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Originally Posted by gold4dinar
I remember reading a book where author recommends not associating much with firends who aren't persuing wealth like he says you should.
I want to know how you think about this idea.
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I'd like to take the question apart.
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firends who aren't persuing wealth
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I have no idea what that means, unless it means work-a-holic, possibly ethically questionable money grubbing bastards with no real clue as to what's important in life.
Ah. Like the "author" says YOU should. Not "how YOU think you should be living your life." How HE thinks you should be living your life.
I can't remember the last time I took somebody's "opinion" on how I "should" be leading my life or chosing my friends. My Dad pretty much gave up on that when I was 14. He took the "I gave you some guidelines, now take the ball and run with it" approach. I've always blessed him for that.
I'm not about to give power over my friend selection to some idiot who wrote a book that I didn't give my father.
People who think money is the be-all-and-end-all of life should spend a week with a really good physical handicap. They learn they need enough money for medical insurance and a good wheelchair. What the hell good is an expensive sports car when you can't drive it, and even if someone else drives it, the wheelchair won't fit? What good is a big mansion if you can't climb stairs? What good is having your spouse work themselves to death trying for that magic amount of money if what you end up with is an insurance policy...alone?
I'd love to be rich. Don't misunderstand. But give up my friends? Why the hell would that even be necessary?