A friend in college was from Japan. His father owned a plastics company and was crazy rich. One day, he asked to borrow $1,000 until his allowance came. I said I didn't have $1,000. And he was like, 'I don't mean cash; you can write me a check.' And I said, no, I literally didn't have $1,000. He was dumbfounded.
A family member (who has never worked) once said it was ridiculous and irresponsible for people not to have three months of salary in savings in case of emergency. I had to tell her I didn't make enough even to have a savings account.
Waiting to check out of a five-star hotel. The guy in front asked the receptionist to order a car to take him to the airport. Receptionist: 'Of course, what time's your flight?' Guy: 'Whenever I arrive.'
A buddy of mine, who has since passed away from cancer while going through treatment, was working at a bike shop. One of the customers was/still is a Wall Street guy who is a billionaire. My buddy mentioned to the rich guy that he was denied getting into a cancer treatment trial at UNC. The rich guy said, 'Hmm, somebody should do something about that.' Two days later, my buddy got a call, and they told me that 'due to recent events,' he was in the trial. I always thought that was cool.
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