I am rich... I don't tell people about it, because people will stereotype me thinking that I think I'm above everyone who doesn't have as much money as my family. I hate being called rich, because I am afraid of this happening.

 

 

 

The truth is, though, my parents do not pamper my siblings and I. They teach responsibility. They teach us that if we want to be where my parents are today, I have to work hard for it. I don't get a huge allowance, I get $20 a month to do with what I wish, and when I am old enough to get a job, they don't give me any more money, they tell me to make my own money. When I have a job, I am on my own to support myself financially. My parents will only provide a roof over my head and food on the table.

 

 

 

When I get to university, my parents pay for 1 semester, then I have to pay for the rest. I truly am not pampered. They teach how to be responsible with money, how to be a hard worker, etc. I'm not meaning to flame by this post, I am just saying that I disagree with some of what you are saying.

I am rich... I don't tell people about it, because people will stereotype me thinking that I think I'm above everyone who doesn't have as much money as my family. I hate being called rich, because I am afraid of this happening.

 

 

 

The truth is, though, my parents do not pamper my siblings and I. They teach responsibility. They teach us that if we want to be where my parents are today, I have to work hard for it. I don't get a huge allowance, I get $20 a month to do with what I wish, and when I am old enough to get a job, they don't give me any more money, they tell me to make my own money. When I have a job, I am on my own to support myself financially. My parents will only provide a roof over my head and food on the table.

 

 

 

When I get to university, my parents pay for 1 semester, then I have to pay for the rest. I truly am not pampered. They teach how to be responsible with money, how to be a hard worker, etc. I'm not meaning to flame by this post, I am just saying that I disagree with some of what you are saying.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No offense to you or your parents. But regarding the Uni part, that's kind of bad parenting. Uni expenses and paying it off will follow you to your grave, and having the money, and not using it, is almost kind of negative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again, no offense, I'm talking in general.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No offense to you or your parents. But regarding the Uni part, that's kind of bad parenting. Uni expenses and paying it off will follow you to your grave, and having the money, and not using it, is almost kind of negative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again, no offense, I'm talking in general.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah. University tuition is one of the few times in your life when your parents should support you if they can. I don't see how making your children work at minimum wage jobs while they're trying to study is considered character building.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No offense to you or your parents. But regarding the Uni part, that's kind of bad parenting. Uni expenses and paying it off will follow you to your grave, and having the money, and not using it, is almost kind of negative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again, no offense, I'm talking in general.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah. University tuition is one of the few times in your life when your parents should support you if they can. I don't see how making your children work at minimum wage jobs while they're trying to study is considered character building.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is totally bs. You shouldn't be working at full-time (guessing that's how much it takes to pay for tuition, public) minimum wage. That's 40 hours a week, plus adeqate sleep, 56 hours, then there's also class, 25 hours a week (Uni I'm thinking of is about 5 hours of class per day plus commuting), eating takes about 2 hours total a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), 14 per week, and various other needs, (shower, get dressed, etc), about 7 hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only 168 hours a week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is all at quick speeds and the hours you get to alcolate as you see fit: 26 hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I don't know how the hell you can fit socialization, daily studying, free time, into those small 26 hours a week, but good luck.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Btw, minimum wage at full-time may still not be enough to cover tution so add in overtime.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you have photographic memory or something cause if your parents plan for you to pay your own college tuition, you better be happy with you low gpa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you survive all this, you probably got some good character building crammed in there too.

That is totally bs. You shouldn't be working at full-time (guessing that's how much it takes to pay for tuition, public) minimum wage. That's 40 hours a week, plus adeqate sleep, 56 hours, then there's also class, 25 hours a week (Uni I'm thinking of is about 5 hours of class per day plus commuting), eating takes about 2 hours total a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), 14 per week, and various other needs, (shower, get dressed, etc), about 7 hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only 168 hours a week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is all at quick speeds and the hours you get to alcolate as you see fit: 26 hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I don't know how the hell you can fit socialization, daily studying, free time, into those small 26 hours a week, but good luck.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Btw, minimum wage at full-time may still not be enough to cover tution so add in overtime.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you have photographic memory or something cause if your parents plan for you to pay your own college tuition, you better be happy with you low gpa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you survive all this, you probably got some good character building crammed in there too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I work full time. I also go to school, only have 9 credit hours compared to the normal 12-15 that is considered full-time student. Both my school and my work are half an hour away, so that is 2 hours commuting every day. I have no problems fitting everything in now. It was much worse last year when I also had a part time job 10 hours a week, and took 12 credit hours at school. That was tough, but still not impossible.

My parents are doctors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both of them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We net worth....well alot...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have 4000+ dollars in my bank savings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No my life isn't fun. I rarely see my friends, my parents are never home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm an only child and lonely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of my money, I give over half to charity every year, yet I never feel happy with myself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm miserable. That sums up my bloody rich life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By the way, money doesn't buy ****ing popularity, it's having a good personality. I was student body president for that, and I didn't even waste a cent for campaigning. I think you should rethink your stereotypes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We weren't rich, but we were well off with the military disability benefits and some other stuff. I'm an only kid and now that I look back on it... well you get so much freedom being an only child, enjoy it. Make a couple close friends and stop playing this game for a while... friggin do something with people who don't have all of the money you do... go to a friggin park (not in the slums) and just hang out in normal clothes talking and playing with all of the kids your age. friggin take life for what it's worth and stop mopping saing you hvae too much..

 

That is totally bs. You shouldn't be working at full-time (guessing that's how much it takes to pay for tuition, public) minimum wage. That's 40 hours a week, plus adeqate sleep, 56 hours, then there's also class, 25 hours a week (Uni I'm thinking of is about 5 hours of class per day plus commuting), eating takes about 2 hours total a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), 14 per week, and various other needs, (shower, get dressed, etc), about 7 hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only 168 hours a week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is all at quick speeds and the hours you get to alcolate as you see fit: 26 hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I don't know how the hell you can fit socialization, daily studying, free time, into those small 26 hours a week, but good luck.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Btw, minimum wage at full-time may still not be enough to cover tution so add in overtime.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you have photographic memory or something cause if your parents plan for you to pay your own college tuition, you better be happy with you low gpa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you survive all this, you probably got some good character building crammed in there too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I work full time. I also go to school, only have 9 credit hours compared to the normal 12-15 that is considered full-time student. Both my school and my work are half an hour away, so that is 2 hours commuting every day. I have no problems fitting everything in now. It was much worse last year when I also had a part time job 10 hours a week, and took 12 credit hours at school. That was tough, but still not impossible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well I'm talking about full-time student and working FORTY hours a week, (maybe more depending on tuition).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 hours a week is not a lot compared to 40, unless you made an error.

There is an extreme disconnect between the rich and the poor today. The biggest problem is that the rich do not recognize their privilege, and how far their money gets them in life, and thus do not work to fix the class problem in society, because they don't realize what a problem it is, and since it is "the rich" who have power in this power dynamic of modern society, the problem remains unfixed... and probably will for quite a while longer. People are funny that way; we find it very difficult to actually walk in another person's shoes, despite talking about it a lot.

i would rather grow up normal, then around 13 become rich

Depending on your personality, being rich can or cannot improve your life. In any case I do think it makes your life 'easier', although, as many already pointed out, that does not necessarily mean that it makes your life 'better'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, if I were to interpret the topic title more generally, I could also interpret it as "Life is unfair. Do people in western countries (disregarding the social inequalities within those countries) live a better life then those in extremely poor African countries?".

 

 

 

My main point for mentioning this is that what people even consider "poverty" here would be considered "very rich" in such African countries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm sure that this more general question is a lot easier to answer for everyone too. Being born in richer (western) countries is definately an "advantage" over being born in countries where it is not unusual for people to starve from hunger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But the topic title can be taken a lot broader and extended to other contraversional statements like "Life is unfair. Do people who are born with a higher IQ live a better life?" too...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just some food for thought for you all. ;)

There is an extreme disconnect between the rich and the poor today. The biggest problem is that the rich do not recognize their privilege, and how far their money gets them in life, and thus do not work to fix the class problem in society, because they don't realize what a problem it is, and since it is "the rich" who have power in this power dynamic of modern society, the problem remains unfixed... and probably will for quite a while longer. People are funny that way; we find it very difficult to actually walk in another person's shoes, despite talking about it a lot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I believe, in a way, the class system is actually a good thing. I mean, if you have worked hard, have earned lots of money, then you have earned the right to certain privaliges and to a point, gloting. I would rather live among other succesful people, than poor people. Also, sometimes I feel, the poor, also including the top of the lower class, don't apprecate what they've got. In America, the majority of violence, volence caused deaths, and drugs come from the upper portion of the lower class. But also the middle class can contribute to the drug problem, and even upper class does in some way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What I'm trying to say is, the class system helps remove alot of could be influence to other classes. This data isn't perfect, none is, there's always exceptions, but this is all taken in context of the majority.

Well I'm talking about full-time student and working FORTY hours a week, (maybe more depending on tuition).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 hours a week is not a lot compared to 40, unless you made an error.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I work 40 hours a week. Sometimes I work overtime, not often. I am taking 9 credit hours of school. 12 credit hours is considered a full-time student. 15 is normal for a full-time student. So I don't take as many credit hours of school as a lot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last semester I worked a part time job also, for 10 hours a week. That's a total of 50 hours working a week, sometimes I would work overtime. I was also taking 12 credit hours of school, so I was a full time student, had a full time job, and a part time job. Transit time stayed about the same, 2 hours a day, since my part time job was close.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't make an error, you just didn't read it right.

 

Well I'm talking about full-time student and working FORTY hours a week, (maybe more depending on tuition).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 hours a week is not a lot compared to 40, unless you made an error.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I work 40 hours a week. Sometimes I work overtime, not often. I am taking 9 credit hours of school. 12 credit hours is considered a full-time student. 15 is normal for a full-time student. So I don't take as many credit hours of school as a lot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last semester I worked a part time job also, for 10 hours a week. That's a total of 50 hours working a week, sometimes I would work overtime. I was also taking 12 credit hours of school, so I was a full time student, had a full time job, and a part time job. Transit time stayed about the same, 2 hours a day, since my part time job was close.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't make an error, you just didn't read it right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yup, my bad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Still, it's pretty hard to study and have fun in the left over time.

 

There is an extreme disconnect between the rich and the poor today. The biggest problem is that the rich do not recognize their privilege, and how far their money gets them in life, and thus do not work to fix the class problem in society, because they don't realize what a problem it is, and since it is "the rich" who have power in this power dynamic of modern society, the problem remains unfixed... and probably will for quite a while longer. People are funny that way; we find it very difficult to actually walk in another person's shoes, despite talking about it a lot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I believe, in a way, the class system is actually a good thing. I mean, if you have worked hard, have earned lots of money, then you have earned the right to certain privaliges and to a point, gloting. I would rather live among other succesful people, than poor people. Also, sometimes I feel, the poor, also including the top of the lower class, don't apprecate what they've got. In America, the majority of violence, volence caused deaths, and drugs come from the upper portion of the lower class. But also the middle class can contribute to the drug problem, and even upper class does in some way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What I'm trying to say is, the class system helps remove alot of could be influence to other classes. This data isn't perfect, none is, there's always exceptions, but this is all taken in context of the majority.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have set up a dichotomy between "successful" and "poor" which I do not believe exists. You also assume that people who have money have worked harder than peple who are not poor. I don't believe this is true. Rather, for the most part, the richer people had better access to education, which allowed them to be more prepared for the workforce and get better and more specialized jobs, which pay more, and thus allow their kids to have better access to education, furthering the cycle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I do not think that drugs are a problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think that violence and violence-caused deaths ARE problems, and more so in the lower classes than in higher classes, and that's primarily because higher classes are privileged and have less need to commit violence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality and equal education is the best answer to promote positive change, IMO

Quality and equal education is the best answer to promote positive change, IMO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Might be. But how will you have equal quality education. Make all schools public? I'd like to hear it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's the problem, equal opportunity is the best answer, but will people actually support it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyways even if that happens, the people that really want more education, and have money for it, for their children will hire private tutors, and all the equal stuff just goes back down the drain.

Having money is good for everyone, but rich people don't realize how good it is for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every poor person wishes they were rich, but no rich person wishes they were poor. If they do, I'd be HAPPY to take their money because my family is about to lose our house. ;)

As a child brought up with fairly wealthy parents, and more benefits then most children recieve, I feel I have a bit of "expertise" to offer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have come to the conclusion, that when in comes to your childhood, how you're raised is far more important than how much money fuels it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parents who value intelligence are more likely to have intelligent children, in my experience. Although money can help, having good parents, a good, safe place to live and good friends make a better life then money can offer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I must admit, money has improved my life in a few aspects, but without it, I would still be very satisfied with myself. It is a factor, but there are far more contributing ones.