The Dark Side of the rich life

The media in all ways painted dignity luxuries, mansions and cool cars, but as it turns out, there is a richness and a dark side. In a recent publication on the site Quora (social service knowledge exchange, founded in June 2009 by Adam D'Angelo and Charlie Cheever, where questions are answered by professionals) "Should the wealth that?" The user to share unexpected disadvantage, which they find to to be rich.



We have chosen some of the most compelling ideas about why not get rich may not be as wonderful as you imagine: 1. You have to sacrifice a lot Over years of hard work to earn as much as possible, you may have abandoned the important relationship lost future opportunities missed experience, or have changed their true desires and dreams. If wealth simply compensates you what you can not do, it is unlikely that such a benefit is worth it. 2. You probably feel greedy, ruthless and obsessed with your work if you buy the good stuff, people will perceive you as overly materialistic or amateur ostentation. In addition, your success - the flip side of another defeat, and, of course, the reason for someone else's envy and resentment.


3. Being rich, you can cut off from society from fear or confidence, you are somehow better than others, you will become increasingly difficult to make contact with the majority of other people. Very few can sympathize with you, and from it you can feel the certain feeling of isolation. 4. Friends and family can begin to treat you differently You will ask to borrow money and expect prohibitively chic gifts for Christmas or a birthday, and if you do not pay the total bill at a restaurant, you will find a meanie. Since many believe that to be rich - that is the key to happiness, they are unlikely to be tolerant enough to understand you when you pozhaluetes on something or share your frustrations. You may be hard to meet the high expectations of those around you. 5. Money makes you lose the sense of reality Ask yourself: "This money belongs to me, and I belong to them?" Your finances may suddenly get control over your life, cause frequent family quarrels or the constant fear of losing their status.


6. Your money becomes a means to attract the attention of those around you start to depend on the status of such acquisitions as expensive cars or houses, just to show people how rich you are. But if you try to attract people with something like a posh party, very soon there will be one on one with low self-esteem. 7. Your children will not know the value of money They may feel they do not need to work or worry about income, once they have grown up in such hothouse conditions. And although they will have ambitions and understanding of what they need to work, your children will simply not develop the qualities needed to succeed as you were doing it at the time.


8. People are trying to extract some benefit from communicating with you, you may be difficult to understand, communicate whether someone with you for your own sake or for the sake of your money. Especially if you are not married, it is difficult to see if your interested in the other half of you or in your state. 9. The object of your desires become less attractive Most things, the purchase of which you fancy, desirable only because you just can not afford it, or you need to work hard to acquire it. But as soon as you become affordable for purchase upscale, expensive things, they stop for you so much. 10. You start to pay attention to those who are richer Always have someone whose wallet fatter you, and there's never a feeling that you have enough money. If you earn $ 20 million, you can meet a person who has 3 billion. When you have climbed so high, it becomes easier to compare yourself with others.


11. You do not know what to do Most people use money as a motivation for further work. Once they reach that goal, comes confusion - what to do now? 12. You will learn that money can not change your mindset Money can buy comfort, but comfort does not always lead to satisfaction. Happy people are often still happy when they become millionaires. Accidents still unhappy when acquire wealth. "

Source: mixstuff.ru/archives/55548

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