The daily life of a made guy

New member here. Been reading as a guest for a long time and decided to post.

There have been some really great posts by guys like IvyLeague and Turnbull which inspired me to ask this question, as they give an insight into the life these guys lead.

So, what does the daily routine of a mobster look like?

Do they report to someone daily? Do they have an office or is it all social clubs? Do they write anything down, have files, etc? How do they deal with their cash?

Basically, from when these guys wake up to when they go to bed...how do they full their day?

Particularly interested in how you imagine a guy like Liborio Bellomo lives his life.

Thanks for any replies.

Listen guy, welcome to the boards but we've had 10 million threads like this already. Use the search function next time because this is nothing more than a fanboy topic

Welcome to the boards. I was going to tell you about their daily life but joe will have the honor of welcoming every poster like he does "USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION!!! USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION..SEARCH FUNCTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONJUNCTION CONJUNCTION WHAT'S YOUR FUNCTION ..SEARCH FUNCTION !!!!!

Joe your not a mod(s) here let the consig tell new members how things work around here. Or the boards owner, whudda you got a piece of the board now Joe you extorting JGeoff again? You know he's on the record right? I wouldn't mess with the kid he's got his stripes...red&white

Not a fanboy in the least, so you're barking up the wrong tree there chief. I'm only too aware of the calibre of these guys and have absolutely no illusions about what they do to make a living. I wouldn't call myself a fanboy at all. The only reason I'm interested in the American Mafia is because I studied Sicilian organised crime at university and I started to delve into it through that.

As for searching I've read through numerous previous threads that I've found that don't really say anything of interest on this topic - so naturally I posted the questions I couldn't find an answer to. Maybe you can point me in the direction of the ones you are on about?

And if you want to throw your weight around pick some other chump rather than laying down the law to me like you run the fuckin place!

Ok then...IMO, the daily life of a made guy isn't glamorous...most of these guys are meeting and scheming on where to find their next score...especially the guys today. "Most" of them are street rats, very uneducated, abusive with narcissistic personalities, sociopathic if you will. However, they sure are fun to read about.

There's no doubt it is interesting to read about them. They are more interesting than the Camorra, 'Ndrangheta, Sicilian Mafia or any other of the Italian groups to my mind because they are a stranger breed. They have more opportunity to lead a clean life and less chance of getting away with it than their counterparts in Italy.

Why do they live that brutal and dangerous life? That is the question that fascinates me.

Fuck off Bellini, we get these threads every week! Don't pretend it doesn't annoy you too

Hey look sorry if I was a little short with you pal. If you were around long enough you'd understand. It's just hard to know what the daily life of a made guy is you know? They're people too. Other than their illicit activities what they do really isn't that much different from anyone else.

In the past we've had numerous threads like "what kind of shoes do mobsters wear?" or "do they still wear silk suits?" it's that kind of shit that gets annoying. Again my apologies for being harsh. Welcome to the boards man

Not interested in the least in their fashion sense, but I am certainly curious as to how they live their life - how close to a 'normal' working day their life is.

As I say if you have particular threads in mind which look at this then I'd appreciate the link or a tip of what to search for then I would be grateful. The closest answer to the questions I'm interested in was a post (I think by EastHarlemItal, but perhaps someone else) that I read some time ago about how a high earning gangster will hide his wealth from tax investigators and how they would spend the money they make but I can't find it as I search. Any tips on where to look would be gratefully received.

Hey you can look at 'Donnie Brasco' or 'Way Of The Wiseguy' by Joe Pistone and he discusses the day to day lifestyle of associates trying to get into a family to a certain extent.

Thanks. Have been meaning to look at that as I know a small bit about the Donnie Brasco story already, but the lifestyle I'd like to understand is the lifestyle of guys in that arena today.

The search function isnt very good on this forum, probably why so many duplicates

Yes,this is very true. Every time you search something at least 400 results come up, who the hell has time to go through all that shit.

This won't be a duplicate of anything until someone posts something interesting on the topic!

Goes out to eat for lunch and says maybe 3 words. Goes home. Wakes up at 3am and drives to a jewelry store in east Bronx, walks around the block a few times whispering in his guys ear. Goes home and back to sleep. About as exciting as it gets

YEAH SKINNY , ITS NOT THE SOPRANOS, ppl think it is, the dat to day gotta be boring,waiting,counting on others to come thru on things,being careful who's around you etc

Bellini? Just call me Stern Jr. Joe go eat some cheese.

Chill, Joe. Goodbye Island.

Not looking for excitement Skinny, just wondering how these guys function.

Surely they can have absolutely no normality in life - no working day, no days off, no weekend, no working from home, etc?

As I say, not interested in what shoes they wear or where they eat lunch or what kind of car they drive or how many girlfriends they have as the 'glamour' means nothing to me, but I am interested in they way they operate on a daily basis.

My thoughts are that it must be an absolutely shit life, but as I say I don't really have much insight into how they go about their 'work'.

I always like to qualifiy that I'm not qualified to answer these questions (certainly not as qualified as the many members who are personally familiar with people in this world.) But through my readings I've gathered as reasonable outline (as I see it). Their life revolves around their work like everybody else. Their work involves illegal activity so it skews the process. As others have said there's a lot of scheming, a lot of surviellence avaided meetings with other people in that world, researching plots and angles. A lot of the day is spent trying to figure out what's up on the street either by hanging out with other guys in your crew, shaping up with the boss, trying to make contacts in various industries to help you with your business.

I think the process kind of guys where the young guys who aren't known to law enforcement just hang around and play cards and scheme; then once you're hot enough to be on the police radar, most of the day is spent trying to escape survellience so you can then do your job. Someone brought up the sopranos being ridiculous and that's a good point because it condenses a lot of things. Anytime Tony has a sit down or a meeting with his captains or with new york its likely they have to spend a good chunk of time ditching tails then driving to some random hidden spot out of the way to talk for 5 minutes then repeating the process over again. Or if you're on a criminal job or are contracted to hit someone, there's a lot of time where you're just waiting and watching for the right opportuninites. You might spend 2 weeks tailing a guy just to see if there's an opportunity to whack him. It's not like you get a contract then just show up at his house

Yes I hate that 400 results pop up but since I'm at school being bored to death reading things in my history text book like al capone made the American mafia, reading things on this forum are at least interesting and are - some what true. I learn more here then I do in most of my classes how sad.

This is such a ridiculous question.

A 'made man' is simply a title bestowed. NOT A JOB DESCRIPTION.

Members of a family's daily lifestyle is as diverse as there rackets. Some even have legitimate jobs, business's etc. Some work at night, some the day, some thieve, some extort, some work in unions, some in pump n dump, internet porn etc etc etc etc.

To assume they all have a similar routine is misguided.

I believe the question is asked because most of us have "square jobs" and there's a certain curiosity with a mobster's working day. There's a perception that the following is what a mobster's daily schedule entails:

Sleep until noon. Big breakfast of sausage, bacon and eggs.
Meet with associates and plan schemes.
Have a huge veal parm hero- no vegetables.
Have sex with a goomah.
Drive around and make pick ups (meaning envelopes bursting with crisp c-notes).
Have a big plate of pasta- no vegetables
Have sex with a cute groupie hanging out at the local mob bar.
Slap around a late paying borrower.
Assign an underling to toss a brick through a mom and pop business window for not buying window insurance.
Go shopping for a new Escalade.
Have a steak dinner with baked potato- no salad.
Have sex with a stripper after collecting weekly dues from the strip club owner.
Meet the boys to plan a weekend trip to either Miami or Atlantic City.
Sit down for a late night poker game. Top quality drugs are available in case someone gets tired at 3 AM.
Eat a couple of overstuffed pastrami sandwiches.
Go home just before sunrise, and quietly slip into bed without waking up the wife because our hero can't have anymore sex.
Leaves a few hundred on the dresser for wifey to take care of household bills.

Wake up at noon and repeat.

haha too many movies and newspaper man, but funny ill give ya that, season 2 soprano fan then?! lol

Christ almighty, they're just fucking people. Regular men who often lead regular lives.

LMAO.

Tip o the hat to you sir.

^Agree

Bang the bosses wife on the Reg

report to their legitimate business. Stop by their social club after work. Go to bed. Next day is a new day. Just like how you live your life. The lower profile you are the better. They just want to make a living. What you see on TV is very very glamorized. By the way they don't wear suits on a daily basis. Many of them work blue collar jobs.

Yeah, they're so regular that you've got 15,000 posts on a website talking about them!

That is because of the movies. It's not like the movies. I guarantee you that if you Jung out With real mobsters you probably would get Bored.

Totti: word to the wise. PB is THE most respected poster here on the boards. Best to listen to what he says.

In addition your response to Joeschmo "And if you want to throw your weight around pick some other chump rather than laying down the law to me like you run the fuckin place!" was out of order. A seasoned poster indicated your post was unneccessary as a simple search could have provided the answers to yours questions.

If I were you, I'd try a little less on impressing people with internet bravado and show a little more humility, respect and appreciation.

Just a heads.

Fuck it amazes me how people think mobsters are super Herod. They report to work every day ! Most get to their job and go about their day. Illegal activities are done on the side. It's not amazing and quite boring. Get a few calls for book and take it from there. Set up a loan or drug deal and the rest is all legit shit. The end.