Blog Category: rich

Financial Fridays: How To Deal With A Big Boss

I constantly sat on the toilet. My boss always yelled at me. I couldn’t say anything. And when I left I went straight for the bathroom. I couldn’t go to the bathroom…

I constantly sat on the toilet. My boss always yelled at me. I couldn’t say anything. And when I left I went straight for the bathroom. I couldn’t go to the bathroom in the same building (what if he was in the stall next to mine? We’d both be making music right after his yelling […]

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The Rich Employee

One of my best friends from 8th grade invested $25,000 in Uber’s first round. That $25,000 is now worth $50,000,000. I can say, “I wish that were me!” but I don’t deserve…

One of my best friends from 8th grade invested $25,000 in Uber’s first round. That $25,000 is now worth $50,000,000. I can say, “I wish that were me!” but I don’t deserve it. He spent his 20s building his network in Silicon Valley so he would have this opportunity today. He was an employee at […]

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Do You Have to Be Rich to Be Honest?

I got this email a few months ago: “you must be TOTALLY LOADED to write the kind of stuff you do.” Another person wrote me, “I’m not rich enough to be as…

I got this email a few months ago: “you must be TOTALLY LOADED to write the kind of stuff you do.” Another person wrote me, “I’m not rich enough to be as honest as you are. I’d lose my job and customers.” Finally, after I got several emails like this I asked someone back, “Why […]

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