Tell me about becoming wealthy

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PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

Orange Sunshine posted:

Imagine reading a book called, "I Failed in the Restaurant Business, and You Can Too".

It's about a guy who borrowed $1 million from family members and banks and opened his own restaurant. It failed completely, because the sales weren't high enough. Was the location wrong? Was the menu the problem? Was the concept unworkable? Maybe all of the above, hard to be sure.

Well, nobody would ever read that book, so it won't get published. But a million people experience variations of the above every year, and you never hear about them.

To add to this, the most financially successful people I know are basically huge gambling addicts. Casino gambling never results in anything, but if you want to be truly rich as gently caress, you need to have some money to start, and you need to risk an unreasonable portion of it on a regular basis. That's the only common thread I've seen between all the rich people I know. It's a good way to lose a lot of money too, obviously, when none of the bets make good.

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PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

BarbarianElephant posted:

More skills are always better. "Shut in genius" and "social butterfly" are not the only two options.

To add to this, assuming you aren't completely socially repellant, consider asking someone more politically gifted than you for advice when you're confronted with a delicate situation you don't know how to handle. In fact, even if you're great, ask for advice -- at worst, you don't have to take it, but it could give you a perspective on the situation you hadn't considered before. Part of being a well-rounded human being is admitting to yourself when other people are better than you at certain things, and asking for help from them.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2016 05:58

PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

If you don't have kids, why wouldn't your spouse work (assuming they are in good health)?

# ¿ Jan 17, 2017 00:32

PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

baquerd posted:

If you're actually wealthy, home and estate management can easily be a full time job. If you just have high income, it's kinda dumb.

If you're actually wealthy, why would either you or your spouse work? :v:

# ¿ Jan 17, 2017 00:51

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