Old Rocks
Diamond Member
"Rich" people usually have more stress, which I know I would, what with working 20 hours days, etc. Illnesses such as cancer, ALS, MS, etc. happen to rich and poor alike. Look at Ted Kennedy with his brain cancer. All the money in the world couldn't fix him. Even "rich" people eat poorly. People are more active and young thinking nowadays well until their 80s even. Hell, my mother in law dated a man 26 years her junior until the day she died at 87.
If you make a concerted effort to eat healthy, I think you will find yourself spending more money on food. Organic, healthy, & naturally grown food is more expensive (just check out some of the Whole Foods prices), while cheap processed and canned food is generally less inexpensive.
Not all rich people eat healthy, but the point is if you want to eat healthy be prepared to dish out more money at the grocery store a luxury that poor people often do not have especially when there's kids involved and multiple mouths to feed.
Also, yes, maybe the entrepreneurial CEO might have a very stressful and hectic life, but when we generally talk about rich people we must also consider the folks who make maybe $150k+ a year. A lot of those jobs are desk jobs, and after being with a company for years some of these slots can get rather easy and relaxed. This is especially true when you compare that to having to dig ditches for 8 hours every day, or having to do some of the heavy manual labor that comes with a lot of the lower skilled positions.
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Digging ditches is hard? It's mindless nothing work. I could do that for the rest of my life no problem. I choose not to.
So states someone that has obviously never dug one.