3 ms·

>>"With the help of UA, he’s found the courage to ask for time off and is going to Costa Rica for three days in March. " So the guy claiming to be a victim of t

>>"With the help of UA, he’s found the courage to ask for time off and is going to Costa Rica for three days in March. " So the guy claiming to be a victim of the under earning disease is going to take time off to go to one of the most expensive vacation countries in Central America??!? And for only three days?!? I think there are people that self sabotage but IMHO most are also suffering from another issue which is over spending and not living within their means. I see all sorts of people living "Ghetto Fabulous" lifestyles, wearing designer clothes, eating out five nights a week, buying lotto tickets, always having the best of everything but having to borrow money to pay the rent or keep the lights on. I don't feel right about victim blaming but I'm so sick of everyone making excuses for squandering their lives and expecting the world to take care of them. Waste not want not should be the mantra at these UA meetings.

duelingjello 7y ago
Thomas J. Stanley, a wealth researcher, wrote some books on the subject: Stop Acting Rich The Millionaire Next Door There is a class of people, typically 16-25 who live at home, with minimal expenses and much disposable income he called “Gold Collar Workers.” They often buy luxury cars (usually used or salvage title) they cannot afford to repair and generally act fiscally like stockbrokers (high MPC). OTOH, there’s another thread to this story. People who feel guilty that their material and/or monetary accumulation deprives others. It maybe a sort of victimology where people need to feel like victims to be valued in the victim hierarchy or that they have delusions of grandeur to feel self-important, like homeless people who say the FBI has a file on them.
- sigmaprimus 7y ago
  The mention of salvage title on a luxury car is erily accurate as I know of three people who went down this exact path, only one of them managed to make something of themselves after decades of foolishness. The other two are still living with their relatives, unemployed, single and in their mid 40s!!

duelingjello 7y ago

Thomas J. Stanley, a wealth researcher, wrote some books on the subject: Stop Acting Rich The Millionaire Next Door There is a class of people, typically 16-25 who live at home, with minimal expenses and much disposable income he called “Gold Collar Workers.” They often buy luxury cars (usually used or salvage title) they cannot afford to repair and generally act fiscally like stockbrokers (high MPC). OTOH, there’s another thread to this story. People who feel guilty that their material and/or monetary accumulation deprives others. It maybe a sort of victimology where people need to feel like victims to be valued in the victim hierarchy or that they have delusions of grandeur to feel self-important, like homeless people who say the FBI has a file on them.

sigmaprimus 7y ago
The mention of salvage title on a luxury car is erily accurate as I know of three people who went down this exact path, only one of them managed to make something of themselves after decades of foolishness. The other two are still living with their relatives, unemployed, single and in their mid 40s!!