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Six Dollars Left in Bank Account

Like he took that out and he took it with him into the gas station and just spilled it out onto the desk. And him and the clerk there counted the money and he's like, you got about $5 here. So Alex put $5 in his car and as he didn't know how to count. Yeah. As he was walking to his car, the guy behind him in line goes, make that 10.. And Alex said that was like one of the best days of his month. Really? Because the guy chipped in an extra $5 for gas. And it's just like, that's fuck— that's what a college student is. And I don't know, I, I'm also in like no place to talk because I did get really lucky. So I can't just be like, don't fucking do college. I think any, any like mildly successful per— I think there's luck involved in everybody's success. Like I don't think it's just hard work. So I don't know, like Gary Vee, I think Gary Vaynerchuk, right? Doesn't he always like— I've only seen like maybe a 30-second clip of him like 4 times, but doesn't he always talk about— he doesn't like college, right?

December 28, 201727:47David
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Jason27:28
I knew what I wanted to do. I wasted a lot of money, but I did know what I wanted to do.
David27:31
Yeah, that's the scariest is when you don't know what you want to do. Yeah. But yeah, he has $6,000 in his bank account. He told me the other day he was getting gas, and you know how you like in older cars you can take out that thing that like where like the…
Jason27:47
Sure.
David27:47
Like he took that out and he took it with him into the gas station and just spilled it out onto the desk. And him and the clerk there counted the money and he's like, you got about $5 here. So Alex put $5 in his car and as he didn't know how to count. Yeah. As he was walking to his car, the guy behind him in line goes, make that 10.. And Alex said that was like one of the best days of his month.…
Jason28:46
Yeah, that's what I've heard.
David28:47
Yeah. Yeah. But like, like, I don't know, it's easier said than done, I guess. But you kind of just— I don't know. I don't, I don't know what it's like to like, like if I wasn't into social media and I just, just wanted to make money. Do you know what I mean?…
Jason29:04
I don't know. Something tells me you probably could make make money. I know if you didn't fall into what you fell into, I know I would find a way to make money.