Posted on 09/14/2020 3:32:09 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Being extremely wealthy isn’t the carefree, champagne-soaked free-for-all you might imagine it to be — at least according to Jennifer Risher.
She and her husband, David, earned tens of millions of dollars in the tech world before the ages of 35, and suddenly found themselves in an elite tax bracket without a manual on how to navigate the potential pitfalls of isolation and strained social relationships.
“We see wealth from a really narrow perspective: the glitz, the glamour and the greed, but we don’t see the reality,” Risher, 55, told The Post. “Money is a taboo subject, but it really shouldn’t be.”
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Oh there ain’t no rest for the wicked
Money don’t grow on trees
I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed
There ain’t nothing in this world for free
Oh no, I can’t slow down, I can’t hold back
Though you know, I wish I could
Oh no there ain’t no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good
If it’s so hard being rich, and she hates it so much, I’ll take all of that mean old nasty money off of her hands.
Mel Brooks’ “Life Stinks” is based on that premise.
Agree with other posters. Make $10s of millions. Pay California and Federal income taxes on it. Buy an expensive home. Fill it with expensive furnishing. Pay for expensive maintenance. Take lavish vacations. Pay exorbitant property taxes. 20 years later, you look rich... but are you still?
I’m going to take a moment to complain about rich people complain. Nope, I decided against it. C’est la vie.
I’ve known several millionaires, from work and friends. They are nice people, and it’s true. They have a set of problems from that particular bracket and everyone seems to think money solves it all.
I have seen they have some very nice things from that money and some good times from it. I never have held that against people. Isn’t that supposed to be kind of the blessing of being in this country? Freedom and the fun of living in a country that gives you the option of capitalism’s bounty?
They are human beings with pain and hardship in the same categories we all do, health problems, family difficulties, deaths, struggles it’s all there for them as well.
If you claim to be a Christian do not imagine it’s all roses because someone has a big bank account. It’s not.
Don’t throw me in that Briar Patch
I found that the older I got, the less money I needed to live on.
I made a big bunch in my early 40’s and quit to run my own business. Then retired. I don’t have tens of millions. But I pay my bills. I can go on a trip. I am not leaving my kids a lot.
My tax plan is to have my last check bounce.
I’ve been around the wealthy my whole life. Most of the rich people I’ve known have been miserable, many of them alcoholics and with screwed up families. Anyone who is able to comfortably meet basic needs such as shelter, food and beer and has a good family life and good friends will be at least as happy as the richest among us. Life’s simple pleasures really are the best. It never ceases to amaze me what people are willing to give up to chase big dollars.
When you’re poor, all you worry about is money. When you’re rich, you worry about everything but money.
— Johnny Cash
Wouldn’t take it ... the robocall claimed from the publisher’s clearing hour. A couple or three decades ago Iwas in the trop 50 but no big win. I did get a watch from them. Couldn’t figure out how to change the battery in it.
So the whole thing was just a wind-up, eh? gnyuk gnyuk...
Great a feel good article fo us po folks.
Yet we don’t see many millionaires giving away all their nasssty money, do we precious?
It is interesting to consider their side. The ‘lottery winner’ problems that might arise with sudden wealth would be different than these two, who had a bit of luck with timing but otherwise both had nice tech jobs and earned their money.
Not all family members or friends would be in similar circumstances. So they kind of grew apart from them over time. The bit about the 6 year old asking if they were going in the private jet was neat. Seems like good parenting to fly commercial after that.
At some point in the wealth building track, Seneca’s words from a couple of thousand years ago might start to make sense: “It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”
Amen.
I did a lot of merger work in banks. My job was mostly incorporating a lot of little banks into a big bank. Every six weeks or so I got to go into a small local bank and tell them they could have jobs 90 miles away.
It really grates on your soul after a while. Got paid a lot of money in bonuses and stock.
I would rather have a soul than that much money. It took about two weeks to replace me.
I won’t look for a handout by having your taxes increased, if you promise not to tell me how to live my life.
Deal?
Maybe they’d be better off just quietly investing the money and not letting everyone know what they are worth.
Say! I wonder ...
My father used to tell me if you made one dollar and the next pay day a have a penny left, you’re ahead of the game.
I’ve been poor and I’ve been rich.. RICH IS BETTER
I’ve been Fat and I’ve been thin...THIN IS BETTER
I’ve been Married and I’ve been Single... (”I’ll take the fifth.”)
Being a “millionaire” in San Francisco, L. A., D.C. or New York is just enough for an average middle class lifestyle nowadays...
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