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I have met couple of people, who make a lot of money (200 000 EUR to 400 000 EUR a year in a place where minimum wage is 3000 EUR a year). They are mostly buying and selling electronics, like mobile phones, Tv's and stuff like that! They start comanies and drop them after couple months, when TAX revenue office gets after them.

One of the biggest guys in the industry I know, started by selling phones that were bought from people who buys them with stolen credit cards. Now, after 6 years, he has multiple online and phisical stores, making well over 400 000 EUR a year.

How do I know it?
When I started my online store, I soon realized that to make any money, you have to do all sorts of nasty stuff.. And I just couldnt do it! It just didnt feel right. Friend of mine is still selling phones that where warranty swaped as new phones, and making 10 000 EUR a month easily.

This is just two examples, but there is plenty of them, and not only in this industry.

So, is this "Do whatever it takes to make it"? Where is the ethics? My friend in his new BMW X6, just gives me a little smile when I tell him, that his business model doesnt seem right..

It seems to me, that people that care less about ethics make more money that those who do care.
 
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