- I have an acquaintance who is aloof, socially awkward and somewhat dimwitted. He also tends towards greed and arrogance to boot. But somehow, despite all of these serious faults, he has a knack for making big money. Against all odds, he is succeeding in his ...
We are human, we are flawed and money issues sometimes bring out the worst in us!
I read this in a rather candid article:
I have a tendency to use money as a scorekeeper in life. If I’m doing well financially, I’m beating all of those schmucks who have less than I do. And all of the people who are doing better than me got there because they cheated, got lucky, or otherwise fell into wealth.
The problem is the worst when I notice other people’s money making me mad. Here (is an example) of the sorts of relationships and encounters that stick in my craw: