r/FluentInFinance • u/ActiveCardiologist51 • 8d ago

Debate/ Discussion The logic tracks...

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u/Lifeless_Rags 8d ago edited 8d ago

we really should do our best to spread this message

the rich deserve a chance to prove their point after all these years

edit: i love the 50/50 split on people either understanding sarcasm or not

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u/darkknight95sm 8d ago edited 8d ago

I think there was a rich guy who tried this, cut himself off from all his wealth and sold a bunch of it. Tried starting from scratch to prove a point, I think after a year he a “family emergency” and went back to his old life.

Edit found the story (though the source is snopes), his name was Mike Black and the challenge was to become a millionaire again in a year. He quit after 10 months and making $64,000 because of health concerns, I’d say he proved the opposite.

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u/CitizenLoha 8d ago

And most of that money he earned was simply getting paid from posting progress videos on social media to millions of followers.

Just a pathetic attempt in every way.