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The assholery part here is not about who keeps the change. It’s about telling a gas station boy “that’s how you got rich”. What makes you rich is first of all b
by otikik 4y ago
The assholery part here is not about who keeps the change. It’s about telling a gas station boy “that’s how you got rich”. What makes you rich is first of all being born rich, which most rich people tend to ignore. On the few cases were we are really talking about people with humble beginnings, it’s all about making your time count. If the guy was really rich, the time it would take the boy to get inside, take 2 dollars from the cash register and give them to him was just not worth it. It was all self aggrandising bravado.
- nicky0 4y agoI doubt it's even a real story. I've heard variations of it. The basic idea is "just because I'm rich doesn't mean I'm giving stuff away, how do you think I got (and stay) rich?". The ferarri, the $50 note, and other details are just embellishments in this version of the tale.
- fastball 4y agohttps://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/how-many-millionaires-actually-inherited-their-wealth https://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/how-many-milliona... https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/26/majority-of-the-worlds-richest-people-are-self-made-says-new-report.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/26/majority-of-the-worlds-riche...
- astrange 4y agoThink the problem here is that family members of living rich people aren't considered "rich people" themselves, but may still have the ability to spend it.
- cft 4y ago[flagged]
- edgyquant 4y agoThe majority of wealthy Americans were not born rich. Almost half of Americans own stock and a significant portion of retired Americans are millionaires.
- cstejerean 4y agoA retired American with a $1M+ in their retirement account but who needs to stretch that over 20+ years isn’t what I’d consider rich.