Florian K.
專業教師
Scrooge: Can wealth make someone selfish and stingy?
I find it really strange when I meet rich and stingy people. Isn't it that, when you have money to spend, you should be at least more generous.
I personally know some rich people who wear a $10 fake Seiko watch but drive a Jaguar. In this case, they are trying to be frugal. (not) However, when they complain about a $1 price increase, then go on talking about how many LV bags they bought and how many European country they visited. It's no longer stingy, it's strange.
It's like watching Mr. Scrooge in the flesh.. 🤣

It's true what they say, sometimes it's the people who have the least that give more and spend more.
2020年3月18日 16:14
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Yes, those who own little are more generous than wealthy ones. This is very noticeable in most communities.
Some say that these wealths wouldn’t have be collected without their stinginess and greed. While in reality happiness and richness lie in giving and helping others.
Amazing topic Florian as usual.
2020年3月19日
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@Dave To answer what you said, : That last one may be finally fixed here now, but I just don't get why somebody's generosity should matter so much."
--Just in case, you cannot read between the lines, it affects my job as a teacher when I meet rich and stingy people........I am not someone who relies on the generosity of others but work extremely hard for it by the way.
2020年3月19日
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@Ariana Zialcita  I love your answer.
2020年3月19日
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Wealth is amoral though it brings out the real personality of a person (same as lack). I know a lot of rich people who are stingy because they fear losing money and they are into their own security. Being rich doesn't make you stingy- being fearful does because all you care about is your own security and comfort. There's nothing wrong with that but realistically, your life would be empty if all you do is to hang onto your resources because one day, you could lose them, and how would you handle it if for instance, a pandemic or recession would wipe away your wealth?

On the other hand, I know rich people who are very generous and dislike 'cheap' people. They use their wealth to bless others and believe me, you will never become poor by being generous but you could become poor by becoming stingy
2020年3月18日
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Eh, maybe I don't know enough rich people, but who says all people who spend like that are in fact rich, though. Maybe they're just highly leveraged in debt because they can get a car loan, or they're spending all their earnings instead of having any long term savings or investments. Or some other unsustainable way of living if things suddenly go south.

If somebody wanted to wear a cheap watch, so be it? Even millionaire professional athletes can wind up in the poor house eventually because they don't know how to manage their own finances properly.

Maybe there should also be easier ways for people to get ahead? Easier to incorporate or take the independent entrepreneurial route without getting saddled with expensive fixed health insurance rates that don't make any sense until you can turn a higher profit. That last one may be finally fixed here now, but I just don't get why somebody's generosity should matter so much.

It's human nature to want to have some control over how you're giving things away or not. Here you can donate 1% of your income tax to a qualified charity. Maybe the government accounts for that in some other way with tax write-offs, but it's a huge thing here. Around tax season you see all these billboards and other ads competing for your 1%. Maybe the administrative overhead isn't ideal, but you can also often donate to individual causes directly.
2020年3月18日
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