Quote:
Originally Posted by Robbie
No, they didn't give poor people a jumbo loan. Jumbo loans aren't covered by Fanny Mae or Freddy Mac. You have to meet a LOT of criteria to get one.
What they did was give out a shit ton of loans that most anybody CAN get. But they put them in homes that were out of their reach. But hell...with the prices of homes a couple of years ago, they were all out of reach for a regular working guy.
And you're 100% right about being "great" because of what you do (not how much money you have). But for most people (not talking about folks who inherited money), the money you make and the things you own are the direct result of how much ass you kick at what you do.
So yeah...I COULD see a multi-millionaire walking around in rags and not "bragging" because he's eccentric. But I've never seen a poor person driving around in a nice car and living in a 5,000 square foot home lounging in his pool (unless he's "newly" poor and just lost everything and on his way to eviction).
I think that the people who inherit money and come from "old" money like that are the ones who don't brag or show off. It's just natural to them.
But most people like me who busted ass to make it happen? I'm proud of my accomplishments. Especially in this kind of business where I'm working alone in my office with nobody to slap me on the back and say "good job".
So yeah, it does feel kinda good to have people say "Nice car!" or "I love your house". I know, it sound dumb and shallow (it is), but I'm only human.
|
You deserve to feel good about those things.
the west, the money is purely based off a facade, it is pure debt. rampant debt also, not controllable. and when dollars are worth next to nothing and food triples in price people are going to realize why it was so bad taking out all those loans.
by taking out massive loans x by a country wide x global wide scale. you are basically enslaving yourself and people further into a system.
yes times are good now. but there is no guarantees. if people would live a more balanced life there would never need to be a need for a recession.
and i dont mean you dont deserve nice things if you work for them. i mean they should not represent you. for me i came from humble beginnings and the older i get the more i realize i dont need "things" to make me happy.
the grind of work is to be successful in my own life. my work is my full time hobby. but i dont want to end result to show people how great i am.
in fact i want an island with a sports car far away from anyone that would even for 2 seconds all of a sudden give me a pat on the back for "making it".
question for you:
--------------
why does it feel good when people tell you "nice car" if you already know it is nice? maybe there is a deeper insecurity where you really do not know if it is nice or not. you just were told it is "nice" and feel better about yourself based on others blind validation.