Why aren't you a millionaire?

Tin Foil Hat · 19-09-2014 12:38AM

Because I'm a van driver. I'd want to be ferrying Golden Brown to get even close.

utyh2ikcq9z76b · 19-09-2014 12:49AM

Because my numbers never came up

JuliusCaesar · 19-09-2014 01:15AM

Because I've never yet managed to buy the winning lotto ticket.

Because I have (just) enough, and I don't need or want much more... another €10k and I'd be rich! There's only so much food I can eat, there're only so many clothes I can wear. I've no interest in showing off, and most of the rich people I've met in my life - well, let's say I'd not much interest in meeting them twice (entitled tw*ts with the imagination of footstools, mostly born into wealthy families). Yes, I'd LOVE to have the mortgage paid off but I'd doing my best.

Bafucin · 19-09-2014 01:20AM

Mint Aero wrote: »

Hmm well? For me, it's because I've never actually tried. Like ever. Sure, I've often thought to myself "yeah I'm gonna make it big someday" but so far I've done sweet f**k all to achieve this.

Until tonight whilst vegetating in front of YouTube in my jocks, I happened upon a video of young self made millionaires. I'm jealous. I want money and lots of it. I'm going to do something about that.

So yes, other than say I'm going to be proactive about it henceforth I still haven't actually done anything.

What say you? I want to hear stories about your attempts or lack thereof/why, failures & successes.

Because the man from Del Monte never came.

the PETA files · 19-09-2014 01:44AM

Because who needs to be a millionaire when you have taken over the world. Isn't that right, Brain?

--LOS-- · 19-09-2014 02:06AM

"petafile"

ummm I spend all my time paying to study with the hopes that one day someone will pay me to study. I might come into some land some day ¬_¬

creolebelle · 19-09-2014 05:45AM

Because I'm lazy but once I start working full time, I want to start purchasing investment properties. That's how my grandfather became wealthy. His real estate portfolio was in the millions, then he got Alzheimer's and died. Then it was pissed away because of taxes and debts

Buona Fortuna · 19-09-2014 07:00AM

I could be one if I wanted to.

I'd just have to convert all my money to Sri Lankan Rupees

Funnymuffin · 19-09-2014 07:11AM

I chose to have children instead:)

ronjo · 19-09-2014 07:24AM

I was pretty well on the way 10 years ago, IT contracting around Europe then met the wife and 2 kids later in a permanent job earning a hell of a lot less. I wouldnt change it though.
House and rented out flat both paid for.

Czarcasm · 19-09-2014 07:26AM

Because I don't like money. My parents were wealthy, and holding on to it made them miserable, bitter and twisted. I promised myself from an early age that I wouldn't end up like them so every penny I got I gave it away to someone else who needed it more than I do.

I quickly found out that while money would never make me happy, it has the ability to enable other people to be happy, but seeing ms giving it away didn't make my wife very happy, and the more I tried to give it away, the more seemed to come my way, and that was making me miserable.

So now I let my wife handle our finances. I have no idea how much we have, I leave my wife handle all that, which seems to make her happy, and seeing her happy makes me happy. That's as much as I can ask for from life, seeing other people happy makes me happy and doing things for other people seems to make them happy, and that enriches my life more than any figures on a balance sheet.

I came into the world with nothing, and I'll leave with nothing, and if I can make other people happy while I'm here, I'll die happy myself.

PizzamanIRL · 19-09-2014 07:59AM

I am a millionaire. The money just isn't with me right now, but it's out there somewhere.

Frank Lee Midere · 19-09-2014 08:02AM

The idea that all it takes is a little application and anybody can become a millionaire is nonsense.

Celly Smunt · 19-09-2014 08:32AM

I have over million strung up in investments from about 10 years ago when i was playing "the game" (not property),and these are growing still today.

Do i care about the money? Not at all,if it goes tomorrow so be it.

I got that money from taking from small businesses who were struggling,causing pain to mom and pop. If i could give it back to them all i would.

I guess money gives you the freedom to do what you love, but apart from that theres not much more. Money earned without your merit comes at a cost of yourself. If i earned the money through creativity it would be a completely different situation.

smash · 19-09-2014 08:47AM

OP, have you set up your pyramid scheme yet?

donutheadhomer · 19-09-2014 08:57AM

FloatingVoter wrote: »

....because I'm a billionaire.

every billionaire is also a millionaire

twowheelsonly · 19-09-2014 09:05AM

I'm not a millionaire yet but should be in the next week or so.

Just waiting on a fella to transfer funds into my account.
Don't know how this fella tracked me down but apparently he was a security consultant for my late Uncle Richard G'wan-Boy who died tragically in a plane crash in Africa and left 30 million dollars behind. Have all my bank details sent off and just awaiting the transfer as we speak...

The reason I'm not a millionaire yet is because I'm a Civil Service PAYE worker and despite reports to the contrary the wages and benefits don't quite stack up into the millionaire category. Close, but not quite...

Mint Aero · 19-09-2014 08:27PM

smash wrote: »

OP, have you set up your pyramid scheme yet?

Not quite but I have begged for money twice online since last night, just waiting for some millionaire to throw me a dime.

Bog Standard User · 19-09-2014 08:27PM

Mint Aero wrote: »

Hmm well? For me, it's because I've never actually tried. Like ever. Sure, I've often thought to myself "yeah I'm gonna make it big someday" but so far I've done sweet f**k all to achieve this.

Until tonight whilst vegetating in front of YouTube in my jocks, I happened upon a video of young self made millionaires. I'm jealous. I want money and lots of it. I'm going to do something about that.

So yes, other than say I'm going to be proactive about it henceforth I still haven't actually done anything.

What say you? I want to hear stories about your attempts or lack thereof/why, failures & successes.

cos i havent won the lottery yet

Buona Fortuna · 19-09-2014 08:28PM

Mint Aero wrote: »

Not quite but I have begged for money twice online since last night, just waiting for some millionaire to throw me a dime.

On Boards? Wastin your time

Mint Aero · 19-09-2014 08:31PM

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

On Boards? Wastin your time

No I went to a higher internet

--LOS-- · 19-09-2014 08:41PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

Because I don't like money. My parents were wealthy, and holding on to it made them miserable, bitter and twisted. I promised myself from an early age that I wouldn't end up like them so every penny I got I gave it away to someone else who needed it more than I do.

I quickly found out that while money would never make me happy, it has the ability to enable other people to be happy, but seeing ms giving it away didn't make my wife very happy, and the more I tried to give it away, the more seemed to come my way, and that was making me miserable.

So now I let my wife handle our finances. I have no idea how much we have, I leave my wife handle all that, which seems to make her happy, and seeing her happy makes me happy. That's as much as I can ask for from life, seeing other people happy makes me happy and doing things for other people seems to make them happy, and that enriches my life more than any figures on a balance sheet.

I came into the world with nothing, and I'll leave with nothing, and if I can make other people happy while I'm here, I'll die happy myself.

I've asked my parents a few times now.....what is it that you're saving for?

givusalend :P

smash · 19-09-2014 08:46PM

Enough of the "money can't buy you happiness" bullshít... It's usually the kind of crap trotted around by people that have none!

MistyCheese · 19-09-2014 08:51PM

Good question OP, why aren't I a millionaire? Come on, tell me. Is it my hair?

FloatingVoter · 19-09-2014 09:18PM

Someone in Ireland is after winning €85,000,000. It wasn't me.

smash · 19-09-2014 09:26PM

FloatingVoter wrote: »

Someone in Ireland is after winning €85,000,000. It wasn't me.

€86,732,923... Nice!

Mint Sauce · 19-09-2014 09:27PM

Not yet, but should be soon. Seemingly some fellla in America with the same surname as me died, and I'm the sole inheretent. Or so it says in the email I got.

Wompa1 · 19-09-2014 09:47PM

Taking a job in Abu Dhabi requires a three year commitment and you have to be married if you want to have a woman in your apartment...

Mint Aero · 19-09-2014 10:02PM

MistyCheese wrote: »

Good question OP, why aren't I a millionaire? Come on, tell me. Is it my hair?

It's the bang of cheese off ya

The_Valeyard · 19-09-2014 10:04PM

Some Irish person is tonight.......
Euromillions was won in Ireland. 86 million....

Why aren't you a millionaire?

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