What is it like to be rich?

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Love. Sorry to sound so trite, but it is nearly impossible to have a normal emotional relationship at this level. It is hard to sacrifice for another person when you are never asked to sacrifice ANYTHING. Money can solve all problems for someone, so you offer it, because there is so much else to do. Your time is SOOOO valuable that you ration it. And that makes you lose connections with people.


Damn I don't even bother with people who waste my time now imagine if I was worth 10 figures :wow:
 

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I watched a good documentary that was about how Americans look at life like the lottery that's why we haven't revolted against the system because everyone always wants next. Essentially it said we look at fat Redneck's who win the lottery and blow it the same way we look at business men, like its their turn but I'm 5 numbers away or one good idea away then I'll be in their spot.
Just found it funny it took like 3 responses until the lottery was brought up.
 

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Are you investing your money breh? Because if you making 70k your main focus should be using your money to make money.
I am now...the coli is helping me ... I'm bout to get on this roth ira life.

But I got a credit card that imma knock off within 2 months and then I'll really invest it.

My emergency savings is already straight tho
 

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Access. You now can just ask your staff to contact anyone and you will get a call back. I have seen this first hand and it is mind-blowing the level of access and respect $1 billion+ gets you. In this case, I wanted to speak with a very well-known billionaire businessman (call him billionaire #1 for a project that interested billionaire #2. I mentioned that it would be good to talk to billionaire #1 and B2 told me that he didn't know him. But he called his assistant in. "Get me the xxxgolf club directory. Call B1 at home and tell him I want to talk to him." Within 60 minutes, we had a call back. I was in B1's home talking to him the next day. B2's opinion commanded that kind of respect from a peer. Mind blowing. The same is true with access to almost any Senator/Governor of a billionaires party (because in most cases, he is a significant donor). You meet on an occassional basis with heads-of-state and have real conversations with them. Which leads to

Influence. Yes, you can buy influence. As a billionaire, you have manyways to shape public policy and the public debate, and you use them. This is not in any evil way. the ones I know are passionate about ideas and are trying to do what they feel is best (just like you would). But they just had an hour with the Governor privately, or with the Secretary of Health, or the buy ads or lobbyists. The amount of influence you have can be heady.

Time. Yes, you can buy time. You literally never wait for anything. Travel? you fly private. Show up at the airport, sit down in the plane and the door closes and you take off in 2 minutes, and fly directly to where you are going. The plane waits for you. If you decide you want to leave at anytime, you drive (or take a helicopter to the airport and you leave. The pilots and stewardess are your employees. They do what you tell them to do. Dinner? Your driver drops you off at the front door and waits a few blocks away for however long you need. The best table is waiting for you. The celebrity chef has prepared a meal for you (because you give him so much catering business he wants you VERY happy) and he ensures service is impeccable. Golf? Your club is so exclusive there is always a tee time and no wait. Going to the Superbowl or Grammy's? You are whisked behind velvet ropes and escorted past any/all lines to the best seats in the house.

Experiences. Dream of it and you can have it. Want to play tennis with Pete Sampras (not him in particular, but that type of star)? Call his people. For a donation of $100k+ to his charity, you could probably play a match with him. Like Blink182? There is a price where they would simply come play at your private party. Love art? Your people could arrange for the curator of the Louvre to show you around and even show you masterpieces that have not been exhibited in years. Love Nascar? How about racing the top driver on a closed track? Love science? Have a dinner with Bill Nye and Neil dGT. Love politics? have Hillary Clinton come speak at a dinner for you and your friends, just pay her speaking fee. Your mind is the only limit to what is available. Because donations/fees get you anyone.

These nikkas cheating at life :dahell:
 
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Was about to say this...I'm going to start this and just got to 75.

Breh, you should have been started investing. Setup an account with an investment company and invest in some mutual funds at least. Put in a couple hundred bucks a month on over time you're money can stack up real fast without even realizing it.

Also start thinking about businesses you can either buy or create. My boy is about to buy someone's vending machine business from them for about 8k. That's an extra 4-500/mo he'll get no matter what.
 
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I am now...the coli is helping me ... I'm bout to get on this roth ira life.

But I got a credit card that imma knock off within 2 months and then I'll really invest it.

My emergency savings is already straight tho

Breh, you can do both. Knock off the CC debt and put money in an investment account. Even if it's 50-60/mo the interest you make on it does add up.
 

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Breh, you should have been started investing. Setup an account with an investment company and invest in some mutual funds at least. Put in a couple hundred bucks a month on over time you're money can stack up real fast without even realizing it.

Also start thinking about businesses you can either buy or create. My boy is about to buy someone's vending machine business from them for about 8k. That's an extra 4-500/mo he'll get no matter what.
Mutual funds are what I'm getting into. I do like the idea of buying something small for that extra hundred dollars a month or so too.
 

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I watched a good documentary that was about how Americans look at life like the lottery that's why we haven't revolted against the system because everyone always wants next. Essentially it said we look at fat Redneck's who win the lottery and blow it the same way we look at business men, like its their turn but I'm 5 numbers away or one good idea away then I'll be in their spot.
Just found it funny it took like 3 responses until the lottery was brought up.
 
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