Rich people

Fox_In_Socks

shopaholic01 wrote: »

If you're born into wealth you will never understand what it's like to struggle financially. What I meant was that they are less likely to advertise their wealth in the same way. Look at the typical Celtic tiger attitude, simply things like 'where did I leave my car keys' became 'where are the keys to my 5 series BMW' etc.

Where's my key-ring?

FloatingVoter

Plumpynutt wrote: »

Was p1ssing beside Dennis O Brien at a urinal one time when I was 17 locked out of my head, pretty sure i asked him for some money

...you also p1ssed on my shoes.

lightspeed

Arpa wrote: »

I think it tends to be the nouveau riche who are the tossers. People who have worked hard or inherited don't seem to view it as a status thing, to them it's just they can get through the week without having to count pennies. I know quite a few very wealthy people and what I see usually is that they have been instilled with a sense of how to use money wisely and inconspicuously and not to flash it about. One of my mates is in the multi-millionaire category but still uses a nokia 3310 as he sees no need for a flashy iPhone if what he has does the job. It's not about having the best things in life, it's about appreciating what you have and being responsible with it.

Miser

So he has the money get a new phone but still uses an outdated Nokia 3310?

Im not sure if he is running a business but if so, would it not be useful to have a phone that has access to email? The only reason he has not got a new phone is because he is to tight to get rid of his old phone. So basically the idea is to only ever spend money when needed and scurry the rest away in a cave?

That is exactly the approach we need to generate economic growth. That is a sure solution.

daithi1970

"..my Dad is a top earner in KPMG.."

*gets coat and leaves*





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argirl

I've met different kinds of rich people, some good and some bad, but a common trait that a lot of them have is that they are extremely stingy. The ones born into money seem to lead meaningless lives and would be on the dole if their families were not rich or did not employ them into the family business.

B.A._Baracus

The only rich people I have ever come into contact with have been the owners of my previous jobs.

There has been a few but one comes to mind. I was 18 and working in a McDonalds Drive thru. The owner also owned the other mcdonalds down the road from it. What a prick. The way he looked, talked and walked.

But then again they say to succeed at business you have to be a prick.

Esoteric_

A few of my close relatives are self made millionaires, and all of them are sound. Easy to chat to, generous, normal people really.

I don't think wealth or lack thereof determines the kind of person somebody is. Either you were already an arsehole or you were already a nice person. Money doesn't change that.

hatrickpatrick

daithi1970 wrote: »

"..my Dad is a top earner in KPMG.."

*gets coat and leaves*





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He's actually the "highest earning partner"

orestes

lightspeed wrote: »

Miser

So he has the money get a new phone but still uses an outdated Nokia 3310?

Im not sure if he is running a business but if so, would it not be useful to have a phone that has access to email? The only reason he has not got a new phone is because he is to tight to get rid of his old phone. So basically the idea is to only ever spend money when needed and scurry the rest away in a cave?

That is exactly the approach we need to generate economic growth. That is a sure solution.

I use an old school Nokia. So far I've had it about 2 years and it's worked it's way through 6 different European countries that I've lived and worked in over that time (I work in tourism). Good for phone calls and text messages anywhere, unlocked so I can switch sim cards as soon as I hit a new country with no hassle, battery life is about a week and the thing is practically indestructictable. If anyone needs to contact me, they can get me on it at any time so there's no need to e-mail me. I could easily afford a new phone if I wanted one, I just don't want one, I like this one and it does everything I need it to do very reliably. How is that miserly?

Czarcasm

lightspeed wrote: »

Miser

So he has the money get a new phone but still uses an outdated Nokia 3310?

Im not sure if he is running a business but if so, would it not be useful to have a phone that has access to email? The only reason he has not got a new phone is because he is to tight to get rid of his old phone. So basically the idea is to only ever spend money when needed and scurry the rest away in a cave?

That is exactly the approach we need to generate economic growth. That is a sure solution.

lightspeed if he's running a business, this is EXACTLY the way he should be thinking. Email on the phone while it's handy and all, is completely useless, unnecessary, and inefficient when you have a PA that takes care of all that stuff for you, leaving you to the other 100 headaches a day you have to deal with.

Your rather flippant "need to be on the bleeding edge of technology and waste money on the latest gadgets" approach is exactly the kind of approach that means a company goes out of business, but I'm guessing you never heard the story of the carpenter that had to have all the brand new tools and a big fcuk off workshop before he could get any work done.

He went out of business very quickly because he had to factor in paying for all his fancy new tools when charging his customers, so his prices were extortionate, and with no customers willing to pay what he was charging, he couldn't then pay for his fancy new tools, and went out of business.

smurgen

one of my bosses is worth about 550 million and drives a smart car so he doesn't have to pay the london congestion charge

I know a lot of really rich people. I come from a piss poor background. I've never been made to feel by any of them that I'm anything less than they are. I wonder though if it's because I have no insecurities telling me that I am anything less than they are?

Amronoc

Deleted User wrote: »

I know a lot of really rich people. I come from a piss poor background. I've never been made to feel by any of them that I'm anything less than they are. I wonder though if it's because I have no insecurities telling me that I am anything less than they are?

Fúck 'em

ruaille buaille

I had one super rich friend (trust fund baby). He had so much money he couldnt spend it all but he is one of the most unhappiest people I have every met. He would go and blow loads of money in casinos and expensive restaurants. He never cooked and if he used a plate, cup or glass in his house he would just throw it in the bin instead of washing it! :eek:
He had no grip on reality at all.

mikemac1

lightspeed wrote: »

Miser

So he has the money get a new phone but still uses an outdated Nokia 3310?

Im not sure if he is running a business but if so, would it not be useful to have a phone that has access to email? The only reason he has not got a new phone is because he is to tight to get rid of his old phone. So basically the idea is to only ever spend money when needed and scurry the rest away in a cave?

That is exactly the approach we need to generate economic growth. That is a sure solution.

Walk around the IFSC and you'll see plently of people with a Nokia 6310i. A good few of them pulling six figure salaries I'm sure

No email but it's a fantastic phone and business people from corporations to the self employed use them

Ends Kenny uses one too if that means anything.

Scruffles

a friend of mine is extremely wealthy,she owns several companies including the autism organisation am living in residential care under.
she has come from a well off background but she is one of the most down to earth people will ever meet,she is raising her children exactly the same way to,her seven year old is great to be around and is so mature for her age around us lot when other kids are quick to call us names or stare at us like a freak show.
she owns posh cars; a bentley,land rover and aston martin, but also sponsors a family with twins in africa-the dad became disabled and the mum died during the birth of the twins,she became aware of them through her friend whose husband is from the same area.
she pays for the twins yearly school fees and sends over huge packages of brand new clothes,toys,educational items and money for their school uniforms as well as money for food if am correct in thinking.
despite not having ridden her horse for years due to time,she recently did a one months horse trek in mongolia raising money for help for heroes but is dead against getting her photos taken and attention placed on her.

she is actualy the type of person who saves money as much as possible,she loves finding bargins and is an ebay addict,probably keeping all the autism/sensory/office equipment shops on there in business.:D
never judge a person by their money whether poor or rich,if they are ego driven around their money,a dickhead or resentful of people richer than themselves,blame them and their personality, not the cash.

Chao

ruaille buaille wrote: »

I had one super rich friend (trust fund baby). He had so much money he couldnt spend it all but he is one of the most unhappiest people I have every met. He would go and blow loads of money in casinos and expensive restaurants. He never cooked and if he used a plate, cup or glass in his house he would just throw it in the bin instead of washing it! :eek:
He had no grip on reality at all.

That's just his reality though.

smash

Pinklady11 wrote: »

I know one guy who is a millionaire. He made his fortune by selling loads of land in the good times after his father past away. He has homes all over the world and is regularly seen driving his Lamborghini around the local town.

BUT he is a self obsessed nut job!

Way to be subtle... There's only a handful of Lamborghini owners in the country

Jesus Wept

El Guapo! wrote: »

I've met a few people who are worth into the hundreds of millions. And tbh, the majority of them were tossers who loved letting everyone know they had money.
I met one guy worth at least half a billion and he was like a normal joe soap. You'd offer this guy a few quid if you passed him on the street.

Does that happen to ordinary Joe Soaps? Nobody has ever offered me a few quid as I pass them on the street.

Duggy747

Cousin of mine is married to one of the creators of Runescape. He's quite a shy character and by talking to him you wouldn't think he was worth €130 million-plus. Nice guy, though.

sh1tstirrer

What about people that aren't millionaires but act as if they are? I was in Kanturk last week and this woman in her thirties parked her car across the way from me a fairly shabby 03 astra. She had her head in the air as if everyone around her were sh!t, her son around 10 got out the passenger side and was scratching his liathróidí while exiting. He brought her down to earth fairly fast.

Alter-Ego

Yeah, one of my neighbours is Oprah-Rich, and he's bang on! He came from nothing and worked hard for what he has.

IK09

I havent got a pot to piss in and im an arséhole

Madam_X

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

What about people that aren't millionaires but act as if they are? I was in Kanturk last week and this woman in her thirties parked her car across the way from me a fairly shabby 03 astra. She had her head in the air as if everyone around her were sh!t, her son around 10 got out the passenger side and was scratching his liathróidí while exiting. He brought her down to earth fairly fast.

How did she act like a millionaire? Did she keep saying "Hey everyone, I'm a millionaire!"?
Otherwise, not sure how a fairly shabby 03 Astra and her head in the air indicates acting like a millionaire...

Cienciano

Esoteric_ wrote: »

A few of my close relatives are self made millionaires, and all of them are sound. Easy to chat to, generous, normal people really.

I don't think wealth or lack thereof determines the kind of person somebody is. Either you were already an arsehole or you were already a nice person. Money doesn't change that.

Exactly. Plenty of self made people are sound, some are arseholes. Plenty of people born into money are sound, some are arseholes. Plenty of people who are on the dole their entire lives are sound, some are arseholes.
There's no pattern. You can't say people born into in are generally arseholes. Depends on the person.

Chancer3001

Dan O Donnell Chicago.

Guaranteed a few boardsies have met him / been employed by him on the J1

What a legend.

Insnaely wealthy. Biggest TV screen ive ever seen in his holiday home.

Duckjob

My ex-landlord. Not mega-rich but owns property (a lot of it outright) all over Dublin and prob has a couple of million in the bank.

Drives an old(ish) Jag, but would be more likely to turn up at one of his properties in his beaten up pickup van wearing paint spattered clothes. Loved doing DIY work and would happily talk with you for hours about plastering and tiling techniques. Absolutely lovely bloke.

sh1tstirrer

Madam_X wrote: »

How did she act like a millionaire? Did she keep saying "Hey everyone, I'm a millionaire!"?
Otherwise, not sure how a fairly shabby 03 Astra and her head in the air indicates acting like a millionaire...

Use your head woman surely you have seen these type of people that act as if everyone else is below them.

stoneill

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

The only rich people I have ever come into contact with have been the owners of my previous jobs.

There has been a few but one comes to mind. I was 18 and working in a McDonalds Drive thru. The owner also owned the other mcdonalds down the road from it. What a prick. The way he looked, talked and walked.

But then again they say to succeed at business you have to be a prick.

Was his name Ronald?

ElvisChrist6

I know a few reasonably rich people and most of them are complete cunts, but mostly because they grew up with a huge sense of entitlement having upper class parents, so they always think they're right and a lot seem to have no idea that other people can't do the things they can.

Growing up in a very working class area, I was always very aware that the big divide in the Republic isn't so much race or religion, but class. I won't go too much into detail, because I could end up with a huge rant, but because of this I've grown up to be very wary of upper class folk. I even feel rather uncomfortable going into those areas when visiting friends because of a lot of the ignorance I've seen. However, I've met and am friends with quite a few upper class people who are genuinely normal people with no pretence or snobbery or sense of entitlement. Surprisingly, most of these people are the "nouveau riche" types who didn't necessarily grow up in the upper class, so they're more understanding.

I do know vaguely of one or two millionaires and they are some of the worst people to do any sort of dealings with. One in particular takes advantage of friends pretending to do them favours especially in regard to letting properties. That's why they're millionaires, I suppose.

TL;DR Growing up in the upper class gives them a horrible sense of entitlement. Millionaires are pricks.

Alter-Ego wrote: »

Yeah, one of my neighbours is Oprah-Rich, and he's bang on! He came from nothing and worked hard for what he has.

That does make the difference, I think. If you work for it and came from nothing, it's probably a lot easier for you to appreciate other peoples living standards.