any insight for those who made becoming rich a goal in service of a broader goal they needed the freedom or financial certitude to explore? (I don't want to be boring)
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It is a very high-risk staging strategy. Can work but is more likely to make you boring than rich and losing sight of the original idea.
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I sorta know this one rich guy - a data point. Used to throw lots of parties. Interesting guy, but he was unable to stay rich.
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Thinking about this HamNo article where he relays that Buffett's philosophy in life as in business is basically "Be cheap," with aesthetics to match. The kind of grandpa who gives you a nickel for pulling all the weeds in the back yard.http://gawker.com/warren-buffett-is-the-best-argument-for-capitalism-is-1774678180 …
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Anecdote: the richest people at my library were the most reluctant to pay the smallest of library fines. Once the fine was 15p and the guy pulled out a clip of 20s as fat as my fist to pay it, after much fuss. "That's how rich people stay rich" my friend said.
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It's really hard to switch between business brain (everything I say matters) and pleasure brain (nothing I say matters).
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Overlooked line from Citizen Kane: “Well, there’s no trick to making a lot of money, if all you want ... is to make a lot of money.” https://youtu.be/87indycxudo
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If you're so rich why aren't you smart
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Most rich people are mostly lucky.
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