"Any man who has $10,000 left when he dies is a failure."

Can I have it?

I'm sending this to Warren Buffet. Maybe he'll thank me by giving me his vast fortune misery. Sweet, sweet misery.

Remember that guy who used to have a newspaper column where he claimed he was giving away all his millions to noteworthy readers before he died?

He's dead now but I always wonder how much he got paid for that gig.

Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. -Ecclesiastes 5:10

It's going to suck when he realizes that not having money does not make him happy either.

I would like to try that kind of misery. Just once. See what it is like.

Sumo Surfer: whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. -Ecclesiastes 5:10

Well since all the religious wackos claim "wealth is having friends and family" it explains why the religious types crap out a dozen kids.

Sumo Surfer: Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. -Ecclesiastes 5:10

Blow it out your ear. - Margaret Houlihan

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Sumo Surfer: Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. -Ecclesiastes 5:10

Well since all the religious wackos claim "wealth is having friends and family" it explains why the religious types crap out a dozen kids.

Hehe good observation :) Can't ever imagine giving away my money like this dude but if being rich made him miserable (as frequently the case for those who win the lottery) I can't blame him for doing what makes him happy.

Indolent: I would like to try that kind of misery. Just once. See what it is like.

Yeah me too. I've always heard about all the misery that comes with having a bunch of money. I'd really like to give it a whirl to see if it's horrible as everyone says.

Sumo Surfer: (as frequently the case for those who win the lottery)

That happens because they're morons. They don't claim it anonymously through a proxy like a lawyer and then act surprised when every 4th cousin crawls out of the woodwork to ask for money for a new patio. It happens frequently, because a good chunk of the American public are FOX News watching, Doritos munching inbreds with what passes for a high school education. These people are also the majority of the people who play the goddamn lottery. Because gambling, to them, is the intelligent way to accrue wealth and fame. You know, rather than education and hard work.

Hey I'm going to go on TV so I can hold the big cardboard check and have my face plastered all over every major news outlet. That surely won't bring out distant money grubbing relatives and con artists galore.

Then they decide the first thing to do is go to Vegas and blow half of it "because they can". No, they are not miserable because they win the lottery, they are miserable because they have the typical American lack of foresight and education, and get carelessly swept up in the fact that their bank accounts have some extra zeros after the first few numbers now. They'd be as miserable if they won $5000 dollars as if they won $5 Million.

God forbid they hire a financial planner.

F*CK THIS COFFEE IS STRONG

Unhappy because he's wealthy? I'm unhappy, too, but for the opposite reason. I'd like to try having too much money for a while and see how that makes me feel.

Over here, buddy!

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: That happens because they're morons. They don't claim it anonymously through a proxy like a lawyer and then act surprised when every 4th cousin crawls out of the woodwork to ask for money for a new patio. It happens frequently, because a good chunk of the American public are FOX News watching, Doritos munching inbreds with what passes for a high school education. These people are also the majority of the people who play the goddamn lottery. Because gambling, to them, is the intelligent way to accrue wealth and fame. You know, rather than education and hard work.

Hey I'm going to go on TV so I can hold the big cardboard check and have my face plastered all over every major news outlet. That surely won't bring out distant money grubbing relatives and con artists galore.

Then they decide the first thing to do is go to Vegas and blow half of it "because they can". No, they are not miserable because they win the lottery, they are miserable because they have the typical American lack of foresight and education, and get carelessly swept up in the fact that their bank accounts have some extra zeros after the first few numbers now. They'd be as miserable if they won $5000 dollars as if they won $5 Million.

For what it's worth, I won $360 on the Super Bowl (Saints and the under). That doesn't make me rich, but it's enough to buy some vodka and a blow-up doll.

Money may not buy happiness, but it will ensure a roof over your head, medical care, food, etc.

I think he is in for more misery.

Confabulat: Remember that guy who used to have a newspaper column where he claimed he was giving away all his millions to noteworthy readers before he died?

He's dead now but I always wonder how much he got paid for that gig.

Percy Ross (new window)

Where's the sign up list?

Failing_Junk: It's going to suck when he realizes that not having money does not make him happy either.

This.

Money can't buy happiness, but it certainly can ward off certain sources of unhappiness like lack of food, shelter, medical care, etc.

A miserable rich person who gives away his money will probably just end up a miserable poor person with regrets. Why not just put it away with a money manager and live without it unless you change your mind?

Last One Left: I'm sending this to Warren Buffet. Maybe he'll thank me by giving me his vast fortune misery. Sweet, sweet misery.

"Wastin away in Margaritaville...."
"STFU Donny, you're out of your element!!"

i like his take on it and how this is something he wanted to do (he's not a judgmental asshat to other rich ppl)

money may not buy happiness but debt sure buys grief.

i wish some guy with more money than brains would have a moment of clarity and decide to pay off my student loans for me :(

Money makes you stupid, apparently. For every "miserable" millionaire, I bet I can find a million "happy" homeless people that would trade places just to see how unhappy they would be with money. I'm sure they'd wax poetic about the irony of some people being lucky enough to have so much money they'd prefer to give it all away, right after they take a dump in a pickle jar and rush to their favorite sleeping grate to get it before some other ecstatic individual.

Money won't make an unhappy person happy on its own, but a happy well-adjusted person may be able to enhance their happiness quite a bit with some more money. Basically, money won't eliminate my problems, but it will buy me a mansion in the alps as many vacations as I want.

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Sumo Surfer: whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. -Ecclesiastes 5:10

Well since all the religious wackos claim "wealth is having friends and family" it explains why the religious types crap out a dozen kids.

everyone who has a religion is a wacko and everyone who is you is a douche :)

He's got a point, though. Nearly every person you interact with during the day is putting on an act, depending on your relation with them. If they work for you, they act like an employee; if you work for them, you do the same. If you go to eat, the restaurant workers treat you a certain way. I suppose that the more money you've got, the more of an act these people will put on for you, and for some people that may get tiresome after a while.

FTFA: "I increasingly got the sensation that there is a connection between our wealth and their poverty." Perhaps not, given the nature of your business (sales of interior furnishings and accessories), but nice to see white people still feel guilty.

"But in all that time, we had the feeling we hadn't met a single real person - that we were all just actors. The staff played the role of being friendly and the guests played the role of being important and nobody was real." I wonder if he'll find that people ignoring him because he's "nobody" is fun. Nobody is real... are they a lot of phonies, Holden?

I hope his wife approves of this plan. I can't see a woman going along with that idiocy.

anyone who thinks money can't buy happiness has never bought a puppy

NobleHam: but it will buy me a mansion in the alps

What is the attraction of owning a mansion?

MurphyMurphy: i like his take on it and how this is something he wanted to do (he's not a judgmental asshat to other rich ppl)

money may not buy happiness but debt sure buys grief.

i wish some guy with more money than brains would have a moment of clarity and decide to pay off my student loans for me :(

That is truly enlightened my good man

He had similar feelings of guilt while on gliding trips in South America and Africa. "I increasingly got the sensation that there is a connection between our wealth and their poverty,"...

Since selling his belongings, Mr Rabeder said he felt "free, the opposite of heavy".

But he said he did not judge those who chose to keep their wealth. "I do not have the right to give any other person advice. I was just listening to the voice of my heart and soul."

This guy is obviously insane. We must lock him up before he infects others.

I will however buy you time to find happiness, so just pass it to me I'm like to work less and do more other things that make me more happy

"Life is like a shiat sandwich.
The more bread you have, the less shiat you have to eat."

It's funny... generally only people with money say crap like this.

No wonder he's from a poor family.

I eat mop: anyone who thinks money can't buy happiness has never bought a puppy

Why would you buy a puppy? The ones you get at the shelter taste are just as good.

Sumo Surfer: Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. -Ecclesiastes 5:10

I guess I missed the scripture "Verily I sayest unto thee, I hath enough money, thou canst stop giving thine 10 percent tithe unto me".

Coming on a Bicycle: No wonder he's from a poor family.

That is awesome.

Regret has no price tag.


Good luck, chump.

"Money doesn't buy hapiness. That sentence should end with 'just kidding.' It buys a waverunner. Try and frown on a waverunner."

/probably not very obscure

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: That happens because they're morons. They don't claim it anonymously through a proxy...

I appreciate your explanation about how suddenly rich people often can't manage their money (the need for excessive publicity boggles my mind!)

I don't disagree with it, so I think your rant is a little misplaced since I'm saying that the millionaire in question is doing (as silly as it sounds) what makes him happy. Plenty of newly-minted millionaires are resented by their friends and family even if they do know how to manage their fortune. A joke in the office is that the first person to congratulate a lottery winner is the ex-wife's new attorney :)

Money does not always mean happiness.

Money gives you the freedom to be miserable without having to worry about the electric bill or rent.

In other words, money gives you the freedom to stare at your navel and consider about what a worthless human being you really are.

Dear Sir,

I also wish to benefit from a revelation such as yours. Please allow me to experience the emptyness of the 5 star lifestyle, so that I may pass it's lessons on to others. In doing so, I hope that they also may learn the wisdom you have found and passed, in turn, to me.

My bank account details are ...

/it might work

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Sumo Surfer: (as frequently the case for those who win the lottery)

That happens because they're morons. They don't claim it anonymously through a proxy like a lawyer and then act surprised when every 4th cousin crawls out of the woodwork to ask for money for a new patio. It happens frequently, because a good chunk of the American public are FOX News watching, Doritos munching inbreds with what passes for a high school education. These people are also the majority of the people who play the goddamn lottery. Because gambling, to them, is the intelligent way to accrue wealth and fame. You know, rather than education and hard work.

Hey I'm going to go on TV so I can hold the big cardboard check and have my face plastered all over every major news outlet. That surely won't bring out distant money grubbing relatives and con artists galore.

Then they decide the first thing to do is go to Vegas and blow half of it "because they can". No, they are not miserable because they win the lottery, they are miserable because they have the typical American lack of foresight and education, and get carelessly swept up in the fact that their bank accounts have some extra zeros after the first few numbers now. They'd be as miserable if they won $5000 dollars as if they won $5 Million.

God forbid they hire a financial planner.

F*CK THIS COFFEE IS STRONG

100% this! With #1 reason being that many people are just too stupid to even deserve that kind of wealth.

Confabulat: Remember that guy who used to have a newspaper column where he claimed he was giving away all his millions to noteworthy readers before he died?

He's dead now but I always wonder how much he got paid for that gig.

Percy Ross, IIRC.

pestluvr: Confabulat: Remember that guy who used to have a newspaper column where he claimed he was giving away all his millions to noteworthy readers before he died?

He's dead now but I always wonder how much he got paid for that gig.

Percy Ross (new window)

damnit. I need to remember to read toward the end of the thread before posting.

I'll take "Things Rich People Say" for $200 Alex.