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20 times return on investment in 1 week?! Scam? Real?!

LOL my lame attempt at clickbait. Yes, I recently made a purchase / investment and it went  UP in value 20 TIMES within a few days! What was it? A copy of Batman: Damned issue #1. Why? It contained full frontal nudity of the Bat-peen. hehe Seriously though (hehe), it is because American comics are actually strictly governed by a pretty archaic self-imposed code of conduct that was set sometime in the 1950s. So while you could argue that the images in modern comics are highly sexualised, anatomically correct nudity is actually taboo and not depicted at all. Hence, this particular issue did contain it - I felt that it was alright and had *some* bearing on the story in that he (Batman) was really at his lowest point and pondering what to do - so the nudity was symbolic of him about to start anew and/or being extremely vulnerable. Anyway, I managed to get a copy at the normal price and within a couple of days, my old friend from school was telling me that the bidding had

Changing careers

I am thinking of going into real estate - first as an agent and then to work my way to either owning my own agency or being attached to a large firm at a senior level. There are many reasons - mainly to do with time flexibility (I know I still have to hustle but at least one is not tied to office hours) and the potential to make a lot of money from big deals. To be honest, working in banking has been very rewarding financially, not to mention the complexity of the work is intellectually stimulating. But I'm getting tired of it and feel that I would rather take my destiny into my own hands instead of waiting for a yearly bonus and increment. So let's see how things go - I'm going to a preview on the BOVAEA diploma certification to become an agent this weekend to get more information.