This is fantastic and reminded me of the MOST IMPORTANT LESSON I EVER LEARNED.
I forget this lesson every now and then and it is so nice to be reminded.
I was spending one of my many days and evenings in the underground parking lot behind the OMNI
(now Phillips Arena)
There is no need to get into the gory details,
basically I did not use money to buy concert tickets for an extended period of my past life.
Say what you will but roadies are some of the nicest people I have ever met,
and yes, seeing a concert from backstage is MUUUUCH cooler.
My heart breaks a little bit every time I go to a concert now.....it just does.
On this particular day we had procured passes to a very large show and were spending our afternoon
on the crew bus with two lovely gentlemen.
And they were GENTLEMEN, they were very polite and you can get your mind out of the gutter,
"payment" was never collected. (actually....we were shocked too)
I was with one my more beautiful friends.
Come to think of it she was (and is) the most beautiful woman I know in real life.
After the show, phone numbers were exchanged, promises of hanging out were made and everyone went their separate ways.
The next day my phone rang. It was gentlemen number one asking if I wanted to come to Chattanooga to see the next nights show.
"Um, you do know this is the blond right? I'm not the brunette"
I just assumed he had confused our numbers and meant to call her.
He assured me that he knew exactly who he was calling.
He then made the most amazing statement that has remained with me to this day.
"Yes, I know who I am calling, and yes your friend is beautiful but she will never ride on the back of my bike, she will never fly with me in my ultralight and she will never be as silly and goofy as you."
He did go on to assure me that he thought I was very beautiful too but that is not what actually stuck.
What stuck was that I was fun and interesting and he enjoyed my company.
I do sometimes forget that fun and interesting is what most of us are seeking.
Yes, being with a pretty person can be nice, but if they bring nothing else to the table, they bring nothing to the table.
GDOT sent me this to me this morning.
It is brilliant and so, so true.
http://wetindeyng.blogspot.com/2014/02/pretty-girl-seeking-rich-husband-got.html?spref=fb&m=1
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Pretty girl seeking a rich husband got a shocking Investment banker's reply
Not sure if a CEO has the time to reply to such things, but this is surely fun to read!lol
A young and pretty lady posted this on a popular forum:
Title: What should I do to marry a rich guy?
I’m going to be honest of what I’m going to say here. I’m 25 this year. I’m very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above. You might say that I’m greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York.
My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary? Are you all married? I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you?
Among those I’ve dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit.
If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden(?), $250k annual income is not enough.
I’m here humbly to ask a few questions:
1) Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)
2) Which age group should I target?
3) Why most wives of the riches are only average-looking? I’ve met a few girls who don’t have looks and are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys.
4) How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be your girlfriend? (my target now is to get married)
Ms. Pretty
A philosophical reply from CEO of J.P. Morgan when you continue!
Dear Ms. Pretty,
I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow me to analyze your situation as a professional investor.
My annual income is more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone believes that I’m not wasting time here.
From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you. The answer is very simple, so let me explain.
Put the details aside, what you’re trying to do is an exchange of “beauty" and “money" : Person A provides beauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square.
However, there’s a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can’t be prettier year after year.
Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a depreciation asset. It’s not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worse 10 years later.
By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a “trading position".
If the trade value dropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term - same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or “leased".
Anyone with over $500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you. I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k annual income.This has better chance than finding a rich fool.
Hope this reply helps.
signed,
J.P. Morgan CEO
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