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[–] zlatiah@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Free rent/mortgage if basic necessities are allowed. If not... a Michelin Inspector permit (and associated training courses), I do like some good culinary experiences

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Mortgage/rent. Fuckers have ruined the market completely refusing to build.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Why lower profits when you can cartel instead?

[–] remon@ani.social 30 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] liverbe@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago
[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 20 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Stocks. Doest matter they do, it will be 100% profit when selling.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

what if you can't sell them? happened to me in a videogame once and I was stuck with thousands upon thousands of fish.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

As a shareholder I would discuss the options of a share buyback program with the company.

No doubt they would prefer that then dumping a large chunk of them on the open market.

Although that would depend on the shares I got.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

You got a stock that is low value and hard to sell on a company that doesn't seems stable.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Share buyback programs.

Sell the shares back to the company rather then on the open market.

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Actually 🤓☝️ it's more like ∞% profit or undetermined

[–] Zeoic@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Still would only be 100% profit. Costed nothing to get them, so when you sell them, they will be 100% profit.

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Profit = (sell price - buy price)/buy price

If buy price is zero, the division is undefined or the profit is "infinite" because you spent nothing to acquire the asset.

Having a profit of 100% would mean just selling at double the buy price, but nothing stops you at selling at 3x or 4x, having a profit of 200% or 300%.

To give a better example, try with lower and lower "buy price" (approaching zero). You'll see that the profit goes unlimitedly up

I may be wrong, no attacks intended (better to specify lol)

[–] th3dogcow@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

I think everyone in this thread is right. We seem to be disagreeing over the use of the article 'a'.

The OP said it would be "100% profit" which is correct. This is in the general sense that they paid nothing so that any price would be pure profit.

You're talking specific numbers, hence it is "a 100% profit". Depending on the price it could be any percentage like "a 213.75% profit".

You're both correct! It's funny how English works, right?!

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Pretty much. No costs of buying the shares so it would be all profit.

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Never thought of that, cool!

[–] Rascal7748@fedia.io 8 points 12 hours ago

The yearly salary of the worlds highest paid person, bi-monthly.

[–] WatDabney@fedia.io 18 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

After reading through the other answers, I'm not sure of what to make of the fact that my first thought was coffee.

[–] Combativ@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago

My first thought was a local swimming pool. But infinite stocks would also be cool, I guess.

[–] Houseofoliviereu@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

If you spend a lot on coffee, you can save up a lot by the end of the year

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 13 points 14 hours ago (4 children)
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[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago (2 children)
[–] xorollo@leminal.space 3 points 13 hours ago

My thought as well.

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[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago

Healthcare. I’d get so much done and settled to be honest

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 13 hours ago

how much gold do you go through?

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 3 points 11 hours ago
[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Houseofoliviereu@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

But, you can get sex for free... Or? At least through the apps. Just need to find someone up to it.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

The heads of my enemies.

[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 hours ago

KETAM--

No, actually, I'd take music. I don't mean streaming, but buying albums to own. At that point, that's a subscription service gone.

I'd also take ammo for no reason in particular.

(I'm assuming crypto assets for unlimited money is cheating)

[–] SneakyWombat@feddit.dk 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago

Calm down, papatine.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (2 children)
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[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Houseofoliviereu@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Brilliant idea, I must admit 😀

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I honestly rapidly went through a bunch in my head, my first one was real estate, but then I was like.. "no, I'd need to get tenants in that fast cause that gets taxed separately, not just income tax", so then my backups were either gift cards, or lottery tickets :3

I ultimately went with the lottery cause it's less limited than gift cards, and even if they don't pay out all the time they have enough small payouts to get you hooked™ so at no cost even what would be putting me in the negatives irl would be profits in the hypothetical :3

And maybe if I make enough I can just hire people to check the tickets for me in the long(er) run hah

[–] Houseofoliviereu@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

One never knows. It is still a good tactic you may get some cash here and there 😀

[–] callyral@pawb.social 1 points 9 hours ago
[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Fuckin' beer, dude. You kiddin' me?

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[–] sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 13 hours ago

A safe place to sleep.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 11 hours ago

All I can eat tacos.

[–] UncleArthur@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Either my council tax or my utility bills.

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[–] johsny@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago
[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Chips (fries for you Americans) or french fries (what we Brits call thin cut chips)

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

machine that breaks the laws of physics

[–] callyral@pawb.social 1 points 9 hours ago

sadly, that machine also breaks logic, meaning that you have to pay for it if you got it for free

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