Money is not and is never the problem. Small ambitions are the problem. A person with a ton of money with a lot of ambition can do a lot of good for himself and a lot of other people. A person with a ton of money and no ambition squanders it only on himself.

Sir S

Edited by - Sir Spectre on 1/21/2004 5:04:09 PM

I agree Wolfy. Let's go back to the good old bartering days. I'm sure I'll be very useful to the community when I exchange my insights into medieval monasticism with the local bakery in order to acquire a loaf of bread. Everybody wins!

I kinda like money Anyway, I'd agree with sS here, though I'm not sure I'd be ambitious enough if I had a ton of money. Help my family and firends - yes; help total strangers? hrm I dunno... I guess I'll find it out when I get this ton

It's better to be a worldwide known drunkard than an anonymous alcoholic!

I don't think you can have too much money - BUT I could. I think I'd lose interest in a lot of stuff that I love if I didn't have to work for it.

As for Gates, doesn't his will say that the majority of his fortune when he dies is going to charity? I heard he's only giving his kids a couple of mill because he wants them to at least try to work for a living. Thats good in my book....although I'd be tempted to leave them nothing apart from the business. Imagine your dad dieing and leaving you microsoft...first reaction after the obvious grieving would be "woohoo thanks dad"....after that it would soon become "oh ****, how do I fly this thing?"

I suggest purchasing a copy of "Microsoft Virtual International Mega-Corporation Simulator 3" with the Inheritance expansion pack.

ROFLMAO! I could use some of this inheritance!
P.S. Darn, I'm so talkative when I'm drunk!

It's better to be a worldwide known drunkard than an anonymous alcoholic!

Ah, the old posting while drunk... We should strat a club. I'll think of the name, when I get something good, I'll let you know.

"Drunken Poster's Society"?

It wouldn't be the same without Zeratural though

em, i heard Gates was giving his kids less than a mil. i heard it was a couple of hundred thou, just enought to get a house or something but yeah, its so they dont go insane with power/money (and secretly so no one tries to bump him off for his inherritance)

This is what I get for not being able to keep current on the OT. A thread starts on something I would have wanted to chime in on but it's too late. It's all been said.

Don't let that stop you, Indy. I'm listening...

I've always figured that a billion US dollars would be the perfect amount for me. That way I could comfortably splurge my ass off for the rest of my existance and stil have great wads of cash in reserve.

Oh and I've always wanted to pull into Monaco harbour in a clapped out fish trawler reeking of fish guts, so I'd want enough to do that to........ on second thought, better make it 2 billion.

I've always wanted to pull into Monaco harbour in a gunboat and shell it...