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There have been lots of articles about how Trump and Clinton supporters don't know anyone in their group who is supporting the other candidate. Maybe it is the same among the middle class and the very wealthy. They just don't interact socially.
This has been my experience as well. In the primaries, my social circle was a mix of Sanders, Clinton and Kasich supporters. Now almost everyone I know is voting Clinton (some reluctantly), with a few Johnson outliers. I don't think anyone I'm close to is even tempted to vote for Trump.
If it weren't for CD, I would probably have little exposure to how people outside of the East and West Coasts think and live.
I think 'very rich' is probably a net worth of 100 million or more, so no I don't know of anyone that is very rich. I do know a number of millionaires but they really are just regular people that have a lifestyle that takes a little more wealth than average. I did work with someone that is now a billionaire (mostly through dumb luck) and he was and is nothing special except has now has deluded himself to think he knows more than he really does.
I wouldn' t know, because nice people don't discuss money.
By "nice" I assume you mean "polite" or "mannerly" not necessarily "kind" or "generous" or "caring" since discussing money wouldn't preclude those characteristics
Besides, you don't have to have a conversation about finances to know someone is "really rich"
When I chit chat with a C-level of a Fortune500 company or the owner of a professional sports team or a best selling author; I know they're really rich.
When someone invites you to their vacation home on a tropical island, or their $3 million dollar beach house, and doesn't brag or show off; I know they're really rich.
When someone's business decisions are discussed on the national news...its a good guess they're really rich.
My second cousin was CEO of a couple major railroads, so easily worth tens of millions, maybe hundreds. Worked his way up from switchman, to track maintenance supervisor, through higher and higher management positions and eventually up to CEO of a smaller railroad and then a BIG one. He's lived in Houston, Denver, Chicago, Brazil (where he built railroads there for their government), and now outside of Austin. He's "retired" from corporate life now but spends his time running a CEO consulting firm and a couple hobby businesses. He and his family own a few different homes including a big farm property and they invite the extended family over for family reunions every couple years so I've gotten to spend time with him and at his places. Great guy, very humble and willing to share advice. He's got a nice life.
Wow.. no, I do not know anyone with money like that... my dad was the richest person I knew. At his peak his assets were probably at or near 10mm (no idea with the liabilities were though). He was in business circles with Dallas elites like Ross Perot, Norman Brinker and Jerry Jones for awhile, but he blew it big time and, from what family has said, has lost everything.
I'm glad to hear about "nice" billionaires. It goes against stereotypes that they're out-of-touch and self-aggrandizing.
Friends are friends especially if you were friends pre-economic status. Just dont ask him for money, or too many questions around money and it will be fine.
Friends are friends especially if you were friends pre-economic status. Just dont ask him for money, or too many questions around money and it will be fine.
pre-economic status... what I would give to have that back!
OH, i just reminded myself of a cousin that i have....who has no education......(ps. we don't talk for some unrelated reason)....he got into this Multi level marketing scheme 10 years ago, and now "apparently" makes 400k+ a year. he and others at the top flaunt their money, their rolexes, and $10k dinners at restaurants (yes, they post the receipt on FB!) and if he's not a multi-millionaire by now, he's doing something wrong.
I don't consider what he does honest or ethical, given he and the company sell life insurance to the lower class folks, and ask them to join seminars for 250 a person, with the false hopes of making 40k a month in commission, etc.
My brother and I are always talking about a High School friend .........
So, you talk about him all the time? Are you figuring out how he did it, so that you can follow the same path, make the same sort of decisions, and end up just as wealthy? Or are you simply killing time by gossiping?
My life experience is that having money is too much work for most people. They'd like to have the money but they don't want to do the work to get it.
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