I know a few millionaires. My dad eats lunch at a cafe with one every weekday and the guy never tips.
I have another friend who makes 6 figures and he made me go in half on a video we rented at blockbuster. (I am in college and don't work)
Another friend and I went to a professional b-ball game last year and he made me pay half the parking even though he invited me to go with him. He makes 6 figures also and knows I am a student.
What's up with this. My buddies that make next to nothing would give me the shirt off their backs if they thought I needed it and no way they'd ever ask me to pay that stuff.
2006-08-30 07:29:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I think they believe they can take their money with them when they die! But, we know different, there will be no judgments for the rich or the poor!
2006-08-30 07:38:50 · answer #1 · answered by Deb 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This doesn't apply to all rich people. For the tip thing, this is personal preference, he is just cheap and doesn't appreciate the working person at the cafe. For the movie and game, why are you being so cheap? Just because people have money doesn't mean they should pay for you all the time. You should go half or pay for parking and what not. I mean he did buy the ticket for you right? My point is, you either split stuff or take turns paying if it is your friends. You don't mind paying half with your poor friends right? It shouldn't matter how much they make just like it shouldn't matter what color they are etc. If they are your friends then that is all that matters.
2006-08-30 14:36:11 · answer #2 · answered by hawksfan17 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"My buddies that make next to nothing would give me the shirt off their backs if they thought I needed it and no way they'd ever ask me to pay that stuff."
And what if one of them struck it rich, suddenly? Won the lottery, maybe. Would you think of him as your buddy, same as always? If you struck it rich, would you still be "part of the crowd" you are hanging out with?
You have to be clear about that first. It is easy to find fault with a class of people with whom "aren't your crowd." Just ask anyone who can't be hired because of competition from illegal immigrants.
The rich only stay rich if they are smart and frugal with their money. It's not getting the money that's the trick; it's keeping it.
They guy you wrote about who never tips, does sound like a jerk. Money does have a way of amplifying character faults, like greed. To want money is to want the problems of having it, and its moral impact is one of those problems.
But there is more than one way to view the guys who expect you to split the bill. In the lingo of money, that is a sign of respect. It means they don't see you as dependent on them.
2006-08-30 14:50:35 · answer #3 · answered by wm_omnibus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, based on personal knowledge of a 'few' millionaires, you have drawn the conclusion that all rich people are greedy? You do know the definition of 'prejudice' don't you? You are prejudiced.
2006-08-30 14:38:04 · answer #4 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THAT"S THE REASON WHY THEY BECAME RICH! They know hoe to handle money and not like people who gives almost everything to you then end up with almost nothing.
2006-08-30 14:37:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because greed is how they got rich and it doesn't stop. They watch their money better than people who are not rich.
2006-08-30 14:33:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe your rich 'friends' think of you as lazy, cheap and a leech.
2006-08-30 14:43:21 · answer #7 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
other way around,the greedy are rich.
2006-08-30 14:33:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
because he wants more and more
i don't know why? he had and wants
2006-08-30 14:35:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is why they are rich, and you are a worthless god damn mooch.
2006-08-30 14:34:17 · answer #10 · answered by oldmanbuford 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋