What is your view on wealth?

[Quoi_Tu]

Well eventually little Johnny is going to be inheriting his daddy's wealth, so I think he's safe to say a good portion of that is his.

 

 

 

I pretty much have to agree with this.

 

 

 

 

 

Anyways my family used to be fairly wealthy. Our business was doing very well so even after I wrecked my 2000 Firebird (which my parents paid for up front) they still got me a 2008 Eclipse (though it's not paid off). I used to get $500 worth of clothes for my birthday or basically whatever I wanted as long as I didn't just take it all for granted. Now my family is filing bankruptcy and we're losing our house, vehicles, etc. I'm finding it difficult to scrape together the money for a pack of cigarettes here and there and my family is really limited to what we buy atm. So I've seen the high points and the lower points of wealth.

 

 

 

If I may ask, what business was your family in?

[loi86]

Really it is the family's money, because if you were the one earning all the money, would you spend it just for yourself...hopefully not. I am a high school student too, no one is going to say "Bill's dad is super rich and buys him anything he wants." They mainly say "Bill is rich" to identify who is rich because humans are lazy and look for the easy way out. On the earning money topic a kid at my school actually earns $500,000 a year because he wrote some computer script and he sells it.

[JeremyM]

People joke about my family's wealth, like when i was at poker with my friends the other day I only had a $20 bill and 2 toonies and a loonie for the $25 buy in. And they said "What? Did you buy a ferrari and they had to give you change?" :P

[fakeitormakeit]

Oh my goodness, I hate this, it happens to me all the time, and the praise that was once like 'Oh thanks' its like 'SILENCE' and people constantly ask you for something. Just because your family is successful doesn't mean the child is rich, he/she is just under the care of rich people. Money makes nice people as they say, you should see how much of a suck someone is until you refuse them tribute(a term I find well-fitting here).

 

 

 

I myself being one those children find it quite irritating when one of those bing mouthed people says it, its especially annoying if they just so happen to come over, go into your room and start touching your stuff; my family believes in passing down jewelery heirlooms, and I can assure you, anything shiny will never be fingerprint free when someone finds their way into my room -.-

 

 

 

But there's one thing I don't like above alot, when children get whatever they want and don't know the friggin worth of the coin, honestly ungrateful little brats. I admire what my immediate family does, no matter how much money you have, you don't spoil your children, my grandparents had 12 servants at their finacial high point and my dad (according to my grandmother) was never spoiled. I met up with my cousins, I thought they would be the same and they're all "flash the money", it sickens me really.

 

 

 

And you know what happens to those spoiled brats most of the time? When they don't have mommy and daddy's money anymore, they fail life.

[silver_wits]

And you know what happens to those spoiled brats most of the time? When they don't have mommy and daddy's money anymore, they fail life.

 

they don;t ALL fail in life.

 

 

 

and nice to see you kaishershami!!!! I play rs now.. so see ya!

[tripsis]

I really don't see the big deal. People just say it because they don't think about it, they don't care to make the correction, it's easier to just say "Johnny," or whatever. As long as the person is still living with their family and sharing the benefits of being wealthy (living in a nice house, enjoying nice "things," going on nice vacations, whatever), then they are living a wealthy life and therefore can share part of that title because wealth is still apart of them. But if "Johnny" is now out of college and living on his own, then it is pretty silly (and some may call it incorrect) to say that Johnny is rich when really he's not the one living in the big house, experiencing the wealthy life, etc (but is parents are).

[deloriagod]

Well eventually little Johnny is going to be inheriting his daddy's wealth, so I think he's safe to say a good portion of that is his.

 

 

 

I pretty much have to agree with this.

 

 

 

 

 

Anyways my family used to be fairly wealthy. Our business was doing very well so even after I wrecked my 2000 Firebird (which my parents paid for up front) they still got me a 2008 Eclipse (though it's not paid off). I used to get $500 worth of clothes for my birthday or basically whatever I wanted as long as I didn't just take it all for granted. Now my family is filing bankruptcy and we're losing our house, vehicles, etc. I'm finding it difficult to scrape together the money for a pack of cigarettes here and there and my family is really limited to what we buy atm. So I've seen the high points and the lower points of wealth.

 

 

 

If I may ask, what business was your family in?

 

 

 

Lingerie/sex toy sales. Let's just say, the demand is WAY down for those types of products these days. They also ran multiple sites and my dad did web design/search engine optimization as well.

[xSxqPowerx]

Of course the kid doesn't make the money.

 

 

 

If your family is rich, then you are too. I fail to see why this bugs you.

[fgfuyfyuiuy0]

Of course the kid doesn't make the money.

 

 

 

If your family is rich, then you are too. I fail to see why this bugs you.

 

 

 

It's because it is not the kid's money. Sure, the kid may inherit it someday, but (s)he doesn't choose how the money is spent, doesn't pay the bills, buy stuff to support the family, work for that money, etc. He/she only gets an allowance.

[Giordano]

This sort of question has been in my mind for a while now.

 

 

 

I have a bed, a house, food to eat, some entertainment, and some other stuff but I never payed for any of it. So how do I 'own it' if I can't even work, and if I could, I couldn't afford everything I have now. On the other hand, my parents did choose to have a child and knew they were going to raise him until he was 18. So its kinda confusing...

 

 

 

I'm probably not making much sense, but meh. All I know is that I'm not trying to have my parents pay for everything that I want (Not need; such as food or the house payments) nowadays. The last 'big' thing they bought me was a $250 iPod 1½ years ago...I would of had a 360 by now but I decided not to smooch off my parents anymore. Money's tight nowadays too; sure we could of afforded a 360 but I'll rather use that money to pay off the debt. For the most part I'm trying to get used to reality; for when I'm 18 I'll be headin' to college or somewhere where I can't afford a lot.

 

 

 

But what really pisses me off is that my [bleep] of a sister wants a frikken PS3 and three or four games for it knowing our family fincinal situation. She also buys shirts and uses them only once (my mom hasn't bought her any new shirts this summer). :wall:

[Biabf]

I notice that kind of language a lot. Perhaps a more common example is some kid saying "hey, wanna come back to my house to play Xbox on my new TV?"

 

 

 

I'm not so annoyed by the semantics here. It really goes without saying that the parents own this stuff, not the kids.

 

 

 

I suppose it is kind of annoying that kids who happen to be part of a rich family are automatically held up on some social pedestal, though.

Don't just assume it belongs to the parents. I have an Xbox360 and a new TV in my room. I earnt the money for the TV and I was given the 360 as a gift.

[Will H]

That statement is correct. Johnny is rich, given the fact that he will have possessions and a bedroom etc. provided/given to him that will be much more expensive than those born in poorer families.

 

 

 

Wealth is comparative, so compared to what the other kids in school of his age actually claim as their own, Johnny is rich.

 

 

 

Johnny isn't rich because he will inherit a large sum of money from his family, because we're referring to the present tense and justifying it with the future tense, which isn't right.

 

 

 

Johnny is rich because of the objects, currency and services given to him by his parents.

 

Johnny will be rich because he will inherit money from his parents later.

[Zierro]

I agree with Will. Technically, he is rich no matter how unfair it sounds. It doesn't matter about who made the money or where it came from - the fact is that Johnny has tons of money and objects at his disposal.

[Erk02]

I say "classmate" is rich, since it's just easier than saying "classmate's family". It's never bothered me, and I've never had the experience of it bothering someone else. Maybe because my family has never been rich.

[The_Who]

Several people in my extended family are worth over a million dollars, but as a whole my family isn't considered wealthy. Technically though, a kid could say that he's rich if his parents have a lot of money because he's their offspring and thus has a direct relationship.

[Furah]

I guess you could say my parents are rich, they own their own business (courier) and so earn a good amount, and I can sometimes get something if I need it (eg my old comp was broken, and I needed a faster one anyways, so mum bought me a new laptop, because I was to use it mainly for school work :-w

 

 

 

too bad it has intergrated memory, because I want to upgrade the video card :wall:

 

 

 

oh well, I'll end up needing a fast system anyways (want to do video editing when I leave school, plus I multitask like crazy, and will have my own network when I get my own place) yet I will still use the laptop, due to it's portability and will set it up as a Linux system (dual booting atm due to my games not being Linux compatible plus I don't wanna have to move them to another folder and try to use WINE)

[RSBDavid]

If you earned it, you deserve it. If you don't have it, work harder.

[meol]

If you earned it, you deserve it. If you don't have it, work harder.

 

And what about Johny? He didn't earn it, but he has it. If you follow that logic, all kids should be like Schumacher's, and shouldn't share the parent's wealth at all.

[Shiny]

I come from an upper middle-class family, and my parent taught me, my two brothers and my sister, the value of money since we were 5. Unluckily though, my big brother (19) hasn't grasped onto that fact, and spends his time buying Ralph Lauren clothes, Music and movies. Good thing he only has a tiddly student lone.

 

 

 

I find it annoys me when kids brag about their wealth. They don't often work for it and take it for granted. Then, when they finally stumble out of a spoiled, private drug-ridden school, into the real world, they crash and burn.

 

 

 

I'm saving up for a new camera, and my parents won't help me. So I have had to make the money myself. That, I think helps train our minds for what is actually out there.

[deloriagod]

 

I find it annoys me when kids brag about their wealth. They don't often work for it and take it for granted. Then, when they finally stumble out of a spoiled, private drug-ridden school, into the real world, they crash and burn.

 

 

 

 

1. I find it hard to believe children brought up in rich families are bound to fail when the reach the real world. They have the means for making money, and they've been brought up to get money however they can. If they can't earn an honest living, I'm sure mommy or daddy could get them a high paying job wherever they work.

 

 

 

2. Private schools are not the only schools with drugs. Public schools have plenty of drugs too.

[Shiny]

 

I find it annoys me when kids brag about their wealth. They don't often work for it and take it for granted. Then, when they finally stumble out of a spoiled, private drug-ridden school, into the real world, they crash and burn.

 

 

 

 

1. I find it hard to believe children brought up in rich families are bound to fail when the reach the real world. They have the means for making money, and they've been brought up to get money however they can. If they can't earn an honest living, I'm sure mommy or daddy could get them a high paying job wherever they work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

That actually made me realise something. But quite a few of the snobby, rich people who go around bragging, don't actually have a clue on how to make a cent, let alone their parents fortune. In my opinion, it resolves around the parent. They need to teach their child the value of money, and how hard work pays off (quite literally in this sense). If they get a break though, which is more likely to happen if they are an amazing actor, musician, artist or something else. Their the kind of jobs which you can focus less on money, and more on creativity.

[jackattack]

Why do people keep saying rich people won't make it in the real world? It's exactly the opposite. Rich kids probably go to private schools, have nice computers, tutors and other stuff. Not to mention probably smart parents who most likely aren't going to let them fail out of school.

[aquariusman]

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Seriously though, I think that most spoiled kids would know how to make it on their on, because their parents probably taught them the ends of their business. I also have a feeling that if your son or daughter is doing badly, and you are insanely rich and own a company, that you would give them a job at the lower end of your company. You have to realize something, and I'll let my friend's dad explain, "Parents work their [wagon] of so that you don't have to." I think it's true. If you had kids, would you not want them to have a life better than what you have now? No matter how good your life has been, I think the answer is yes.

[No_99_Melee]

Well since money is only paper and wealthiness can only be determined by the luxury of a person's life (different from each person's perspective) if Johnny's dad is rich and buys him everything he asks for then in turn Johnny is rich.

 

 

 

If I told you I had a magic wallet where everytime I wanted to buy something the money appeared in it you would probably say I'm the richest man in the world. Well the same goes for this. Johnny can buy (doesn't matter where the money came from) what he wants to therefore he is rich. Now if his parents don't spoil him by giving him stuff or luxury then Johnny is dirt poor.