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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This post is actually really triggering me. I grew up in these circles in Texas and went to the right school, camp, college and sorority and never felt like I really fit in with any of it - especially because the guys seemed so spoiled and vapid - and as an adult I have purposefully avoided that scene with my own kids. Now I kind of regret doing that because I see the ease in which these kids can float through life on their connections if they so choose. Not that my kids have any real hardships at all - we have plenty of money and very supportive and close families - but there is something comforting about that social bubble. I wanted to raise my kids outside of it for a reason but now that they are entering college I can see how it would be useful.

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I was brought up Texas as well.  I attended a public school in Dallas that was well regarded.  Many of my friends parents were multii-milonaires and some had billions (think Jerry Jones and Ross Perot).

Your post actually "triggered" me as well.  Yes, many kids had money and connections.  But they actually worked hard to get through school.  They recieved their degrees and were well deserved.

Some of the previous posts make me laugh.  I have lived in DC for more than 30 years.  I know many people on the East Coast that made piles of money.  That being said, there are many people in the South/South West that have obnoxious wealth, the kind that would make the EC people blush.

The price of Crude Oil is around 80-90 dollars today. Our family just pumped 10,000 yesterday from our land, roughly $887,000 in one day.

I know, hate on me.

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Why is it that if the folks in the South/Southwest have the wealth that makes coastal people blush…that literally the richest people in the country live on the coasts and have net worths that are hundreds of multiples of any oil barons.

I mean, the hedge fund titans are making $887k like every 15 minutes.  Every tech titan just blinked and made $887k.

It’s just weird…I mean this is publicly available information.[/quote]

Please let me know where you work. If you can make me close to a million dollars every "15 minutes" I would love to do business with you.

It's just weird.  I would love to hear from you and your insides on how to make millions (blinking) every 15 minutes.  [/quote]

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