Selfish people

Can I rant? That show "How did you get so rich" is on and I swear the people on there are totally p****ng me off. I mean its great that they made so much money when they started with so little its the american dream and all but this guy has 3 pools and a den with 22 tvs in it there are people in the world who don't have enough to eat or no clothing or no fresh water and then these people spend billions of dollars on things they dont need. It just makes me so mad when I see things like that I think that its fine to live a comfortable life if you can afford it but there is a point where you are just going over the top with it. I don't understand why they couldn't put more money towards charity I get less than $800 a month to live on and I still manage to give towards charity every month because I know there are people who are worse off than me don't get me wrong I don't think I'm all wonderful or anything I just wish more people would think of others more often, you know? Sorry I just am really irritated now. I was already angry because my show that I love wasnt' on tonight because they had on some special show and then the other show I watch on Friday nights was a repeat so I found an episode of Golden Girls that I'd not seen before but then while I was watching that they kept showing the same commercial over and over and I don't see why they have to show the same thing every break. Now this show is on and I had to turn it off after about 15 minutes I thought I'd check in here instead. Thanks for letting me rant I appreciate it I hope you aren't sick of my posting I know I'm talking to much I'm just really frustrated I guess.

I just wish more people had your attitude grizmom. It is frustrating when people buy expensive items just to add to their already extravagant bundle of booty. And not just individuals, I wish our government could do more to help the needy and downtrodden also. shaggy

People can be so annoying. I have not seen the show you mentioned but I recall seeing a show about wealthy people, mostly wives of wealthy men, and one woman said that she never wanted to be seen twice in the same outfit. I don't mind wealth but I don't like selfish, egocentric people.

I understand how you feel Grizmom. Me and my wife live on $568/month. And I STILL refuse to get on Food stamps. It took all I could just to apply for disability. I always was grown up understanding that no matter how bad you think you have it, someone has it worse.

Some people look up wondering the next, biggest conquer, while others look down, reaching, trying to help others just to get up to where we are. Even if they pull us down a little bit, if we can lift someone else up, that is the important part. If asked, I would give anyone the shirt off my back if they needed it.... but not because they are cold watching their iPad and stuff.

Remember when I was in band in high school. We took a collection on our bus while on a new york city trip, ended up buying a cheap tourist sweatshirt to give to someone who was going to spend another homeless night on the streets. This was near Thanksgiving. I didnt have much, but I gave what I could because there was a hotel room waiting on me.

Look at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Yeah, They live nice. But look what good they have done for the world. Rockefeller the same. Carnegie..

Even the Poor can be Philanthropists.

I just wanted to throw in my two cents....I live that over-the-top life as a side observer...boyfriend is very wealthy. I watch and listen. I give people 50% or more tips (so does the boyfriend) and donate generously. I also volunteer.

I do know the frustration you're feeling. When Haiti had it's earthquake, I remember asking BF why in the heck would he spend hours watching coverage but donate NOTHING?! It infuriated me.

One of our friends recently told me that I'm finally rubbing off on him...I shop at TJ Maxx and Marshalls. I could care less that I can shop anywhere....I almost want to ask some girls "really?!?! You really spent that much on a purse/jeans/shoes"?

I think the divide is the same as any other group of people...but I've been personally horrified by the extravagance. Some rich people also get really paranoid about people...especially if they're bipolar (both boyfriend and I are). I used to be really socially anxious...thinking others wouldn't like me. Now I worry what they're trying to get out of me...that's horrible, isn't it?

I know this post is all over the place...but I feel you. I really do. xoxo

I'm with you grizmom. I don't think people understand the true cost of wealth. There is nothing wrong with honestly pursuing a profit from your own labor and invention. What goes wrong is when your consumerism rapes and pillages the planet. I admire those who can see past their bubble and into the heart of the world, where opportunity isn't equally divided among humans. If anything were possible, we would probably all live very comfortable lives, but it's not. The luck that we have is rightly shared with others who were dealt something less than fortunate. That's the positive side of wealth...the power to do good with it. To open a school, a clinic, send medicine, food, etc. That's the only reason I'd ever want a fortune. I find that too much stuff makes me unhappy. I have more than I could ever need and I've been below the poverty line in terms of income for years. People make no sense to me sometimes. They weigh themselves down with fear of loss, thinking they are surrounded with security. It's all fake. All ephemeral.

Studies have shown that people who give and help others are happier than those that do not.