Friends dads a millionaire

[Carl brickton]

Hello do you think this is wrong..? would you do this..

My mate is 23 hes dads a multi millionaire. I was going to say do you think this is right at the mo he is currently having a house built from scratch what costs around 1 million. I was going to ask do you think its wrong to give your son that much money for a house, he also owns a bentley etc has no worries in life do you find thats wrong to give all your kids that.
I was going to say it seems wrong alot of people work day in day out and he comes along and gets everything he wants spoon fed like anything from any pick of car he wants and as much money as he wants off him

 

[Richie N]

Some are lucky in life and others aren't.
Most have to work for it and I am sure his dad did as well.

 

Life is a lottery,its all down to chance very few people are able to change the hand they are given.

Sad , Unfair , but its up to the people and the government to even the score board.

But human nature dictates it won't happen.

Just be glad you were not born in the Sudan then you would know what bad luck is.

Earl

 

[Carl brickton]

Life is a lottery,its all down to chance very few people are able to change the hand they are given.

Sad , Unfair , but its up to the people and the government to even the score board.

But human nature dictates it won't happen.

Just be glad you were not born in the Sudan then you would know what bad luck is.

Earl

Hi hello your very right. The problem is hes dad hates poor people and speaks really posh no need for it. I know what your saying but Earl people can change there lifes its having the motivation to

 

[Scott-Copywriter]

What do I think? Nothing really. I don't know such people and I'll probably never cross paths with them, so their lives are irrelevant to me. I'd much rather spend the time focusing on my own life instead.

 

[Parthelan]

He still never gave back that fiver he owes me

Hard to say - on an intellectual level, I'd argue for not spoiling the kids, make them realise the value of a pound, get them to earn their keep; in practice, I give my two girls everything they want! It's the way they bat those great big doe eyes at me

 

[Jeff Knows]

Whether we think it's right or wrong has absolutely nothing to do with it, surely? If he was raised to be grounded, responsible and understanding of the levels of wealth he was lucky enough to be born into then no, I don't see an issue with it at-all.

Honestly, even if he is a spoiled brat who blows his fortune on hookers and coke I still don't particularly see an issue with it. I take no issue with inheritance and I take no issue with sons not in any way following in their fathers footsteps.

Assuming the father earned the money fairly then he can do whatever the hell he likes with it. None of my business. Sure we would all prefer the rich to be responsible and caring but you can't expect it. If they want to set fire to a massive pile of £20's in a dry pool then so be it.

I think it's bad to give kids christmas presents, easter eggs or money from the tooth fairy but I can't stop people from doing it. I'll state my case and I'll have my opinion on those that ignore rationality in favour of easy answers and fairy tails, I'll even tell them I think they are bad parents.
Doesn't make it wrong. Just means we disagree.

Taking a survey and talleying the responses to each side doesn't make it any more 'wronger' or 'righter' (Yes, I made up those words.. shoot me, they fit.) It just means more people are of the opinion it's one or the other and since when did peoples opinions matter or define anything.

I'm of the opinion I could satisfy Cheryl Cole. If 100 people agree with me, does it make it more likely I could pull it off? Sadly, I doubt it =/

Uhh.. what was my point again? Oh yeah! Who cares? Live your own life. Wonder if it's right or wrong to build your own son a £1mil house. The other guy certainly doesn't care what you think about the situation, I don't see why you should either.

 

[Consistency]

It can make us feel physically sick sometimes to see someone do really well who has not earned it. In this case it could be that the father has worked for it or that he just got lucky. The son is lucky as he was born with that silver spoon.

There are some people who are very rich and are the nicest of people. There was a man I knew some time back who used to tell me of the times he used to spend on the bench with a few friends for hours on end, we have all seen these people. I have to say, harmless to anyone. He said he knew one, I fail to remember his name who it did not emerge until he was dead was a multi-millionaire.

Quite fascinating really, he did not want the bother of it and liked the company of people who he knew liked him for his company and not his wealth.

It is not nice to see when there is that rotten attitude that comes of thinking just because they have never been down on their luck, they have the right to look down on anyone else who has not made it in the same way. truth be known that self same person would probably really hate it if a poor man did get rich and was on a par with him. Human nature can be a vile thing indeed, I know because I am one of those humans!

There was a woman I knew who won the lottery, a nice woman, worked part time and had an argumentative relationship and children and lived in a rented house. Her luck came and she won I think it was, no I can't remember the amount but I think it was a quarter of a million or more. Everything could have changed for her. Friends came out of nowhere and she welcomed them and paid for holidays for a group trip of about 20. The money went eventually, the friends dwindled away and she was back to where she started.

Remember "Your money can be gone in a flash as if it had grown wings and flown away like an angel" (Proverbs 23:5) The Good News Bible.

This can apply to anyone, no matter the amount, no matter what their position or what property they have, no matter how much luck they have granted.

Aside this, there are poor people or less well off people that are so very very much richer!

 

[Jeff Knows]

What's that saying?

Money doesn't change you, it changes the people around you.

 

[Consistency]

What's that saying?

Money doesn't change you, it changes the people around you.

It really does depend on the circumstance, it never changed the man on the bench, it changed the lottery winner. It depends also on the persons character.

It only changes the people around you if they know what you have.

 

[willitbe]

Hello do you think this is wrong..? would you do this..

My mate is 23 hes dads a multi millionaire. I was going to say do you think this is right at the mo he is currently having a house built from scratch what costs around 1 million. I was going to ask do you think its wrong to give your son that much money for a house, he also owns a bentley etc has no worries in life do you find thats wrong to give all your kids that.
I was going to say it seems wrong alot of people work day in day out and he comes along and gets everything he wants spoon fed like anything from any pick of car he wants and as much money as he wants off him

What do you mean you were going to say?

You have said it!!

 

[Lee Jones Jnr]

I don't really see where right and wrong comes into this. Everyone lives their life according to the circumstances they are in. Many parents buy their children their first car for example, for some it is a stretch to find a few hundred pounds for an old wreck, for others, perhaps like your friend, money is not really an issue and they are lucky enough to have something quite lovely to drive around in.
Is this not just a question of you being a little jealous of your friend?

 

[saxondale]

I don't really see where right and wrong comes into this. Everyone lives their life according to the circumstances they are in. Many parents buy their children their first car for example, for some it is a stretch to find a few hundred pounds for an old wreck, for others, perhaps like your friend, money is not really an issue and they are lucky enough to have something quite lovely to drive around in.
Is this not just a question of you being a little jealous of your friend?

I`m writing the script for the movie right now.




Kid gets job clearing snow at the big house up the hill and makes friend with the nasty capitalists gentle youngest son ........... romance doomed to failure.




edit - forgot to add OP will try claiming he is the rich kid before sundown.







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[Packaged Solutions]

I know someone similar. He has no enthusiasm to work hard because everything is provided for him.

 

[Lee Jones Jnr]

I know someone similar. He has no enthusiasm to work hard because everything is provided for him.

You mean the millions of people living on benefit?

Money or lack of it plays a tiny part in making you who you are.

 

[Packaged Solutions]

You mean the millions of people living on benefit?

Ha, no. His dad is minted.

 

[Drpepper]

Errr, come on own up OP your posting threads on here under different names. Who else has noticed the similarities between this and, most recently, a certain user who posted a number of inane questions written in the same "style"? Probably can't mention the name as a mod will remove it, but I'm sure we all know who it is (by the way not DWP!).

 

[MikeJ]

What Dr Pepper said.

What really amazes me is people wasting their time answering inane questions.

 

[Lee Jones Jnr]

Ha, no. His dad is minted.

You've not really understood my point

 

[directmarketingadvice]

I was going to say it seems wrong alot of people work day in day out and he comes along and gets everything he wants spoon fed like anything from any pick of car he wants and as much money as he wants off him

Stop whining and get on with your life.

Steve

 

[movietub]

I don't get this sort of thing at all.

What possible difference can it make to the OP if the majority on here think it is fair or not?

Since it's the OP's 'friend' then we can all assume the OP has decided he doesn't mind that much himself anyway :|

Personally - of course it's ok! I'm about as capable and ambitious as it gets when being independant, but of course I would say yes to a free house, built to spec with a new car of my choice on the drive! How would I tell my future kids that I had turned such a gift down in fact?

 

[sanjiv]

Seems to me like you're a little jealous. Everyone lives their life differently and you aren't in a position to say it is right or wrong, and neither is anyone really.

 

I take no issue with inheritance and I take no issue with sons not in any way following in their fathers footsteps.

Assuming the father earned the money fairly then he can do whatever the hell he likes with it. None of my business.

Really.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...istocracy.html

Earl

 

[Jeff Knows]

Really.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...istocracy.html

Earl

Really. A person's belongings should be passed on to their loved ones when they die. Doesn't matter one iota if those belongings are a cardboard box and an open can of Stella or an English county.

Either everybody has the right to inherit or nobody does. Just because those people have bigger stuff than the rest of us doesn't give anyone else the right to take it from them. Who draws the line? Is a car ok to inherit but a house isn't? Maybe houses with more than 4 rooms are too much?

If it doesn't go to the children, who does it go to? and what gives them the morale right to own it? They didn't work for it either.

 

[papverpoppies]

Lifes like a box of chocolates (or in DWP case not) you just never know what your gonna get!!

And, to think I could have been born to a millionaire, if my Mum had of known one!

Aint life a bummer

Only a few more days and then these posters will have all of their Christmas pressies to go play with.

Poppy xx

 

Really. A person's belongings should be passed on to their loved ones when they die. Doesn't matter one iota if those belongings are a cardboard box and an open can of Stella or an English county.

And you can't see a touch of injustice in that in our sharing caring society.

Earl

 

[OptiRick]

Really. A person's belongings should be passed on to their loved ones when they die. Doesn't matter one iota if those belongings are a cardboard box and an open can of Stella or an English county.

I agree to a point, where someone has earned something it should be theirs to dispose of as they see fit.
In the case of a county though I think there is a question of why someone owns it and whether it's right that they do.

And as for the original point, some are born rich, some aren't.
Some want/need to be rich, some don't.
It's only a problem if you crave wealth but haven't got any.

 

[Jeff Knows]

And you can't see a touch of injustice in that in our sharing caring society.

Earl

I see more injustice in the only alternative, that someone else or 'society' gets it. Why am I any more deserving of some dudes wealth than his offspring? At the very least they had to put up with him farting at night, that alone gets them more points than I have.

 

[Lee Jones Jnr]

Yep, just seems like jealousy to me, a very ugly trait.
Houses don't excite me all that much but if I see someone drive by in a nice motor I don't think 'who does he think he is? Why don't I have that?' I just think 'ahhhh that's a nice car'.

Not really the point I suppose but a Bentley is an unusual choice for a young man.

 

[Indigo Cherry]

I think it's completely fair! And good luck to the friend and the family! What difference does it make to the OP?? Unless he's jealous??

Be honest, how many of you would turn it down? I bet you would think it was fair if it was your dad with the money!

I will probably never be a millionaire but I am working hard and trying to run a successful business so I can give my children and family the best in life and I will definitely be passing any fusnds I have on to my children when the time is right. And the more funds the better as far as I'm concerned

Matt

 

[movietub]

Jealousy, particularly concerning cars, is an overtly British thing I think.

I borrowed a friends Porche GT3 for a short drive, and as I overtook people, probably doing about 75-80mph, I noticed that everyone I overtook was determined to not glance at the car! IT was bright green, made a nice noise, it was exactly the sort of thing people do look at - but only if the driver is not inside to see them appreciate this. Same on the street, people will look in any direction other than the car as you climb in - but park it outside a cafe and hide inside with a coffee - and small crowds gathar and people make appreciative noises

In Monaco the reception for a sexy car was entirely different. Same in Italy, where they love cars.

In Germany the closer you get to achieving a BMW 5-series the more useful you probably are. The people rattling around in an old Micra are the ones that are judged - for being useless.

This is the only place in Europe I know that having a nice car/nice house is not seen as positive thing by the onlookers.

Jealousy is rife!

 

[Lee Jones Jnr]

Jealousy, particularly concerning cars, is an overtly British thing I think.

I borrowed a friends Porche GT3 for a short drive, and as I overtook people, probably doing about 75-80mph, I noticed that everyone I overtook was determined to not glance at the car! IT was bright green, made a nice noise, it was exactly the sort of thing people do look at - but only if the driver is not inside to see them appreciate this. Same on the street, people will look in any direction other than the car as you climb in - but park it outside a cafe and hide inside with a coffee - and small crowds gathar and people make appreciative noises

In Monaco the reception for a sexy car was entirely different. Same in Italy, where they love cars.

In Germany the closer you get to achieving a BMW 5-series the more useful you probably are. The people rattling around in an old Micra are the ones that are judged - for being useless.

This is the only place in Europe I know that having a nice car/nice house is not seen as positive thing by the onlookers.

Jealousy is rife!

I agree with the sentiment but 911s are next to invisible these days. I love them but they definitely don't draw crowds anymore.

 

[saxondale]

I agree with the sentiment but 911s are next to invisible these days. I love them but they definitely don't draw crowds anymore.

thats because you bought the wrong one!

 

[Lee Jones Jnr]

thats because you bought the wrong one!

Elaborate? Which do you like?

 

[saxondale]

Elaborate? Which do you like?

Like? I`m with Clarkson, can`t stand the things (or the drivers) however, the only nice one I`ve been in was a GT3

 

[Lee Jones Jnr]

Like? I`m with Clarkson, can`t stand the things (or the drivers) however, the only nice one I`ve been in was a GT3

Mine is a GT3. 997.1

Doesn't stand out though. I suppose it would if it were bright green.

 

[movietub]

Like? I`m with Clarkson, can`t stand the things (or the drivers) however, the only nice one I`ve been in was a GT3

Mine is a GT3. 997.1

Doesn't stand out though. I suppose it would if it were bright green.

Both bought the wrong one!

I agree 911's are so popular now it's questionable if they even count as a supercar anymore...

But the GT3 is a 2 seater, which is where all 911's lose a purpose.

There is no way anyone can argue that if they only need 2 seats, and are purely performance minded, that that a 911 is the way forwards.

If you have two seats you need a second car, and if you have the money for a GT3 then you have the money to buy a much more comfortable and practical 4x4 and also a much more serious 2 seater.

Young city slickers with kids can justify a 2+2 911 on the basis there is no other car that is as good, that also gets the kids to school. Thats it!

 

[Lee Jones Jnr]

Both bought the wrong one!

I agree 911's are so popular now it's questionable if they even count as a supercar anymore...

But the GT3 is a 2 seater, which is where all 911's lose a purpose.

There is no way anyone can argue that if they only need 2 seats, and are purely performance minded, that that a 911 is the way forwards.

If you have two seats you need a second car, and if you have the money for a GT3 then you have the money to buy a much more comfortable and practical 4x4 and also a much more serious 2 seater.

Young city slickers with kids can justify a 2+2 911 on the basis there is no other car that is as good, that also gets the kids to school. Thats it!

Nope, it's not debatable at all, 911s are very definitely NOT supercars.

I have two cars but they both only have 2 seats - I don't have any children.... Erm....... Or friends!

There's not much to compete with a GT3 that is as cheap, what would you recommend?

 

[What If]

Ridiculous thread and you seem to be nothing more than a jealous little child. It doesn't matter what we think, not does it matter what you think. The only opinion that matters is the Dad's. Use your energy to focus on your own life rather than your friends.

Now I've answered your question. Will you answer one for me?

If you was in his situation would you accept the money?

If yes....you're a hypocrite and jealous.
If no.....you're a fool.

 

[papverpoppies]

Ridiculous thread and you seem to be nothing more than a jealous little child. It doesn't matter what we think, not does it matter what you think. The only opinion that matters is the Dad's. Use your energy to focus on your own life rather than your friends.

Now I've answered your question. Will you answer one for me?

If you was in his situation would you accept the money?

If yes....you're a hypocrite and jealous.
If no.....you're a fool.

We seem to have 3, possibly 4 posters, who could all be the same person, posting twaddle.

Poppy xx