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That's the difference between billionaires and you and me: the billionaire thinks $22m is a lot of money.

by hyperbovine 9y ago

QAPereo 9y ago
Worth risking prison over? That sounds like a gambler who loses, not someone who managed to amass and retain wealth.
- joering2 9y ago
  Harry Greed is best at his game and has many years to prove it. Little people get away with little crimes here and there, a big fish like Reed knows what he's doing. Same goes for even bigger fish like Clinton. $300 millions thru foundation happen to be founded by pure luck exactly in the time she was helping them score business deals. Its a very careful game but they know what they doing!
  - QAPereo 9y ago
    Thats a great story, thanks. Edit: /s for clarity
coldtea 9y ago
Considering billionaires who pay such money just for a year's worth of transportation or a single party or wedding reception, you'd be surprised... Or you're probably thinking of Scrooge McDuck
- sho 9y ago
  I can't speak for everyone, of course, but I know a few self-made HNWI's and you might be surprised just how stingy they can be. I've seen one of the richest guys I know send a bill back in a restaurant because using a different rewards card they could get 15% instead of 10% off their meal. And we're not talking a huge bill either, maybe $60. Most of the guys I know could take first class everywhere and not even notice but nope - economy all the way, and UberX to the airport. Not all rich guys blow hundreds of thousands on private jets. I get the feeling that the more you struggled to earn it, the more you watch every penny. And the richest guy I know (capital-B) is far more concerned with upholding and preserving his family legacy than with ostentatious displays of wealth. It really weighs on him. Sure, he's not hurting, and life is pretty good, but a baller he ain't. Shows up at the office at 9am just like all us other schmucks. Hell, he shares an office! Those guys you see living large on instagram and what not aren't universal or, as far as I know, even typical.
fjsolwmv 9y ago
You mean isn't a lot of money

That's the difference between billionaires and you and me: the billionaire thinks $22m is a lot of money.

QAPereo 9y ago

Worth risking prison over? That sounds like a gambler who loses, not someone who managed to amass and retain wealth.

joering2 9y ago
Harry Greed is best at his game and has many years to prove it. Little people get away with little crimes here and there, a big fish like Reed knows what he's doing. Same goes for even bigger fish like Clinton. $300 millions thru foundation happen to be founded by pure luck exactly in the time she was helping them score business deals. Its a very careful game but they know what they doing!
- QAPereo 9y ago
  Thats a great story, thanks. Edit: /s for clarity

coldtea 9y ago

Considering billionaires who pay such money just for a year's worth of transportation or a single party or wedding reception, you'd be surprised... Or you're probably thinking of Scrooge McDuck

sho 9y ago
I can't speak for everyone, of course, but I know a few self-made HNWI's and you might be surprised just how stingy they can be. I've seen one of the richest guys I know send a bill back in a restaurant because using a different rewards card they could get 15% instead of 10% off their meal. And we're not talking a huge bill either, maybe $60. Most of the guys I know could take first class everywhere and not even notice but nope - economy all the way, and UberX to the airport. Not all rich guys blow hundreds of thousands on private jets. I get the feeling that the more you struggled to earn it, the more you watch every penny. And the richest guy I know (capital-B) is far more concerned with upholding and preserving his family legacy than with ostentatious displays of wealth. It really weighs on him. Sure, he's not hurting, and life is pretty good, but a baller he ain't. Shows up at the office at 9am just like all us other schmucks. Hell, he shares an office! Those guys you see living large on instagram and what not aren't universal or, as far as I know, even typical.

fjsolwmv 9y ago

You mean isn't a lot of money