Money Does Funny Things to People
October 14th, 2007, 08:19 pm
You don’t know how many times I have heard this and yes it is true. Usually when I heard this it was in the sense that having lots of money corrupts you and makes you some rich snob or whatever. But money can have the opposite effect as well. You can be so scared of becoming rich and having it change you that you limit yourself.
I’ve heard of people getting offered jobs that pay them twice as much at a much more stable job that they won’t have to do as much work but they turn it down. I’m sure there are lots of reasons for this but one person I heard this about I think a big part has to do with money. He has five young kids and barely makes ends meet. If he was making twice the amount he is now he could be living a lot more comfortably and not have to worry about money. He is one person that told me all the time that money does funny things to people and they want more blah blah blah. I honestly believe he is so scared of making more money and that it will change him so much to the point that he won’t further his career. It’s sad.
