Why I do not feel any guilt being rich

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Re: Why I do not feel any guilt being rich

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kocdim wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:38 am
Jimmy Crow wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:43 am Ok poor peasantS,I’m rich and I feel no shame and need not explain myself to you peasantS,it obviously gets to you in such a way because obviously none of you commenting have ever reached the basic entrance level of $ which is a mere $10 milly so you will never overstand or comprehend how it feels And what it takes to be rich,you most likely all rent cheap low class housing in Cambodia and not for nothing let me say this ,you take tuk tuks or better then that you drive scooters lol or bikes and do not have the luxury of waking up and jumping into your luxury suv,sedan,etc with lovely leather warm seats which massage your back,I personally have 3 of such vehicles in Cambodia and 9 globally in other countries,my chariot of choice is a Rolls Royce ,believe it or not,now sure it’s a car and any car serves the same purpose but no it’s not just a car it’s a choice ,it’s a Rolls Royce ,I often hear poverty stricken barangs discussing my car when I’m in a public place with my car in view ,they always say “what’s the use of buying such a expensive car in Cambodia,the roads are not good” blah blah etc etc


So..should I feel bad that I’ve worked smart in my life time,should I care about 30-70yr old dried out caviar on this forum commenting there lewd comments because their lives are far from what they wished for themselves ,I personally never talk down or comment negatively on post of other people but that’s because I’m rich ,I’m typing this while my body guard drives me to get my feet chiseled and after that I’m going to take a charter to Seoul tonight so I can get some skin whitening cream (very expensive cream) for a birthday party of a wealthy locals son .
What type of investment / work did you do if it is not a secret
Piping,mining and satellite communications.
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Re: Why I do not feel any guilt being rich

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kocdim wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:38 am
Jimmy Crow wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:43 am Ok poor peasantS,I’m rich and I feel no shame and need not explain myself to you peasantS,it obviously gets to you in such a way because obviously none of you commenting have ever reached the basic entrance level of $ which is a mere $10 milly so you will never overstand or comprehend how it feels And what it takes to be rich,you most likely all rent cheap low class housing in Cambodia and not for nothing let me say this ,you take tuk tuks or better then that you drive scooters lol or bikes and do not have the luxury of waking up and jumping into your luxury suv,sedan,etc with lovely leather warm seats which massage your back,I personally have 3 of such vehicles in Cambodia and 9 globally in other countries,my chariot of choice is a Rolls Royce ,believe it or not,now sure it’s a car and any car serves the same purpose but no it’s not just a car it’s a choice ,it’s a Rolls Royce ,I often hear poverty stricken barangs discussing my car when I’m in a public place with my car in view ,they always say “what’s the use of buying such a expensive car in Cambodia,the roads are not good” blah blah etc etc


So..should I feel bad that I’ve worked smart in my life time,should I care about 30-70yr old dried out caviar on this forum commenting there lewd comments because their lives are far from what they wished for themselves ,I personally never talk down or comment negatively on post of other people but that’s because I’m rich ,I’m typing this while my body guard drives me to get my feet chiseled and after that I’m going to take a charter to Seoul tonight so I can get some skin whitening cream (very expensive cream) for a birthday party of a wealthy locals son .
What type of investment / work did you do if it is not a secret
Rice
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Jimmy Crow wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:43 am jumping into your luxury suv,sedan,etc with lovely leather warm seats
I am not sure warm leather seats are much of a necessity in Cambodia
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bangkokhooker wrote: Thu May 31, 2018 9:22 am
Jimmy Crow wrote: Wed May 30, 2018 11:32 am
Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote: Wed May 30, 2018 11:27 am
Jimmy Crow wrote: Wed May 30, 2018 10:45 am Just because I do not want to ...... buy your child a pair of shoes...
You just know someone is wealthy when they cite buying a pair of shoes for a child as evidence of their superior financial standing.
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Re: Why I do not feel any guilt being rich

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Kammekor wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:23 am
newkidontheblock wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 4:18 am
Kammekor wrote:If Cambodians ask for money you can always just say no, don't you?

And about the concept of savings - Cambodians are very aware of that but they just have a different concept than you. Ever noticed the amount of gold the average Cambodian is carrying around? Those are their savings.
Difficult to say no when they are now related to you. It’s always the indirect ask, never to you, always to the missus. Either give me X, or I take the family land to the bank to borrow. Also seem to pawn gold and jewelry at an alarming rate. Sometimes unable to buy back the jewelry and then ask to borrow money to buy replacement jewelry. Thank goodness no cows, just chickens. The incessant rooster at 4 AM, noon, and other ungodly hours is quite enough.
Sometimes you just have to be a cheap ass. When shit hits the fan, like when a flooding damages the house, I step in and support repairs for a part, but when the old motorbike needs to be replaced by a new Honda Dream 2018 I turn into a cheap ass. If they want to pawn gold or land, I let them. It's their gold and land, not mine. Relatives are adults too, you know, and they have done it their way before me and they will do it their way after me. I've found out it's pretty useless to try to convince them do things my way, they simply can't or don't want. So be it.
Just a personal question. How deep this relative thing goes? Just the sisters and brothers? Or 1st and 2nd cousins?
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" I have found that poor people are some of the most selfish people ever."
Really ?
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To get rich is glorious - the Chinese said but all Americans think so to. I have no idea how people get rich but I would have loved to have figured it out.

I own three houses my self, and this on a teachers salary, and two of them are in China. My ex and I used to own a house in ChongQing but we sold it and bought a house in the states. When we divorced, that house came to me so now I have three houses.
I just bought my 3rd house in China for 600,000 RMB in Nov 2017 and immediately rented it out. Its now worth 800,000 RMB. The 2nd and 3rd tier cities in China are taking off. Real estate is always a safe bet.

Now if I had some real balls, I'd like to open a taco truck in China, like a gourmet food truck, because I think the spectacle of a white man selling tacos in China would draw in customers like flies to shit. I even looked into to it. They have licenses for food trucks.

My total wealth though is more difficult to calculate. My first ex-wife became a successful business woman in the states and my second ex-wife became a well paid nurse in the states. They both own their own houses, have savings and these resources go toward raising my kids, including university and travel and all sorts of perks from the famlies back in China and Taiwan. Calculating that into the wealth equation, I'd say I'm worth about US$3,500,000.
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Jimmy Crow wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:43 am I’m going to take a charter to Seoul tonight so I can get some skin whitening cream (very expensive cream) for a birthday party of a wealthy locals son .
Obviously your time isn't worth much.
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Re: Why I do not feel any guilt being rich

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Jimmy Crow wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:07 am
hanno wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:05 am Troll. Your grammar and writing style makes it unlikely that you can hold down a job, much less earn a future. Having said that, if someone like Trump can amass a fortune, I guess anything is possible.
Hanna honey,it’s ok to be fat,,vegetarian and lesbian .its ok to not care about grammar when you are rich!
Or not care about how badly one runs a country, or so it would seem! :D
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Re: Why I do not feel any guilt being rich

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Agriculture is nice investment. In the next decade should bring you tons of money.
One more question how much did you loose during the 2008 stock market crash?? 30%-50%?? I heard that rich people hedge them self. Not sure if it is true.
Jimmy Crow wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:59 am
kocdim wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:38 am
Jimmy Crow wrote: Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:43 am Ok poor peasantS,I’m rich and I feel no shame and need not explain myself to you peasantS,it obviously gets to you in such a way because obviously none of you commenting have ever reached the basic entrance level of $ which is a mere $10 milly so you will never overstand or comprehend how it feels And what it takes to be rich,you most likely all rent cheap low class housing in Cambodia and not for nothing let me say this ,you take tuk tuks or better then that you drive scooters lol or bikes and do not have the luxury of waking up and jumping into your luxury suv,sedan,etc with lovely leather warm seats which massage your back,I personally have 3 of such vehicles in Cambodia and 9 globally in other countries,my chariot of choice is a Rolls Royce ,believe it or not,now sure it’s a car and any car serves the same purpose but no it’s not just a car it’s a choice ,it’s a Rolls Royce ,I often hear poverty stricken barangs discussing my car when I’m in a public place with my car in view ,they always say “what’s the use of buying such a expensive car in Cambodia,the roads are not good” blah blah etc etc


So..should I feel bad that I’ve worked smart in my life time,should I care about 30-70yr old dried out caviar on this forum commenting there lewd comments because their lives are far from what they wished for themselves ,I personally never talk down or comment negatively on post of other people but that’s because I’m rich ,I’m typing this while my body guard drives me to get my feet chiseled and after that I’m going to take a charter to Seoul tonight so I can get some skin whitening cream (very expensive cream) for a birthday party of a wealthy locals son .
What type of investment / work did you do if it is not a secret
Rice
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