
Originally Posted by
tarquinbeech
I agree with the last part, I started with nothing, nobody ever helped me, 6 months living in a YMCA at 17 years of age teaches you to look after yourself, nobody else will!.....worked hard at every job I had and had my fair share of good luck, from sweeping floors to running $1,000,000 accounts for the Brewery, and ultimately my own businesses........8 kids and 4 "marriages" plus countless other girlfriends show that I'm a browser rather than a grazer (goat and sheep analogy there for good effect), but still ended up with a huge $xxx,xxx property and enough savings and pension to live on, on my own, in my Mexican hideaway.....that is not even considered moderately wealthy by today's standards......the new wealthy would be $5,000,000 plus IMO?
Big Corporations are now in control, instead of individuals, their balance sheets often bigger than the GDP of even moderately-sized countries.....it's scary.
I'm happy supping ale and spending a few hours on here every day, gardening and looking after my animals (I hate it when I have to cull out 4 or 5 for the slaughter-house, but my land cannot support more than 10 or 12 full-time)....watching the sun-rise every morning, and the sunset if I'm sober enough.....hahahaha