A guy I used to work for had a funny poster on his wall. It was a picture of a monkey in a business suit with a big cigar. It read " I've been rich and I've been poor..........rich is better!!"
There are some people out there with more money than we can imagine. If you look at something like Barrett-Jackson and the guys who can bid a million bucks or more on a car, that tells us something. A home was broken into in Naples Florida a while back and the thief got some paintings off the wall........$ 3.5 million worth of paintings !!
When I worked at the marina I would see people all the time who could come in and buy a new 40 footer and write a check. Yep, there is some serious money out there.
I've never been rich but have earned a good living in some years. Other times I have been down on my luck. Right now I took early retirement (not my choice) so my disposable income is cut dramatically, however, I get by and plan to go back to work pretty soon.
As buckeyedon's post mentions above, money isn't the most important thing in life.......oh sure, it makes things a lot more convenient and less stressful maybe, but when they drop you into your final resting spot it won't be the thing that defines you. It will be the people around you who love and respect you that will be your legacy.
I consider myself as weathy as they come because I have the love of my two Sons and have had great loving relationships with a few wonderful ladies over the years. That, and the memories I have I wouldn't trade for all the tea in China (does tea still come from China, or do they just manufacture stuff now?
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The last guy I worked for made a fortune in the marina business, but he is the most miserable, despicable human being on the face of the earth. Never has a good thing to say about anyone, hates everyone but himself, and his kids can't wait for him to kick the bucket so they can get his money. Even being around him was enough to make you sick. At the end he sold his marina for $ 13.9 million, walked out the door and didn't care what happened to all the people who had been with him for years and who made him all that money. If his Son hadn't taken care of us we wouldn't have gotten squat.
Nope, I'll take my paycheck to paycheck existance any time.
Don
