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Rich People I’ve Met Hate When We Know These Truths About Money
Making money slowly is a lie told to stop people thinking big.
Money can make you dumb.
When you get too much of it, there are two paths:
- Wealthy: This means you’re quiet about it, don’t buy stupid stuff, and seek to go on adventures. Family plays a big role too.
- Rich: This is where you buy luxury stuff, seek to explode your status, talk down to people, become an a-hole, and generally prioritize selfishness.
The second category is the problem. As a banker I spent a lot of time with rich clients. Many of them had figured out the cheat codes to money.
They hated when normal people found them out. They never wanted their path to fame and riches to be revealed. They’d do podcasts and attend startup events, but rarely talk about the stuff that made them money.
When someone asked the question directly to them they’d brush it off with comments such as “it takes years of practice and a lot of good luck.”
Well, as their banker, here are the things they quietly told me that they didn’t want us normies to know.