• loutr@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Reminds me of this quote from Succession:

    You can’t do anything with five, Greg. Five’s a nightmare. Can’t retire, not worth it to work. Oh yes, five will drive you un poco loco. Poorest rich person in America. The world’s tallest dwarf.

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      1 year ago

      Also kind of like the end result of the show, “Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire.” They went through this whole show and the girl that won thought she was going to ball out in mansions and exotic cars with a closet bigger than her house. Nope. The dude lived a humble life in a very normal house in the suburbs. He was a very typical millionaire, paid off home, decent 401k, and some money in the bank so he was comfortable, but not insanely wealthy. She was pissed, and the marriage didn’t last long, if I remember correctly.

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        1 year ago

        The show is about a Rupert Murdock-type multi-billionaire and his children, who have always lived in absolute luxury. 5M is nothing for them, for example one of them asks his father for financial help to the tune of $100M.