something. The one side benefit is now the non-believing friends do listen instead of bringing up nonsense arguments.
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NigelM
Recovering Member
In fairness the media is just repeating a story that started here. The folks that talked to Dana Hull did so willingly.
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BTW, kudos to Cattledog for inventing a word that actually made it into the main stream media.
Causalien
Prime 8 ball Oracle
It's like winning the lottery, you don't want people to know. Then again, silicon valley is filled with millionaires, so it probably means nothing to be a millionaire there.
kevin99
Member
Jonathan Hewitt
Active Member
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
Many of us here DO have an idea and, like a lottery win, don't talk about how much we've made (or lost, for that matter). Maybe my circle of friends is not as mature as others, but I'd hate to have them judge my worth as a person based on some stock trades. I much prefer to talk about other stuff with them. (If someone were to ask me, I don't know if I could recommend something as volatile as this stock. Everyone has a different appetite for risk.) Not living paycheck to paycheck enables me to live life without stress, but it doesn't define me. And my finances aren't anyone's business but mine.
That said, I'm not judging anyone who does. I just hope it doesn't backfire on anyone.
roblab
Active Member
Doesn't being a Teslanaire simply mean you've got your Tesla? That's worth a bunch, and gets you a lot of notoriety, too.
Here is my problem. My P85 comes in a few weeks. I will show it to friends and co-workers, and give lots of test drives. They will ask how much it costs, and I will have to say that this config starts at about 85k (and mine costs 100k if they press the issue). My friends are disproportionately co-workers and make the same or less than me. So, I can either say:
1) I just decided to take on a $1500/month car payment or
2) I made money on the TSLA stock and can comfortably afford it.
If I choose #1, I risk a full-on intervention from well meaning friends telling me I am borderline endangering my family by taking on such an irresponsible financial burden. #2 has the problem of being showy, but it's better than #1.
1) I just decided to take on a $1500/month car payment or
2) I made money on the TSLA stock and can comfortably afford it.
If I choose #1, I risk a full-on intervention from well meaning friends telling me I am borderline endangering my family by taking on such an irresponsible financial burden. #2 has the problem of being showy, but it's better than #1.
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