When you become a millionaire, nothing really changes. One day you are not a millionaire and the next day you are. But you are still you. Your life is the same, with the same worries and concerns.
I’m sure you’ve heard the fable of the ant and the grasshopper…
A few years back, there was a rumor circulating about Fidelity’s top-performing investment accounts. As the story went, they either belonged to dead people, or to people who had simply forgotten about their accounts.
I read a study once showing that cab drivers usually go home at the end of their shift. Given the opportunity to keep driving and make more money, they almost never did. Once they put in their 8 hours, they were done, and they went home.
People get really stressed out about money. They cry over it. Lose sleep over it. It even makes marriages fall apart.