According to the census, the average family of four (4) earns $56,000 per year.
At a $500 investment, that is a whale in penny land.
A $5,000 return wont get you even half of a suite (not a stateroom) on a Mediterranean cruise, let alone flights, excursions, restaurants, bars, taxis, vespas, tips, etc.
Taking my first cruise ever in Sept. be gone 3 weeks. Already know what was spent so far, it is not $5000, it is not $10,000, it is not $15,000, it is not $20,000...but I will stop there. Thank god dear spouse employer is paying half. That is where your Audit Fees come from.
Oh chit, don't forget the CPE fees.
Unfortunately, just like lawyers and doctors, CPAs have to stay current every year too.
There is an airline, well was as BLTA was revoked recently, that claimed to have a whale. The idiot held a shareholder party with bikini clad young girls at his house, he posted pictures of his house claiming to be a whale. His house is in Farmingdale, on Long Island, nowhere near the shore. There are tons of homes in California that look like that on the water or with ocean views and are considered an average home. There are homes that look like that in Austin, TX that are worth 5 times his home, with no ocean view.
The idiot self proclaimed whale admitted that his house was leveraged to the max because he is a genius.
I think this guppy was arrested for fraud, and the CFO of BLTA was busted by the SEC, and as mentioned BLTA was revoked.