CNBC seems like a reputable enough site. I don’t doubt they have a roster of employees who made it through college without cheating and a few of them probably even have those round tortoise shell glasses that automatically increases one’s IQ by 50 points. But what CNBC has posted today is unforgivable.
CNBC’s vertical “Make It” profiled Trevor Klee, a 25-year-old entrepreneur who makes $100,000 a year tutoring people for the GMAT, GRE and LSAT.
They posted the dude’s breakdown of monthly spending and I’m appalled that CNBC would allow itself to be lied to like this.
— CNBC (@CNBC) December 21, 2018
$615 donations…PPRRROOOOVEEE ITTTTT.
Klee lived with three other roommates which is how he affords to live in affluent Cambridge. He splits the monthly $120 house cleaning bill with them.
Although Klee has some valid explantations for his monthly spending breakdown, the internet had a field day dissecting it, and I was quite entertained.
— Jay Willis (@jaywillis) December 21, 2018
— Retro (@RetroFighterG) December 21, 2018
— Mark Pitcavage (@egavactip) December 21, 2018
— white cyclists log off (@crawfishremoul) December 21, 2018
— 🎄Joe To The World 🎄 (@TanookiKuribo) December 21, 2018
Is it a can of Pledge and a roll of paper towels?
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) December 21, 2018
— The Hype (@TheHyyyype) December 21, 2018
— 𝙷𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝙿𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗 Ω☠ (@HLHPattison) December 21, 2018
As CNBC points out, between Klee’s brokerage account, money market account and Roth IRA, Klee has around $43,000 put away. He estimates that about $20,000 of that is liquid.
Now those $615 in donations is starting to seem a bit stingy.
