tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post7223273674706558646..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: What Do Rich People Look Forward To?joehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81376549952791426462016-02-01T22:22:07.408-05:002016-02-01T22:22:07.408-05:00You are sooo right. It seems to me that after a pe...You are sooo right. It seems to me that after a person can have any material thing they want, they turn inward, reject the material and embrace the spiritual. Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84569887740484702562016-02-01T21:33:29.525-05:002016-02-01T21:33:29.525-05:00I am worried that once I retire, I won't have ...I am worried that once I retire, I won't have the days off to look forward to.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-80351594079624969152016-02-01T20:42:34.478-05:002016-02-01T20:42:34.478-05:00I know how you feel about anticipating your new di...I know how you feel about anticipating your new dishwasher...I did the same about two or three years ago. :-)<br /><br />By the way, we got a Bosch dishwasher (German engineering, you know) and it's so quiet that I have to hold my ear right up against it to be able to tell if it's running.<br /><br />♪♫♪♫ Anticipation... ♪♫♪♫ *hears Carly Simon*Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-47599569195880575082016-02-01T19:47:20.224-05:002016-02-01T19:47:20.224-05:00We once bought a 3' tall robot that you could ...We once bought a 3' tall robot that you could program to bring you a Coke, etc. It was available in two sizes. We asked the salesman which one he thought we should buy. His answer was, "Whichever one will fit best in your closet after a couple of months!!" I have NO idea where the robot is today. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-83793943817264505082016-02-01T19:31:44.438-05:002016-02-01T19:31:44.438-05:00This is a million dollar post. You are definitely ...This is a million dollar post. You are definitely right about how we average people feel happy and delighted with things we buy with our hard earned money and how the rich can get any thing they want and yet are unable to feel what we feel.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-66315959309813070772016-02-01T15:17:08.187-05:002016-02-01T15:17:08.187-05:00You are so right about a lot of rich folks. I once...You are so right about a lot of rich folks. I once ran with the Palm Beach set and I couldn't believe how bored they were.They actually found trips to their homes in Europe more trouble than pleasure. Hey, after a while all there is left to do is run for president.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-8841190873009187632016-02-01T12:57:48.314-05:002016-02-01T12:57:48.314-05:00I think that people with wealth can still apprecia...I think that people with wealth can still appreciate the small but important things in life and look forward to them. I think it's about the person and not the state of their finances. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65958856243729921642016-02-01T12:39:58.858-05:002016-02-01T12:39:58.858-05:00He may have just wished for someone who cared to t...He may have just wished for someone who cared to talk to him, not because he was rich, but because they truly wanted to talk to him. I'm lucky. My friends love me for me because I am happy but always about 3 months from living under a bridge. It must be the hardest and loneliest existence to be rich and wonder about if there is a hidden agenda to friendships.Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187611054293001721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-44932150166602360992016-02-01T11:27:27.377-05:002016-02-01T11:27:27.377-05:00A life of gratitude is the way to go. I like look...A life of gratitude is the way to go. I like looking forward to something then saving for said something. It's the way we do things around here too and it's fun to wait until you can get whatever we want. It doesn't define us though. They are just things after all.<br /><br />Have a great day Cranky. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-24422908635571434142016-02-01T09:20:18.998-05:002016-02-01T09:20:18.998-05:00However, I'd still like to be so rich I could ...However, I'd still like to be so rich I could have a peeled grape dropped into my mouth by a supermodel any old time I wanted it.<br />Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-41284098372007080422016-02-01T09:17:48.054-05:002016-02-01T09:17:48.054-05:00It is so true, Joe. We have things, considered eve...It is so true, Joe. We have things, considered everyday items and no big deal, that kings and emperors of old would have considered miraculous. Many an old pharaoh with painful rotting teeth would have given me their kingdoms for my dental implants. Just in my house, right now, I have more to eat and drink than most lords had in the 1600's. I can flick a switch and make the dark disappear (of course, there are a few guys who can flick a few switches and make the whole world disappear, but why dwell on the negative?)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-30897372038559235552016-02-01T09:10:24.538-05:002016-02-01T09:10:24.538-05:00I wouldn't mind being rich enough to have an i...I wouldn't mind being rich enough to have an inventory of things to look forward to.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-59736799620478859072016-02-01T09:05:20.366-05:002016-02-01T09:05:20.366-05:00I imagine it depends. I don't think rich peopl...I imagine it depends. I don't think rich people spend money on anything they could possibly want. I would imagine they are smarter with their money, else how did they become rich in the first place?<br /><br />Maybe someone who inherited wealth and didn't have an appreciation for investment and growth would become materialistic and then bore of having things. I don't see that happening to someone who built their empire. I would imagine they have things to look forward to like grandchildren and other things they have no control over or that money cannot buy. <br /><br />It's not just material things that have meaning in life. If you get this much, then you are truly rich beyond measure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-62627796331001996362016-02-01T09:00:12.954-05:002016-02-01T09:00:12.954-05:00As Thoreau said, "A man is rich in proportion...As Thoreau said, "A man is rich in proportion to what he can afford to let alone."messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-90035280483235413692016-02-01T08:56:38.179-05:002016-02-01T08:56:38.179-05:00You've shown that "rich" is a state ...You've shown that "rich" is a state of mind more than anything else. I feel extremely rich even though my bank account doesn't reflect it.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-25716784339764852232016-02-01T07:43:24.753-05:002016-02-01T07:43:24.753-05:00True. Stuff comes too easy for some people. They ...True. Stuff comes too easy for some people. They buy on a whim, then tire of it almost instantly, and it dies a quick death in the back of a closet. As you point out, if they had to save for it, and wait for it, they would probably appreciate it more.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-66906217593586133152016-02-01T05:59:32.214-05:002016-02-01T05:59:32.214-05:00I've often said that anticipation is 80% of an...I've often said that anticipation is 80% of any new purchase. The joy of watching the savings grow until finally you can shop for the item.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-57258260863841126562016-02-01T03:37:25.852-05:002016-02-01T03:37:25.852-05:00a nice perspective.a nice perspective.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com