Recession: When the money goes, so does the gold digger wife

[jom 4]

The truth sucks!

[Fandango 1,439]

Thats cos these men want the ultimate high maint woman...cman it's hardly a stretch! It's an agreement...she gets his money, he gets the beautiful arm candy....who leaves whom first? Guess when either the money goes or the man 'trades in' for a younger model...so I don't think there's any real victim here....each knew what they were getting into, whether they wanna admit it or not.

[aidan80 9]

I'm surprised at the reaction from some. Thisi s capitalism at its most fine.

Law of the jungle.. and that fella got ate by a lion!

[DanielParul 50]

Thats cos these men want the ultimate high maint woman...cman it's hardly a stretch! It's an agreement...she gets his money, he gets the beautiful arm candy....who leaves whom first? Guess when either the money goes or the man 'trades in' for a younger model...so I don't think there's any real victim here....each knew what they were getting into, whether they wanna admit it or not.

Agree a 100%

[PlatyPius 5]

I have a friend - I'll call him Rob, for that is his name - who is very wealthy. He does not "dress wealthy", or really in any way project his wealth. If you didn't know him, you'd think he was Mr. Middle Class. He worked as an aircraft mechanic for United. Not because he needed the money, but because he enjoyed it. His wealth was from the stock market. When he was 16, his father gave him $10,000. He invested that money in 3 companies - Intel, Microsoft, and Wal-Mart. At 26 - when the point I'm trying to make takes place - he didn't have to work ever again.

He met Lauren before he moved here to Indiana, but after he had become "secure". She didn't know anything about his financial situation. He drove an old, beat up Ford F-150. He worked at a small shop repairing vintage aircraft. Lauren is not what anyone would consider a "trophy wife" or "arm candy". What she is, is genuine, funny, and intelligent. It wasn't until they were married that Lauren found out that Rob had more than a mechanic's salary. They moved here for the job at United. They bought a modest house in an older, nice neighborhood, fixed it up a bit, and did what they liked to do. Rob's passions were mountain bikes (hence our friendship), trains, and British comedy. He also picked up a love of cars and racing (probably from me and my other friend Joe). He drove a Mercedes SUV and Lauren drove an Audi A6. His coworkers at United just thought he was another guy living beyond his means.

Rob and Lauren have been married for about 10 years now. He doesn't work (United shut down it's Indy hub several years ago) except for driving race cars, and Lauren works as a nurse. I don't know how much the economy has effected him - he doesn't talk about money - but I doubt it's as bad as some other people. He always had a safety net. He kept maybe half of his money in volatile but lucrative markets and the other half in stable, secure investments.

What this long, drawn out story is about, is just a little advice for those who do have money. It's usually better to not advertise that fact. Rob and Lauren are wonderfully happy. Had he advertised his wealth, would he have even found her? Who knows. But he saved himself from having to sort through the gold-diggers by not even giving them a hint of what he had. Lauren thought she was marrying a poor aircraft mechanic.

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

Thats cos these men want the ultimate high maint woman...cman it's hardly a stretch! It's an agreement...she gets his money, he gets the beautiful arm candy....who leaves whom first? Guess when either the money goes or the man 'trades in' for a younger model...so I don't think there's any real victim here....each knew what they were getting into, whether they wanna admit it or not.

Agree a 100%

I told the wife, "Don't worry, we can always live out of the back of my pick-up."

Either, she doesn't believe me, or I found a good one!

(I sneak a post on the wife's user name, once in a while!)

[DanielParul 50]

I told the wife, "Don't worry, we can always live out of the back of my pick-up."

Either, she doesn't believe me, or I found a good one!

(I sneak a post on the wife's user name, once in a while!)

[amiquechu 0]

I have a friend - I'll call him Rob, for that is his name - who is very wealthy. He does not "dress wealthy", or really in any way project his wealth. If you didn't know him, you'd think he was Mr. Middle Class. He worked as an aircraft mechanic for United. Not because he needed the money, but because he enjoyed it. His wealth was from the stock market. When he was 16, his father gave him $10,000. He invested that money in 3 companies - Intel, Microsoft, and Wal-Mart. At 26 - when the point I'm trying to make takes place - he didn't have to work ever again.

He met Lauren before he moved here to Indiana, but after he had become "secure". She didn't know anything about his financial situation. He drove an old, beat up Ford F-150. He worked at a small shop repairing vintage aircraft. Lauren is not what anyone would consider a "trophy wife" or "arm candy". What she is, is genuine, funny, and intelligent. It wasn't until they were married that Lauren found out that Rob had more than a mechanic's salary. They moved here for the job at United. They bought a modest house in an older, nice neighborhood, fixed it up a bit, and did what they liked to do. Rob's passions were mountain bikes (hence our friendship), trains, and British comedy. He also picked up a love of cars and racing (probably from me and my other friend Joe). He drove a Mercedes SUV and Lauren drove an Audi A6. His coworkers at United just thought he was another guy living beyond his means.

Rob and Lauren have been married for about 10 years now. He doesn't work (United shut down it's Indy hub several years ago) except for driving race cars, and Lauren works as a nurse. I don't know how much the economy has effected him - he doesn't talk about money - but I doubt it's as bad as some other people. He always had a safety net. He kept maybe half of his money in volatile but lucrative markets and the other half in stable, secure investments.

What this long, drawn out story is about, is just a little advice for those who do have money. It's usually better to not advertise that fact. Rob and Lauren are wonderfully happy. Had he advertised his wealth, would he have even found her? Who knows. But he saved himself from having to sort through the gold-diggers by not even giving them a hint of what he had. Lauren thought she was marrying a poor aircraft mechanic.

Very good point. Especially if it's money you didn't earn.

[MrsCat 6]

I have a friend - I'll call him Rob, for that is his name - who is very wealthy. He does not "dress wealthy", or really in any way project his wealth. If you didn't know him, you'd think he was Mr. Middle Class. He worked as an aircraft mechanic for United. Not because he needed the money, but because he enjoyed it. His wealth was from the stock market. When he was 16, his father gave him $10,000. He invested that money in 3 companies - Intel, Microsoft, and Wal-Mart. At 26 - when the point I'm trying to make takes place - he didn't have to work ever again.

He met Lauren before he moved here to Indiana, but after he had become "secure". She didn't know anything about his financial situation. He drove an old, beat up Ford F-150. He worked at a small shop repairing vintage aircraft. Lauren is not what anyone would consider a "trophy wife" or "arm candy". What she is, is genuine, funny, and intelligent. It wasn't until they were married that Lauren found out that Rob had more than a mechanic's salary. They moved here for the job at United. They bought a modest house in an older, nice neighborhood, fixed it up a bit, and did what they liked to do. Rob's passions were mountain bikes (hence our friendship), trains, and British comedy. He also picked up a love of cars and racing (probably from me and my other friend Joe). He drove a Mercedes SUV and Lauren drove an Audi A6. His coworkers at United just thought he was another guy living beyond his means.

Rob and Lauren have been married for about 10 years now. He doesn't work (United shut down it's Indy hub several years ago) except for driving race cars, and Lauren works as a nurse. I don't know how much the economy has effected him - he doesn't talk about money - but I doubt it's as bad as some other people. He always had a safety net. He kept maybe half of his money in volatile but lucrative markets and the other half in stable, secure investments.

What this long, drawn out story is about, is just a little advice for those who do have money. It's usually better to not advertise that fact. Rob and Lauren are wonderfully happy. Had he advertised his wealth, would he have even found her? Who knows. But he saved himself from having to sort through the gold-diggers by not even giving them a hint of what he had. Lauren thought she was marrying a poor aircraft mechanic.

This is a story they should put in modern fairy tales so little girls don't grow up expecting to meet prince charming and have all their life's problems solved by a knight on a white horse.

[msu17 0]

Thats cos these men want the ultimate high maint woman...cman it's hardly a stretch! It's an agreement...she gets his money, he gets the beautiful arm candy....who leaves whom first? Guess when either the money goes or the man 'trades in' for a younger model...so I don't think there's any real victim here....each knew what they were getting into, whether they wanna admit it or not.

I totally agree. It's just a shame they are allowed to procreate and keep their kids. Those little kids will morph into horrible brats and then into their parents. If 2 adults want to mess around with each other, fine, but it's sad they have to bring kids into it.

[Fandango 1,439]

Meh, I dunno...I'd be pissed if I married someone who didn't tell me what he had til after we were married....screams 'I DIDN'T TRUST YOU'

[PlatyPius 5]

I'm surprised at the reaction from some. Thisi s capitalism at its most fine.

Wow. It's insane. I just hope Obama can do something about these kinds of things when he's president.

Pants.