money might not be everything and all, but it can make your life a whole lot easier.

Well spoken :thumbsup

:winkwink::1orglaugh

OK... An example of what it really means and toss it out to the extreme - tho it does not have to go to this level.

Got a friend who has more money than all of us combined here - plus, who knows - many millions more. What kinda house? Various - only because he needs a base in certain countries. He does not "appreciate" the houses as such - he needs a bed to sleep in (that's part of "quality of life" and is appreciated *lol*). What kinda car? Very ordinary - something with four wheels that works. Clothes? Whatever is handy. No time to think about trivia or waste time in malls.

How many hours working each day? Probably around at least 18 - to the extent his main lawyer takes his phone off the hook to kill the calls from him at 3 in the morning. His lawyer appreciates life more than he does.

What would he really want to do?? Go to bed at night and get on a horse in the morning and ride along a beach - then go for breakfast. Very simple stuff. That is unlikely to ever happen :winkwink:

Why? Because he is responsible for 1000's of employees worldwide, the operation of around 400 international hotels, around 700 travel stores, a cruise line (boats) and other stuff. With that comes problems with real estate, court cases, management ad nausea... All of that is a vicious circle and hard to stop - the biz still has to run 24/7. Will he have a long life, retire gracefully and appreciate "having money"??? I don't think so :winkwink:

If you had the chance, would you like to start tomorrow living that lifestyle?? :1orglaugh

there's also stupid rich people......being rich doesn't include you from being
stupid.....getting the money is one thing being able to cope with it is another
just like keeping it is. If you can't be happy with nothing you won't be happy
with everything. Got it?......good!....get back to work now!

:1orglaugh Agree!!

With some people it's a "career" in itself and inbred - they just don't know when to stop and the "habit" is very hard to kick. Chances are they could have a heart attack if they did stop - tho that is likely one way or other.

Now stop wasting time on GFY and git back to work! :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

If he has all those millions he could quit tomorrow and live comfortably for the rest of his life riding horses on the beach. Or maybe he has to go through a heart attack first before he starts considering that option.

Whoever said money can't buy happiness, didn’t know where to shop.

not sure, ask slapass



you posted that 2 years ago and i saw it cause your thread got bumped yesterday by someone

but i guess you changed your mind already though :)

Hard to explain Jarmusch - these kind of people never quit - that's not on the table for discussion. Sure, he could sell off slowly to other corps and pocket the money (it would be his to do this with - the biz is totally privately owned and no shareholders/banks blah), but instead he's opening more hotels and buying majority shareholdings in another well-known hotel group.

This is fine up to a point, but it's more a disease than anything. It's not for power (very modest guy) or for greed - he does not *need* money and he does not personally want anything. One thing that seems to matter are the people he employs, tho he can never know 1000's of employees personally, there is a responsibility for them. Suppose if people like him did not exist, there would be more unemployment and fewer nice places to have exotic vacations.

It may be that they are just workaholics - there are plenty of them. Got another friend (tho his biz looks more controllable) who has more money than God. We arranged, after a lot of persuading, to take a few days off and fly to an event in the US. Fine. We attend the event and the next morning he "thinks" he needs to fly off back to work. I called his secretary and asked if this was more fiction - there was no reason on earth why he needed to rush back to work. Secretary suggested handcuffing him to the floor and getting him drunk till he chilled *lol*

These type of people are just of a different planet - it's not about money and they could not care less. They have a totally different outlook to individuals who do not have millions/billions. The attitude with these people is spend, spend, spend for personal gratification - they would never be "wealth creators" on any scale. Don't know the background/makeup of a few high-profile "entrepreneurs", but can spot elements much the same with them - eg Warren Buffet - the guy still lives a modest lifestyle and it's obvious money is not the motivator.

Meanwhile - want to take a horse along the beach and leave them working their asses off? :winkwink:

Impressive sire.

Huh,i could ask you same what i would do in Poland.Croatia have a lot of intresting content for tourists so you dont need to worry about fun.And our best thing are pretty girls :)That will be exchange like people do on hospitaly club if you ever heard for it.

Money is everything if you look in the reality of life.

It's a piece of the puzzle...

word. . . but it sure does help you enjoy life!

never heard of Hospitality Club but just took a look

seems interesting concept

Go here and see: http://www.hospitalityclub.org/

all other factors the same, having more money sure does make life more comfortable though.

true dat rat

I agree!!:thumbsup

Being rich, and being happy is a state of mind

if you arent happy WITH money, then you sure as hell wont be happy WITHOUT them

Seriously. money alone doesnt make you happy. If you are unhappy, and someone "gives" you a million $ you will still be unhappy but if your a happy person and someone gives u million$ then it will make your life alot better.

It doesnt make you happy on its own but certainly helps.