I think alot of this has to do with how you have earned this money…
Most of the time the way your mind works / your thought process / mentality or however you want to word it… has a strong relation with your wealth status…
I mean I really suck ass at typing/writing out shit but I think I have a good point if i can just get it out without rambling so much…
Broke person has a = broke mentality
wealthy person has a = wealthy mentality
thats easy to understand… talk to someone “self made” with a million in the bank, and then talk to failvis… big difference…
So now the question is "does money change you? "
In my opinion this answer is YES and NO …
Lets imagine failvis got 1.2 million dollars tomorrow because he won a lawsuit against the bank for giving him a loan that ultimately ruins his life…
Now… is failvis’s going to change? Yea … I mean hes gonna go spend a shit load of money with his “broke mentality” … and hes going to make a ton of friends with his new cars and clothes etc…
But what about someone who …for example comes from the bottom to the top struggling … using their head and american born freedom to conduct business as they wish… im sure this person isnt going to change so drastically… you best believe this person will be talking with great wisdom and common sense over time … another thing to take note on is this person wont have the same spending habbits…
I think both broke and wealthy will suffer somewhat from fake friends and nuttswingers… but the broke one wont know how to handle it the same way and probably wont even realize it…
Lifestyle is almost expected to change in either situation… the biggest movitation behind anything we do is to better our lifestyle… IMO
That doesnt leave out the guy who has a ton of money but never spends it… his life style is also different… he isnt bothered with the same stress as you 9-5’ers , doesnt have an alarm clock buzz constantly ringing in his head… so this is a lifestyle change for sure…
I think it all comes down to this (for me, IMO)
YOUR MENTALITY MUST BE IN PAR WITH YOUR INCOME
And speaking about income… when you make a big lump sum of money… thats income ? Where is the cashflow …
Yea you can say sure “i invested in real estate, stocks whatever bonds, i dont know” So thats bringing you xxx$ in a year but you blow that in a month with your broke mentality ?
I have a real problem typing correct english , this shit is so scrambled if u read all this… “your an idiot”
the problem with this thread is… everyone wants to be comfortable and content with saying “yea I would buy a couple of things but mostly I would stay under control”
I can tell you right now I sure as hell would buy more than a “couple things” and im just being real… most if not all of you would do the exact same thing… say you wont/wouldnt blow a shit load of money… but then go and do it anyways…
start out slowly… some innocent purchases… and then start ballin …
havin problems with wealth but u wouldnt understand unless you had a million your self?