Feast or famine

I can’t even fathom

There are people in this country and this world with an unlimited cash supply. I mean bales of liquid cash. So much cash, they don’t know what to do with it. Some of these people came from nothing. Were poor and struggling, others had families that gave them their wealth or they were born into it. These people own multiple homes in various places on this earth, can go anywhere they want by a private jet. Amazing. I can’t even put my head around how much money some of these people have. I am assuming they have their people that help them manage things. Un Godly amounts of money. I am pretty sure there area  network of people in the US that are friends because of wealth. I keep current, I watch TV. I have an idea who has what from what I see and hear on TV.  Just amazing. Am I jealous? I try not to be. Ill say this. I am not going to lie, I would love to have an unlimited cash supply. Or bales of extra liquid cash. I am a little jealous of some people, but I would NEVER do anything unethical, or bad to obtain any amount of wealth. I’d like to think I am a straight as an arrow US citizen. I have my ethics, and codes that I live by. I think money is a touchy subject for almost everyone. It’s taboo almost to talk openly about it. I also think with great wealth, comes great responsibility.  If you become very wealthy, you do have to be more careful. Anyway, I would NEVER do anything unethical to obtain wealth. I just want to note that it’s amazing how some lucky and some are talented people. Its amazing how some people have gained great wealth. I do respect the wealthy people that came from nothing most.

I suppose I am middle class

My father came to this country from Germany in 1968. My dad is a retired Union bricklayer. Growing up, summers from college, I was a masonry laborer. I busted my knuckles on stocking bricks and blocks on scaffolds. I would run around the job site and mix mortar, pick up brick bundle straps and labor the whole summer day and not urinate once but drink lots of water. I would simply sweat out all the water! With knuckle busting manual labor, came what I thought was lots of money. I was also in shape from all my hard work. I was as tough as a coffin nail in my twenties. I admire any man that has had to go through extreme physical labor. Anyway, I know the value of a dollar from my masonry laboring experience. My dad has taught me how to be frugal.

People are funny about money

People say that “Money is the root of all evil”. Almost everyone wants lots of money. I know I do. Some people will do legal things and  get lots of money, hard work, etc Others will break laws or rob people. I think money is not evil, its just what you are willing to do to get it. That can be evil. I think evil can be stirred up if a person is having their money taken away. There are people in this world that are already very wealthy but want more. That is greed. Greed is evil. I think in my case, if I were to have lots of money in the future, it would mellow me out and I think I could be a pretty cool person. It would relieve lots of worry. I guess I better play Illinois lotto.