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Old 06-18-2004, 05:57 PM   #1
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I always asked myself, if I was born very rich, would I be this spoiled fag with no selfesteem?
mmm, probably yes, I think I wouldn't know what values are or wouldn't care about it.


But on the other hand, becoming rich as you grow older must be more satisfying.
And I think you would know who your real friends are, also there would be more appreciation of life.


So, my question to you guys is, would you like have been born rich or would you choose for the "slower" way to money?



Keep in mind though, being born rich would allow you to buy a lot of cars, or maybe you wouldn't even like cars, you would just buy them to show of.


I would like to know our opinons guys, I'm convinced that a lot of you think or fantasies about this subject.
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Old 06-18-2004, 06:18 PM   #2
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Hard question... I'd really like to be a rich kid who gets everything he wants, but then I'd probably be a spoiled prick who didn't know how to do anything on my own... So, I want to be the type that gets rich after hard work, and finally, after many years, I get to by my first Ferrari... And after five more years I have a Enzo, F50, F40, CS, McLaren F1, Koeningsegg, 911 GT3 RS, M3, classic cars and a HUGE limo to transport all my hoes...
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Old 06-18-2004, 06:49 PM   #3
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id rather become rich, therefore i would have accomplished it myself. I live around wayyyyyyyyyyyy to many rich kids, their parents buy them brand new cars for graduating. It makes me angry, but it makes me strive to work harder.
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Old 06-18-2004, 06:50 PM   #4
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i think i all depends on the education, u have to be educated on what getting money means and how ur family got the money, then even if ur spoiled u know what does everything u have has been adquiered and u appreciate it...
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Old 06-18-2004, 07:08 PM   #5
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Yeah.. Some of the rich kids are not such spoiled mofos, but I think I'd been
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Old 06-18-2004, 07:11 PM   #6
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umm IMO becoming rich slowly is much better then being rich from child hood ...

every parent isnt sucessfull in making their child a good person ... thast cuz even if yer getting good edu at home u'll get 1000 % worst stuff in the real world ... so being rough and tough from the beggining is much better ... i wish i was rich im not so i gotta live with it ....

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Old 06-18-2004, 07:19 PM   #7
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personally i would rather be born and as i grow i earn my money,i would feel better havin to work towards my things i want rather than bein born into bein able to get what i want
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Old 06-18-2004, 07:20 PM   #8
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ahahaha i love that episode.
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Old 06-18-2004, 07:37 PM   #9
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lol .. blah ya posted in the wrong tread ...
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Old 06-18-2004, 07:50 PM   #10
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i want to become rich or else i would be a huge prick with friends that are only there because i have money
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Old 06-18-2004, 07:50 PM   #11
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Default Re: Born rich or becoming rich?

Originally Posted by SPEEDKILLAR
I always asked myself, if I was born very rich, would I be this spoiled fag with no selfesteem?
mmm, probably yes, I think I wouldn't know what values are or wouldn't care about it.
That'd only happen if you were weak of mind I think. I have a couple rich friends who understand the value of hard work and their parents money doesn't make them jaded at all.

To answer your question though, since I'm not rich I don't mind putting in the work now so that one day I'll be rich. But having rich parents would be nice... If this was the case I'd own a 360 I think.
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Old 06-18-2004, 07:53 PM   #12
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I'd rather earn it. That way you have made your life successfull and I'm sure you would have more appreciation for what you have.
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Old 06-18-2004, 08:18 PM   #13
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i believe in hard work, for example my familiy is not rich, i rather say that they are hard workers, and all of the money they have earned has been doing hard work, the only thing i may envy of spoiled fags are the contacts and shit but nothing else
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Old 06-18-2004, 08:51 PM   #14
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well... come october, i may have thousands of orders for energy saving devices
i think it will be money well earned... god im glad im in on the ground floor.

i was born middle class, and i have a great many upper class aspirations, but what i was born of will always carry me, as well as my value system.

i dont know how life could be if it had been the other way around
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Old 06-18-2004, 09:01 PM   #15
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I would much rather become rich through hard work than be born into wealth. The way I think about it is this: how boring and how pathetic is it if you dont work your whole life and depend on your parent's wealth your whole life (i.e the Hilton sisters). How can you feel good about yourself?? If you have worked hard to become rich no one can take that away from you.
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