a true economist! love it!

[Fired Yo Momma]

Please read this is so good

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deal or no deal? An online exchange between a woman
> looking for a husband who earns more than $500,000 a year and a mystery
> Wall Street banker, who assessed her potential for romance as a business
> deal, has cause quite an Internet stir.
>
> The anonymous 25-year-old woman recently posted an ad on the free online
> New York community Web site Craigslist, http://newyork.craigslist.org/,
> appealing for advice on how to find a wealthy husband.
>
> "I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is
> middle class in New York City, so I don't think I'm overreaching at
> all," the woman, who described herself as "spectacularly beautiful" and
> "superficial," wrote.
>
> "I dated a business man who makes average around 200 - 250. But that's
> where I seem to hit a roadblock. $250,000 won't get me to Central Park
> West," she said, asking questions like "where do rich single men hang
> out?"
>
> The mystery banker, who said he fit the bill, offered the woman an
> analysis of her predicament, describing it as "plain and simple a crappy
> business deal."
>
> "Your looks will fade and my money will likely continue into perpetuity
> ... in fact, it is very likely that my income increases but it is an
> absolute certainty that you won't be getting any more beautiful!" the
> banker wrote.
>
> "So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning
> asset," he said. "Let me explain, you're 25 now and will likely stay
> pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade
> begins in earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!"
>
> "It doesn't make good business sense to "buy you" (which is what you're
> asking) so I'd rather lease," he said.

[mullarks]

Haha, that is too funny. Or maybe it is just really funny to me cause I am an investment/econ nerd.

[ghixon]

I'd like to try that with my wife.

Anyone got a room to rent if it doesn't work out.

[Schecky]

If she mountain biked, she wouldn't fade at all.

[foofighter]

she got SERVED...i hope that humbled her a LITTLE bit but someone like her will never see wrong...she'll end up someone's trophy wife for a little while till she's 30 or so and then dumped with a little settlement. LOL

[stinkyrider]

Sounds like that gold-digger is nothing more than human kleenex.

If she wants that kind of $$$, she can go out and earn it herself. Marrying someone for purely economic reasons makes you nothing more than a whore with one customer.

[dubjay]

I got this via email a few days ago. I guess this is the full transcript.

THIS APPEARED ON CRAIG'S LIST

What am I doing wrong?

Okay, I'm tired of beating around the bush. I'm a beautiful
(spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I'm articulate and classy.
I'm not from New York. I'm looking to get married to a guy who makes at
least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind
that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don't think
I'm overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could
you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around
200 - 250. But that's where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won't get
me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married
to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she's not as pretty as
I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I
get to her level?

Here are my questions specifically:

- Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars,
restaurants, gyms

-What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won't hurt my
feelings

-Is there an age range I should be targeting (I'm 25)?

- Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east
side so plain? I've seen really 'plain jane' boring types who have
nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I've seen drop dead
gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What's the story
there?

- Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment
banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they
hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?

- How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for
MARRIAGE ONLY

Please hold your insults - I'm putting myself out there in an honest
way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I'm being up front
about it. I wouldn't be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn't
able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a
nice home and hearth.

it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial
interests

PostingID: 432279810



THE ANSWER
Dear Pers-431649184:

I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully
about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament.
Firstly, I'm not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your
bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here's how I
see it.

Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a
crappy business deal. Here's why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you
suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring
my money. Fine, simple. But here's the rub, your looks will fade and my
money will likely continue into perpetuity...in fact, it is very likely
that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won't
be getting any more beautiful!

So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning
asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation
accelerates! Let me explain, you're 25 now and will likely stay pretty
hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in
earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!

So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy
and hold...hence the rub...marriage. It doesn't make good business sense
to "buy you" (which is what you're asking) so I'd rather lease. In case
you think I'm being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were
to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It's
as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So,
I wonder why a girl as "articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful"
as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to
believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K
hasn't found you, if not only for a tryout.

By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then
we wouldn't need to have this difficult conversation.

With all that said, I must say you're going about it the right way.
Classic "pump and dump."
I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of
lease, let me know.

[Geronimo]