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Old 12-23-2006, 02:59 AM  
Jakke PNG
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Originally Posted by the indigo View Post
If you are rich... I mean you make way more than Average Joe, you probably have a big house, a big car, a boat, sea-doo, motorcycles, laptops, cell phones, eating in nice restaurants, blah blah blah... you can't hide that shit to "FRIENDS". They know you have cash at some point. They don't need to see your financial papers to figure it out.
Not where I'm from. People have no need to show off, or buy expensive toys. I know a few uber-wealthy guys and you wouldn't know them from the average joe, of course they DO have a debt-free house, a decent car, a summer cottage etc..but not necessarily anything that an 'average joe' might have, with a mortgage.

I think the mindset of finnish people and americans is quite different.. if my neighbor has a SUV, I don't necessarily need to take more mortgage just so I can buy a bigger car than he has...
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