What do/did you do for a living?


With the increasingly high priced items people own and are selling, I'm curious about the line of work people do or have done. I thought my $5k integrated was a massive investment, but seeing users searching for $100k speakers or $75k SET amplifiers has me curious about the varying lines of work people do to afford these items. 
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Electricity and natural gas brokerage and procurement consulting for commercial, industrial, educational, health care, and municipal customers in deregulated states of Texas, Illinois, Pa, NY, NJ, Ohio, etc. System has gone in value from over 40 years from about 5K to 50K.

Erik_squires: 
I enjoyed your quote, “I bring madness to the chaos.”

I am not one to fiddle with anagrams, but upon reading your post, the following immediately leapt out out me as a summation of your chosen vocation. I see it as a portent.
”Messdachanos”. My gift to you in these trying times.
RVW
I’m the former principal clarinetist with the Dallas Symphony and presently the principal clarinetist with the Austin Symphony.
65 retired sales - sold IT consulting for many names most would recognize. Happy to be retired. System is about 10k - all tubes - Covid has given me a good excuse to be in my ManCave and listen to all my LP's.  I have a new amp on order - should be here in 2 weeks or so - and a very understanding wife - 38 years of marriage - no complaints. As another poster said - keep you health. Great thread and interesting to read what everyone used to do/is doing.

Stay happy and healthy all. 
I am a retired 20 year vet of hi end audio retail. Store management.
Or, I’m a retired professional stage actor, university professor and audio book narrator.
Or, back in the day, I was a breeder of show horses. Even then, I still had enough left over for MGII’s and a pair of Dynas.