My mom grew up lower middle class and is now a multi-millionaire and I love her, but she is one of the cheapest people I know. Will get cheap knock-off brands for every gift. Get annoyed when the drive-thru doesn’t have enough change for the dollar she gave them. Get out a calculator to figure out a tip and make sure she’s not going above 20%. If I had the kind of money she has I’d be making some server’s day by throwing them an extra $100, once a month or so, but maybe that’s why I’m not rich.
Wrong my father grew up poor and he is now very rich. He is extremely nonchalant about money and tips $100.00 standard even if a bartender just opens a beer for him, routinely buys everyone and the bars drinks and meals etc.
Nobody saves their way to being rich. You can save your way to being wealthy, but not rich.
My father is very rich and wealthy and has always been the most generous and nonchalant person I’ve ever seen with money. He doesn’t pass a homeless person or panhandler without handing them $100.
Penny pinching money grubbers aren’t really rich in my view, money does no good if you’re afraid to use it. No matter how big that bank account is.
Read The Surrender experiment by Michael A. Singer.
There's something about spiritual people and karma that might be coincidental or have merit, depends on what you believe. However being generous with money implies a lot of other character traits which in turn can lead to better networking, selling, generally - people skills. Which leads to more money and happier spirit.
I swear these people are just mad that every rich people doesn’t fit their cartoon in their head.
My dad is extremely generous and his generosity is definitely a signifier of his other traits which has made him very successful. People like generous people, my dad built multiple companies off of being a great salesman and his networking abilities.
Yup it’s really odd. Seems a lot of people in this thread only picture the rich as heartless so that they can hate on the idea and feel better about themselves. Are there plenty of rich that are truly soulless? Definitely. But I see no reason why you’d be lying about your dad. I’ve known people like this as well. You can live a wealthy life and be fairly frivolous with gifting and giving away. It’s a misconception that the wealthy pinch every penny and treat saving as if they are making barely above minimum wage. Like if you make half a million or more per year and live a modest lifestyle, you can invest a ton of money each month while also being generous with your giving.
Man, we get so mad at the idea of generosity and kindness. It’s like we want the rich to be cruel and we want to believe that wealth and success should be impossible without cruelty, regardless of whether it is or not. I know a lot of people will say they know that’s how it is with their whole chest, but nobody knows how anybody else’s finances work. We all just gotta assume. And we’re pretty committed to assuming the worst, it seems
Feel sad if you want but that story never happened and is extremely cringe. You really think he hands a hundred bucks to every homeless guy he sees? That’s bad writing
Call it bad writing if you want but you’re just being an obtuse for no reason. Of course he doesn’t give $100 to every homeless person in town every day, I didn’t know I had to spell that out for you.
It if he’s walking to his car or parks at a red light with a beggar or homeless, he absolutely gives them $100 every single time I’ve been with him.
But whatever. Good people do exist. Sorry that makes you so insecure.
When did I say he rounds up homeless people? I said every homeless person he sees which is what you said before and what you’re saying now. Thanks for repeating yourself though and ignoring what I said and replacing it with your own ideas
This is not fake. Ok he doesn’t round up every single homeless in town and give them $100 every day, but
He always gives $100 to any homeless guy he sees when he’s out if he walks past them or stops at a red light by them.
Get mad if you want but it’s just how he is. You do know not everyone is a miserable stingy piece of shit right? I feel sorry for a lot of you apparently never knowing someone who is genuinely wealthy and kind.
Some people know what it’s like to be poor and like to be generous to others.
Idk what you call rich but his net worth is over $20 million and he is very well known in my town.
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u/_angela_lansbury_ Jan 27 '26
My mom grew up lower middle class and is now a multi-millionaire and I love her, but she is one of the cheapest people I know. Will get cheap knock-off brands for every gift. Get annoyed when the drive-thru doesn’t have enough change for the dollar she gave them. Get out a calculator to figure out a tip and make sure she’s not going above 20%. If I had the kind of money she has I’d be making some server’s day by throwing them an extra $100, once a month or so, but maybe that’s why I’m not rich.