VEO (@vrexec) / X

VEO

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VEO

@vrexec

American living in Eurasia. Write @thejunteau. Own a small consulting, advisory, investment business.

USA/EU

Joined December 2020

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@vrexec
Apr 30, 2025
I knew a guy about 10 years ago — roommate of a friend in Manhattan. He’d apply to these executive level jobs online even though he was 25 years old... he looked much older... he'd tailor his resume exactly to the job description, and totally fabricate his experience in the
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@vrexec
Jul 18, 2024
I have a friend who has “jiggled” through his white collar middle management career for 8 years now. Base salary has gone up every year... now $200K plus incentives/bonus. 100% remote now post-COVID. He continuously upgrades with the latest “jiggle” tools to evade detection.
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@vrexec
Aug 23, 2025
I feel like $5mil is still “the number” for anyone. If you think it’s higher, I’m sorry for you. Put $100K in a checking account. Put $900K in a money market account or a 4-5% bond ETF. Put $2mil in the S&P500 Equal Weight ETF. Buy a nice piece of property for $1mil and then
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@vrexec
Apr 24, 2025
I have a friend who’s been “jiggling” his $300K job for almost 9 years now. While most of us are grinding at work trying to build a business or career, he’s been coasting through his middle-management career for nearly a decade. His setup has gotten so insane, I had to share it
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@vrexec
Jul 16, 2024
Anyone else’s wife like this? My wife doesn’t know how much money we have, what we’re invested in, etc. No idea. Doesn’t care. All she cares about is 1) that there’s enough cash in our checking account to pay for things and 2) that we’re not spending more than we earn.
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@vrexec
Sep 26, 2025
Let me explain something to the 99% of people commenting on these types of posts lamenting how low the pay and high the tax is in Europe. Amsterdam is one of the most expensive cities in all of Europe, for example, yet the average 4-bedroom apartment rents for about
Carnivore Aurelius ©🥩 ☀️🦙
@AlpacaAurelius
Sep 26, 2025
americans: "I need to grind my whole life, make millions to retire in europe and fish" european man: "makes $35k, fishes all day, drinks wine, loves life"
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@vrexec
Aug 12, 2024
My friend's brother "works" full-time making around $120K/year... but he's never once gone to an office and just travels the world with his laptop. I don't even know what he does.. software testing or something. No kids. Early-30s. Doesn't own or even rent a place. He's been
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@vrexec
Nov 19, 2024
Update on my friend who's “jiggled” through his white collar middle management career for almost a decade. Gets a raise every year despite fake working... now $200K+ plus incentives/bonus. Rarely went to an office even before COVID, now formally 100% remote. Sent me a pic
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@vrexec
Nov 5, 2025
Most people between 25-45 who are very smart, well-liked, “elite” in various ways, highly-paid and educated… have never experienced being laid off and then struggle to quickly bounce back to a role they want or makes sense for them. But it is going to happen to them soon. It’s
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@CasinoCapital
Nov 4, 2025
One year later, my friend still hasn't found another job. Has an MBA, made the final round at a couple big finance firms, one of which they didn't get and one just went quiet muttering about hiring freeze. Sounds brutal out there for the high-earning managerial class.
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@vrexec
Feb 24, 2025
Between ages 22-25, I was stuck on a brokered CD trading desk in the NJ suburbs. The closest I got to actual Wall Street was the annual Christmas parties at South Street Seaport. On nights and weekends, I worked as an EMT at MetLife Stadium during Giants and Jets games. Saturday
High Yield Harry
@HighyieldHarry
Feb 24, 2025
Any advice for this young buck?
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@vrexec
Jul 18, 2024
Replying to @HighyieldHarry
So he’s actually been fired 2x so far over those 8 years Just gets the same job at a competitor and keeps the train rolling He makes up a reason why he “left” and ends up negotiating a pay increase Dude is laughing at us all
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@vrexec
May 30, 2025
Met a $7M/year M&A lawyer. Partner. Early 50s. Prestigious firm most will know. We joked about “escaping the matrix.” He understood the concept. Said he’s fulfilled and extremely fortunate, but definitely "trapped". Spends nearly everything on houses, cars, kids schools,
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@vrexec
Jul 18, 2024
Replying to @theautomatedtom
this is my favorite comment
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@vrexec
Jun 27, 2024
Americans work so unbelievably hard to get rich so that someday they can do the things Europeans do on an average day.
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