Wealthy Men Do It Better? Seriously!?
A reader sent me a very interesting article that puts a new spin on the appeal of men with money. Yes, the researchers have spoken (again) and apparently rich men provide more of everything, if you get what I’m saying.
I don’t know how much I actually agree with this. What does this say about the link between money and physical intimacy? What do you think, is “money the ultimate aphrodisiac?”
Ladies, we all know that we seek security in men, does this happen to add to the bedroom activity too? Have you ever noticed a difference in your man’s “performance” when he is having financial difficulty?
Guys, do you agree with the thesis? Do you perform your best when you have more money in the bank? You know what they say, more money, more problems. Does the saying mean that is added pressure on you to perform in life and the bedroom?
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Rell - it is trickin if you got it
July 14th, 2009
8:29 am
WOW should be interesting…
mytw♥cents...A Woman's Worth
July 14th, 2009
8:36 am
WHATEVA!!!
Good Day
Hope You All are Well…
Professor
July 14th, 2009
8:39 am
Good Morning All:
Hmmmm interesting I think I will just hangout and lurk for a minute. I will say this maybe the money brings more confidence, which helps out in that area. Who knows?
Grace
July 14th, 2009
8:44 am
YES YES YES YES! I had a lingering liason with an account director, when he made a sale it was on and poppin’ but when he wasn’t closing any deals, he morphed into a whole other person. It was light night and day. So, yes I think money is an aphrodisiac for some men.
Rell - it is trickin if you got it
July 14th, 2009
8:47 am
money brings lot of things….first thing on the list…OPTIONS..with that comes WOMEN…..and thats when things start to get fuzzy….there are a segment of women out here who love the dollar more than the man attached to it….to them giving of themselves to gain a material item is no big deal…whats a big deal is this a coma(,) followed by 0000….men with money get it twisted when they think that just because i have the gold the rules dont apply to me anymore…we could go into countless examples of this downfall in real life and film….
no on to the question does BIG FACE HUNNINDS….make you a lil more active in bed…maybe…but not really..having money takes the stress out of meeting women….thats what it does for men…because with money you are more incline to be more aggressive with your approach and more confident as well…the bedroom is ooooooooo nother issue….
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
8:50 am
Morning lovelies -
I would imagine the less stress you are under, the better you’d be in bed. If you’re not worrying about paying bills or providing for your family, it’s easier to focus, for both the men and the women.
Though, I would assume if you are a wealthy guy, you don’t necessarily HAVE to be good in bed, there is usually a woman out there who is willing to turn a blind eye for the security begin financially established brings. Just like beautiful women aren’t always the best lovers cuz they don’t have to be. A guy will always be willing to sleep with her just to have a pretty woman on his arm.
Grace
July 14th, 2009
8:57 am
I work with a lot of high rollers, when quarter end comes around I’ll take notice of the ones who didn’t do so well and the few who made it big. I see high fives and congrats all day on the BIG deal that person closed and the next day their back on the grind working on that next big deal.
Rell - it is trickin if you got it
July 14th, 2009
9:01 am
If you’re not worrying about paying bills or providing for your family
- whats funny red is this…most men like control..i know news flash but get this…when men are stressed about money or whatever we turn to the one thing we can control..our nut..men under stress or with money problems will go hard to get that sexual release….carry on affairs..or spend there last hard earn money on a female…trust me it happens
Mike Jones (who)
July 14th, 2009
9:05 am
Money gives options Period. So instead of doing the do on a dirty mattress, it could be on the balcony of a top floor suite. So that may add a little bit to the experience.
Money can give confidence and financial security. But that won’t help you put it down in the B.R. Unless you say something like girl I’m going to pay your rent and car note. She might get off from that!
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
9:08 am
Unless you say something like girl I’m going to pay your rent and car note. She might get off from that!
I have a friend who was told that and she gave it up the first night.
-W8©
July 14th, 2009
9:08 am
I really don’t have a clue on this one. I know sex is a great stress relief when with the right person so if you are having issues..”you can work them out”..and if everything is fine..you may have good sessions also…but then again if the pockets are fat I could see some folks caring less on if the woman enjoyed it or not.
East Point's Own
July 14th, 2009
9:08 am
Rell @ 8:47 is right on Money does not make me better in bed… but it allows me to be more aggressive in trying to meet women and get them to bed
Knowing that I can do whatever and not be worried about how much it costs makes going out a whole lot more fun, and rejection a lot less painful.
When you have low-medium funds it feels like people are watching your every move, when you have money you don’t care who sees you… LoL
But if I am dead broke but a chick is trying to jump in the sack… my performance is not affected, cause money is not on my mind at that moment NTwayz…
-W8©
July 14th, 2009
9:10 am
There is a reason why “ballers” wives step out on them..and umm it aint the money..
Mike (Money Bags) Jones
July 14th, 2009
9:14 am
AmazonRed**
Thats a whole different topic that I’m going to “try” and not get into!
Professor
July 14th, 2009
9:17 am
I am in agreement with those that mentioned the options money brings. I remember dating this guy that was an artist, and things were so good when he sold some of his art. Literally we went from eating at the Beautiful to dining all over Buckhead (sometimes leaving ATL all together). Just the options that the money brought made things a lot better on all levels. The lack of money brings stress to a lot of people, and having money brings stress (it is a different type of stress).
I will say that money can increase confidence, which adds more depth to a person as well
Professor
July 14th, 2009
9:20 am
**I have a friend who was told that and she gave it up the first night.**
Wow!
SexyCool - A Dollar for a Dream
July 14th, 2009
9:23 am
Three Words Daily – Outwit. Outplay. Outlast.
Rell - it is trickin if you got it
July 14th, 2009
9:27 am
increase confidence
- you know i read professor…that the same high is obtain when you do charitable work or help someone out….funny right…we as people can gain confidence in so many ways….but your right on the different stress levels of money….i had it and lost it…so i know first had what both ends of the spectrum look like…
rejection a lot less painful.
- i agree EPO….i was the living breathing cliche…money makes you more of what you already are…when i had a lil change in my pocket…i was a big A hole…if you think i am one now…which some of you do…then you would wanted me dead back in the early 2000’s….i would do all types of stupid crap….like i would go to the dollar store before i went out and by the sappiest card i could find…slip a rubber and a 50 dollar bill in the card…go to the bar or club hit up a chick…then hand her the envelop with my name number, condom, and the 50 inside….lol…it worked about 10 percent of the time…but it was fun watching the WTF reaction on there face…lol….money makes you do crazy ish like that…..and thats just one i will share…i am more humble now and not as arrogant…but i have my days
i'm swiss (aka Buckshot Prior)
July 14th, 2009
9:27 am
Well, it does make sense on some level. Stress can result in a variety of negative physical effects, including sexual. Finances are probably the most common cause of stress for most folks; so, the more comfortable you are financially, the less likely you are to be stressed, I suppose. That also plays into confidence, which can certainly help with performance.
Of course, that’s overlooking the obvious: hot (and easy) women tend to gravitate to money — and it’s pretty easy to get fired up over a hottie. And then, of course, they can afford more Viagra.
Papa Grand celebrating Bastille Day..Oui
July 14th, 2009
9:31 am
I have no clue.
I have a feeling that this is more of a matter of perception than reality.
While the sun rising in the east can be an aphrodisiac for many men, money may be many females’ aphrodisiac.
Hondo-
July 14th, 2009
9:33 am
Good points PG
SexyCool - I'm a Survivor.
July 14th, 2009
9:34 am
Having dated men with money and those financially challenged. I can’t say that this had an effect on the skill of lovemaking one way or the other.
A lame f#ck is a lame f#ck regardless of what your bank account balances are.
Hondo
July 14th, 2009
9:41 am
“A lame f#ck is a lame f#ck regardless of what your bank account balances are.”
lol@SCool…oh so true “I think selfishness ties into that equation..I’ve been on both sides of that coin…I’ve been selfish(lame) before and have dealt with women who were lame also…money had nothing to do with it”
Oh and thanks for the new blog name…I like it
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
9:41 am
Morning swiss –
I chuckled when I was driving in this morning. They had a PSA on how officers are ticketing folks who “follow too closely.”
Apparently, when a small car collides with a tractor trailer, it isn’t pretty.
Just wanted to let you know that!
Mike (Money Bags) Jones
July 14th, 2009
9:42 am
Question for the women
So if a guy has money would that offset the fact that you may not be attracted or have any interest in him?
SexyCool - I'm a Survivor.
July 14th, 2009
9:53 am
Mr. Jones – Tried that. It was a no go.
Professor
July 14th, 2009
9:54 am
Hey Rell!
I agree confidence can be attained different ways, but there is a certain confidence that money brings. Money and possessions that are associated with money brings a certain “swag.” I have seen boys in high school walk with a different level of confidence when they got a fresh hair cut (small, but big for a guy that did not get a hair cut often). Hell I twist a little bit harder when I put my mink, or if I am wearing or doing something extra special. Although I am accustomed to these things I am looking better so I feel a little more confidence. I feel confidence when I volunteer, but it is a different level when I look in the mirror and I am looking like I just stepped off a runway. BTW, I think it is a good thing to know what both ends of the spectrum looks like, if nothing else it allows you to understand and empathize with others.
SexyCool - I'm a Survivor.
July 14th, 2009
9:55 am
But it seems like 2620 chicks do it all that time.
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
9:55 am
So if a guy has money would that offset the fact that you may not be attracted or have any interest in him?
Mike Jones – Just because a guy says he has money doesn’t mean he does!
I did agree to go out with a guy who I wasn’t initially attracted to, in addition he was too old for me. But we had a nice conversation and I did want to know more. Our next convo lasted over two hours. Anywhoo, on the first convo we had he owned a plane. I like to fly.
But after a date or two, the lack of physical attraction couldn’t make up for the fact he had money or good conversation. I can’t keep up a front when it’s not there.
So to answer your question, money might open a door that’s not otherwise there, but for non-gold diggers there needs to be more there.
One other thing to note that it isn’t always about the money. Guys who have money are often quite powerful. Men in power is an afrodisiac for many women.
Professor
July 14th, 2009
9:58 am
Mike Jones, for me attraction and interest is everything, I like fireworks and passion. I hate…absolutely hate wasting my time, and therefore I am stingy with my time, so I cannot even fathom spending time with someone that I am not attracted to or interested in. At this point in my life I would rather use that time to make my own money instead of chasing his. Guess what? The confidence that I have in myself I know I can make it happen.
Sassy Me...juicy fruit callin' out all fakes :-)
July 14th, 2009
9:58 am
So if a guy has money would that offset the fact that you may not be attracted or have any interest in him?
No that’s not offsetting jack shyt……for me the first attraction is physical(but that alone will not keep me),and regardless of how long his pockets are if I’m not interested in him his money will not make me stay. I think along the lines of “Well that’s HIS money……I want MY own money”.
A lame f#ck is a lame f#ck regardless of what your bank account balances are.
Weeellll…..you going for the throat early this morning Sexy…..and why is it that sometimes the lame ones don’t know…or at least they ACT like they don’t know.
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
9:58 am
Lawd, the lack of sleep is showing in my posts.
Professor
July 14th, 2009
10:00 am
BTW Mike Jones we should define money. I have heard people say, “he makes good money.” Guess what dude makes 60K a year. Money to her, but not to me.
mytw♥cents...A Woman's Worth
July 14th, 2009
10:01 am
Financial stability as a single element inside of a loving relationship is one thing. That can certainly add to an overall pleasurable life. But I believe it’s still trickin’, even if you got it. If you have to lead with anything beyond mental to get her/him to yield physically, you’re doing something wrong. If you can’t give it freely to someone, you have no business giving it at all.
Basically, if there’s a bill of sale attached to your booty…don’t kid yourself. There are lots of women whose stuff goes “ca-ching” with every stroke — that ain’t got nuthin to with his sexual prowess, but it’s got everything to do with her whoreness. (Ooh, just made that one up!)
Now lemme go re-read the topic and see if I’m misinterpreting. And I’ll start reading the comments, cuz I haven’t. No clue who I may have just labeled a trick or a h….. (JAMOCA, cue the music
i'm swiss (aka Buckshot Prior)
July 14th, 2009
10:02 am
See now, ARed — I had almost gotten over that, and now you’re gonna get me fired up again…
So, the PSA tried to suggest that following too closely will somehow lead to me colliding w/ a tractor trailer, huh? Let me guess — in the PSA some dude in a little sports car gets decapitated when he slams into the back of a tractor trailer? That’s not following too closely — that’s not paying attention. Truth is, I could be 2 inches from the back of a tractor trailer & as long as I’m paying attention, there’s no way that big ass truck is going to stop before I can. Now, if they had it the other way around, it would be more legit. Bottom line is this whole statewide traffic “crackdown” has exactly zero to do with public safety and absolutely everything to do with generating revenue. If they would just have the ballz to come out and admit that, I’d have more respect for them. But as it is, they can all suck on my white chocolate salty ballz….
See what you started, ARed?
Mike (Money Bags) Jones
July 14th, 2009
10:03 am
Thanks Ladies:
So I guess its similar to how we are with pretty women. A pretty face or other uhmnnn assets will get you in the door. But it won’t keep you there. hmnnnnnn
Rell - it is trickin if you got it
July 14th, 2009
10:04 am
we had a nice conversation
- I had to relearn this recently…sometimes less is more…meaning all that talking puts you in a qualifing position with the women…so shut the hell up and keep her talking…if she wants to gab…she can talk with her girlfriends
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
10:05 am
I just wanted to let you know that there was indeed a crackdown going on. I didn’t want you to think you were targeted for DWS (driving while swiss
)
Hondo
July 14th, 2009
10:05 am
Money.. If your bills are paid,everything is taken care of and you are comfortable in life
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
10:06 am
White chocolate though?
Mike (Money Bags) Jones
July 14th, 2009
10:06 am
Professor
So what is good money to you!
SexyCool - I'm a Survivor.
July 14th, 2009
10:06 am
BTW, Hondo, you are quite welcome.
Just as an FYI, in order to keep from confusing the ‘blog natives’, most blog name changes are accompanied by an ‘official announcement.’ LOL.
Raqi...Blame it on me
July 14th, 2009
10:08 am
Do wealthy men make better lovers??? I doubt it.
Can being financially well off affect your mindset in the sack??? For some??? Maybe.
For me it’s like this. It is not so much as him being a better lover when it comes to the financial state but more about my mental state of having less worries and anguish while at play. It is easier to engage with a mind free from “how we gone pay the mortgage” than it is to push pass the concern while trying to engage.
I am a worrier by nature. When I get deeply preoccupied over certain matters I tend to not be as open other things as I would if not having the worry. It has nothing to do with his skills at that time but more of where my mind is.
I read this article or one very similar several months back and by take on it was somewhat different that how this one reads today.
But that’s just me.
Sassy Me...juicy fruit callin' out all fakes :-)
July 14th, 2009
10:09 am
One other thing to note that it isn’t always about the money. Guys who have money are often quite powerful. Men in power is an afrodisiac for many women.
Now there is something to be said about men in power that also have control and the confidence they exude that is soo sexy…not arrogant or pushy but an “Alpha male”…not a fake that’s constantly tries so hard to convince others and that he becomes obvious but the true Alpha who just is ’cause he is.
Guess what dude makes 60K a year. Money to her, but not to me.
Okay that’s fine for you but maybe depending on her past and present station in life 60K just might be big ballin’ to her…who’s to say?
i'm swiss (aka Buckshot Prior)
July 14th, 2009
10:11 am
breathe in…. and release…. breathe in…. aaaaaand release…..
ARed, this calming process will go a lot faster if rub on the Matterhorn. Just sayin’…
And, yes, I said it — white chocolate
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
10:11 am
Just as an FYI, in order to keep from confusing the ‘blog natives’, most blog name changes are accompanied by an ‘official announcement.’ LOL
Yes, help a sista out here…
Hondo
July 14th, 2009
10:12 am
lol@ SCool- ..i’m sure I will say something so that people will know…
Hondo
July 14th, 2009
10:13 am
@Ared-nope!! (u should know now)
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
10:14 am
ARed, this calming process will go a lot faster if rub on the Matterhorn.
swiss – You are sooooooo FIRED!!!
Sassy Me...juicy fruit callin' out all fakes :-)
July 14th, 2009
10:14 am
And, yes, I said it — white chocolate
I’m okay with the white chocolate Swiss…it was the “salty” part that got my attention…..you sweatin’ over there?…
Papa Grand celebrating Bastille Day..Oui
July 14th, 2009
10:14 am
Suisse
No, the PSA (I heard it too) was more about cars cutting in front of tractor trailers. It takes a bit more for them to slow down.
The firm in which I worked before entering law school was one that dealt with catastrophic injury. I remember one case where a female in a Honda Element cut in front of a tractor trailer trying to pass another car. The tractor trailer could not slow down enough and hit her. It had enough force to break her seat belts and she flew through the window to her death. I remember taking pictures of her half of her body through the windshield and head really busted open. I’ll never forget the pieces of her brain all over I-75 Southbound near the Locust Grove exit.
She was pregnant and the baby was lost, too.
After she passed it, the truck technically was following too closely. But she still ended up getting the worst of that.
Hondo
July 14th, 2009
10:15 am
Man makes the money…money never makes the man
Sassy Me...juicy fruit callin' out all fakes :-)
July 14th, 2009
10:16 am
Yes, help a sista out here…
C’mon AmRed I KNOW you know…..you have to ’cause it’s SOO obvious.
Melo
July 14th, 2009
10:18 am
Whats Hondo’s former name?
Raqi...Blame it on me
July 14th, 2009
10:18 am
I would figure with some men, and women also, it has something to do with priorities. Some people (raising my hand) have occasionally used intimacy to escape the trials of life. But yet the problem still remains afterwards. And I have even felt worse afterwards because instead of trying to get things in order I attempted to escape it which I could not.
Intimacy serves a lot of purposes from where I sit. It is a bonding agent. It is a consolation giver. It is a stress reliever (???). It is a gift.
It is a baby maker. LOL Let me go see what the little girl is starting to fuss about…BRB.
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
10:18 am
Damn PG.
Mike (Money Bags) Jones
July 14th, 2009
10:18 am
“Man makes the money…money never makes the man”
Pleae believe it. Money doesn’t give confidence. Real confidence is there with or without it.
Professor
July 14th, 2009
10:19 am
@ARed/Swiss, just from basic physics a big tractor-trailer cannot make a quick stop like a car can due to velocity. So they can trash that entire weak, flaw filled argument it is about the money.
Now let me remember to set my cruise control…I flew by the police last week doing 85 mph…I am just happy s/he was preoccupied.
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
10:19 am
C’mon AmRed I KNOW you know…..you have to ’cause it’s SOO obvious.
Sassy – I promise you I am not paying close enough attention.
Hondo
July 14th, 2009
10:22 am
Do we need to enter banter this early Ared so that u know who I am…geesh
Melo
July 14th, 2009
10:23 am
Hondo,u know what hondo means, right??
mytw♥cents...A Woman's Worth
July 14th, 2009
10:24 am
Hmmm Maybe the mods will accept with a few edits…
Financial stability as a single element inside of a loving relationship is one thing. That can certainly add to an overall pleasurable life. But I believe it’s still trickin’, even if you got it. If you have to lead with anything beyond mental to get her/him to yield physically, you’re doing something wrong. If you can’t give it freely to someone, you have no business giving it at all.
Basically, if there’s a bill of sale attached to your booty…don’t kid yourself. There are lots of women whose stuff goes “ca-ching” with every stroke — that ain’t got nuthin to with his sexual prowess, but it’s got everything to do with her wh*re-ness. (Ooh, just made that one up!)
Now lemme go re-read the topic and see if I’m misinterpreting the premise. And I’ll start reading the comments, cuz I haven’t. No clue who I may have just labeled a trick or a h….. (JAMOCA, cue the music
THE INFAMOUS DK
July 14th, 2009
10:26 am
I’m gonna say this about the money.. Cats that aint used to it will let it make them more of who they are. Money only amplifies you. If youre an a$$hole then you’ll be a bigger a$$hole. What these cats dont realize is.. Its the Dude.. Its not the cars, the clothes or any of that.. Its the Dude..
Hondo
July 14th, 2009
10:26 am
I’m American Melo so I know what it means to me…and it’s from an old tv show that was made into a movie too
Sassy Me...juicy fruit callin' out all fakes :-)
July 14th, 2009
10:26 am
Do we need to enter banter this early Ared so that u know who I am…geesh
Oh hellz nawll!!….AmRed he’s trying you girl!you HAVE to know who that is and rightnow he’s chuckling to himself ’cause you don’t…..you ainn’t right “pretty boy”(you know who you are).
Melo
July 14th, 2009
10:27 am
what does it mean to u??
Professor
July 14th, 2009
10:28 am
Mike Jones- Hmmm, what is good money to me? That is a tough on for some reason I can hear my daddy’s word it is not what you make, but what you spend echoing in my ear. However I will say this “good money” to me is not 60K especially when a car note, house/rent payments, food, car/life/medical insurances, vacation and emergency money is coming out of that 60K and I did not even mention Uncle Sam.
Caveat: I do not judge people by what they make either, so to me it is neither here nor there. I know most people are so much bigger than their problems, situations etc.
@Sassy I will say that it is not good money to me, and considering her situation she should not limit herself into thinking 60K is good money…that often breeds contentment.
Papa Grand celebrating Bastille Day..Oui
July 14th, 2009
10:29 am
AR
Damn PG.
That case is one of many reason that I try to stay away from tractor trailers. Our firm represented them. I can’t tell you how many drivers failed the post accident drug tests, too. (Most that failed had marijuana in their system.) You never know when you are driving next to one of those who blazed one recently.
lurker
July 14th, 2009
10:29 am
But I believe it’s still trickin’, even if you got it. If you have to lead with anything beyond mental to get her/him to yield physically, you’re doing something wrong. If you can’t give it freely to someone, you have no business giving it at all.
cosign
i'm swiss (aka Buckshot Prior)
July 14th, 2009
10:29 am
ARed — Wha? What did I say?
Sassy — Nah, it was just a reference to a South Park episode (Chef’s chocolate salty ballz). Mine are actually quite sweet and succulent, so I’m told…
PG — Yeah, that makes more sense. And despite all my bytching, I know I shouldn’t have gotten that close (even though those slow f@#k-faces should have moved over so those of us who actually wanted to drive the speed limit could get around, but I digress). I’m mostly just pyssed that a sexy chic like Swiss Miss (impossibly hot as she may be) can drive like a bat out of h3ll & never get ticketed, while I get jacked for what is really a BS ticket.
Hondo
July 14th, 2009
10:31 am
lol@Sassy- making it plain
Melo- I am not asking what Melo means to you..so leave me alone or I am not getting you into Body Tap..lol
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
10:33 am
Sassy – You are my blog BFF. Cuz I really didn’t care.
Thanks for the assist. 
i'm swiss (aka Buckshot Prior)
July 14th, 2009
10:34 am
PG — Of course, that example is still not following too closely — it’s being dumb enough to cut off a tractor trailer. Two entirely different things… No, I can’t let it go….
Melo
July 14th, 2009
10:34 am
On money: i wld rather have it than be broke.
Its better to have those options when u have it,u know,like its a friday eve and u got shannekwa, dupushekwa, trynesia and mackeeita blowing up ur phone for play and i decide to go home and sit on ma couch,watching useless tv,scrathing ma balls.
I like that confidence and arrogance coz when u got it, u dont care about pleasing nobody but urself.
It dont necessarily mean u pack it better than everybody but however u pack it in,it makes u happy and thats the most important thang.
When u broke and stressed,the wang wont even acknowldge u even though its attached to ur body.Thats sad!
Melo
July 14th, 2009
10:36 am
W8,just as well u strapped!
Hondo means: War(shona lingo)
Now bring it!
Grace
July 14th, 2009
10:38 am
“Man makes the money…money never makes the man” @ MIKE JONE but it makes the man very happy when he has lots of it…. oh and it also give him much confidece too, confident he can pay his bills on time, and enjoy the pleasures of life. Keep it real.
Papa Grand celebrating Bastille Day..Oui
July 14th, 2009
10:39 am
Suisse
It is an example of following too closely because the Tractor Trailer driver in that case got a ticket for following too closely.
Grace
July 14th, 2009
10:40 am
When u broke and stressed,the wang wont even acknowldge u even though its attached to ur body.Thats sad! 5^^^ MELO
THE INFAMOUS DK
July 14th, 2009
10:42 am
Thats funny.. Man the thing people dont realize also is.. Youre never broke if you plan accordingly. If you watch what you do with your money and make proper moves. Youre good.
Also someone said 60K wasnt alot of money.. It is when ya’ll come together and put whatever ya’ll make together..
I see now we are going to see some of the dumbest comments about money and happiness today its gonna be sickening. When neither one has anything to do with the other.. Thats why society is gone to hell in a handbasket because people now equate love with money and last time I checked money was the root of all evil..
Sassy Me...juicy fruit callin' out all fakes :-)
July 14th, 2009
10:43 am
Mine are actually quite sweet and succulent, so I’m told…
Okay Swiss I got you….speaking of sweaty balls have you ever seen this skit on either SNL or Mad tv with Alec Baldwin and the recipe for his “Schwetty Ballz”….too funny.
Don’t worry about it AmRed us sisters gotta stick together….you know I wasn’t about to let some light wiight handle you all “willy nilly”.
SexyCool - I'm a Survivor.
July 14th, 2009
10:44 am
Infamous – Double co-sign amd standing ovation for your 1042a.
kimmie-back to my original self!
July 14th, 2009
10:45 am
Morning Blog!
PG – I was hit from behind by a tractor trailer in August 2005. It was rush hour on 285 & I was 2 exits from work at HD headquarters. All lanes had stopped. I saw it coming from my rearview mirror, but it was so far back I just knew it would stop, but I could tell it was going fast. I was in the far right lane on the bridge before the S Atlanta rd exit. I look away, minding my own business and next thing I know something is coming thru the back of my Toyota Corolla! At the last minute the truck had tried to jump over in the lane next to me but it was still too late. Actually that saved my life though and prevented it from being exactly head on. Anyway, the entire back of my car was wiped out and it did hit near the gas tank. A Lexus and another tractor trailer were in front of me & were hit, the Lex was partially pinned under both trucks. I climbed out of the passenger side & hauled a$$ screaming, afraid the car might blow up. A guy behind me stopped and grabbed me and helped me calm down. I sat in his front seat until the cops came. Escaped with minor scrapes, but an extremely sore neck & back, in fact for 2 days straight I could not lay down and had to sleep sitting up in a chair. Went to physical therapy for 2 months.
I am still terrified every time a tractor trailer comes up behind me, especially if it’s a Swift truck.
On topic- I imagine it relieves the stress for a man to have money, but yeah lame stuff is lame stuff, no matter the price tag. I’m very attracted to intelligence & confidence and that usually comes with money, but just having money won’t make up for the lack of passion & chemistry for me. I’ve had nice things all my life, so you better come with something else. Just can’t fake it.
Grace
July 14th, 2009
10:46 am
I was having a conversation with a male friend last night who is considering selling his business, reason being with the economy he is losing clients and money. He’s goes on to say that not only is his business suffering his personal life is suffering too, since dating is the last thing on his mind, he says “how can I date and think about my finances at the same time, after I get my finances in order then I know I will be a better man for whomever I meet all the way around”.
THE INFAMOUS DK
July 14th, 2009
10:47 am
Cause everyone has the perception that money brings you happiness when it doesnt. I was in a better place when I was broke in college eating ramen noodles. I had better friends, I felt safe, sheesh I felt like the people around me honestly cared for my well being..
Been Thru It All
July 14th, 2009
10:48 am
@professor…u serious!!!! 60k is little money to you….in this economy I thought people would be greatful to have a job…
@swiss…sup bruh…I’m a truck driver and I can tell you horror stories for days…don’t always assume when your following those trucks close that they cant stop suddenly, they might be empty, and some have been known to lose the whole trailer from the truck and you would have no warning if that happened…be careful bruh…
i'm swiss (aka Buckshot Prior)
July 14th, 2009
10:50 am
“It is an example of following too closely because the Tractor Trailer driver in that case got a ticket for following too closely.”
So, let me get this straight — a car cuts in front of a tractor trailer; the tractor trailer can’t stop in time & hits the car, and the tractor trailer gets ticketed? Am I missing something? Because if I’m not, that’s some BS. Sorry for the fatality, but that’s not the truck’s fault.
Mike (Money Bags) Jones
July 14th, 2009
10:50 am
Grace
If money gives you confidence then its false confidence because if the money goes your confidence goes with it.
Although it does give you options, and options is a beautiful thing!
AmazonRed™ - workaholic
July 14th, 2009
10:52 am
Don’t worry about it AmRed us sisters gotta stick together….you know I wasn’t about to let some light wiight handle you all “willy nilly”.
Sassy – You’re the best.
Though part of me is looking to unload on someone this morning. My boss came at me azz backwards today, during the most stressful time of the year for my department. I really had to go to my happy place.
But I’m not gonna punish y’all cuz y’all haven’t done anything. But push the wrong button today and I can’t make any promises.
Pretty Wings
July 14th, 2009
10:53 am
The only time money would make a difference to me is if I did not have any. I agree.if it’s lame, it’lame. What’s really sexy is when a man can treat you like a queen (little money or big money).
My workout has got me super hyped………
abc
July 14th, 2009
10:54 am
It depends on how much of the guy’s self image is wrapped up in his income. For a lot (if not most) guys, relative wealth is the only measure they have of themselves. Those are the guys that drive the most expensive car they can afford, or buy more house than they need or can afford. Other guys would base their self image on talents and abilities, others would base it on overall welfare of their family, others on spirituality. A combination of all those things in balance with each other would be preferable, but most often, one outweighs the others. When it’s wealth that outweighs the others, what you have is the case in point per today’s topic — poseurs, IMHO, rather sad cases. How awful it would be to base one’s self image on money!
Been Thru It All
July 14th, 2009
10:54 am
@kimmie…sorry about your wreck hon…glad your alright now…
@everybody…stay away from us…some drivers have on time bonuses built into contracts…some drivers want to get home…some are running out of driving time….some are high on drugs to stay awake…etc.etc.
you can’t win when your invovled in a tractor-trailer accident…stay away…far away….
Mo (aka Moeisha-)
July 14th, 2009
10:54 am
INFAMOUS DK – TOTALLY cosigning that 10:42 & 10:47
Morning Ya’ll
Page1908
July 14th, 2009
10:54 am
I agree with BTIA on the $60k. Actually, a lot of money, in my opinion, is based on how much your debt to income ratio is. So, for someone who makes $60k and has less than 20% debt, this person is doing great. On the flip side, if you make $100k and your debt is, let’s say, 60% or even 50%, then this person is not as well off as the other person with the $60k.
Also, “good money” is subjective. People who so-called make good money spend their money often times in a frivolous manner. It also depends on where you live. I’m from California. In California, only 10% of its residents actually own their homes. The cost of living their is really high and even someone making what some would consider “good money” are struggling there.
kimmie-back to my original self!
July 14th, 2009
10:55 am
Raqi – I’m a worrier too, and actually that keeps me grounded and clear of some bad situations. I hate having to worry about a bill. I remember when I was househunting, I told my agent to only show me houses at or under a certain price, even though I qualified for much more. I don’t believe in getting in over my head or living above my means. I gotta be able to sleep at night. I can’t imagine worring about bills is gonna help a dude with me in the intimacy area, cause I’d probably do enough worring for the both of us!
Hondo
July 14th, 2009
10:55 am
@Ared- Want me to switch back to W8 so we can argue? lol
lurker
July 14th, 2009
10:55 am
Of the dudes I’ve seriously dated….one was broke…I’m tombout broke as joe…as in living from hand to mouth, the other a stockbroker, one a serious financial advisor and the last owned a few check cashing stores….the best physically was broke joe. Just knew everything about EVERYTHING, everywhere on the body. The other 3 have a level of social awareness like none other, can wine and dine, creative with dating ideas but none of them had NOTHING up on broke joe.
Grace
July 14th, 2009
10:56 am
MIKE money does give confidence and it’s not false unless you’re working with those dollar bills you get in the cracker jack box. With the money I have in my possession, I am confident, most certian I can pay my bills and there’s nothing false about that.
Sassy Me...juicy fruit callin' out all fakes :-)
July 14th, 2009
10:56 am
60k is little money to you….in this economy I thought people would be greatful to have a job…
Almost sounds bourgeois doesn’t it…maybe they had a priviledged upbringing,life and a trust fund or something. I guess it’s all open to enterpretation…isn’t it….. must remember to tell the chef to cut the crust off my cucumber sandwich…….
Leggs
July 14th, 2009
10:56 am
Good day everyone…I again am suffering from the 3 H’s.
Money helps! A LOT!
@SCool, loving the 3 words daily, especially the first word!
i'm swiss (aka Buckshot Prior)
July 14th, 2009
10:56 am
Right, right… Just to be clear, I don’t make a habit of riding bumpers. And even for the ticket, I wasn’t riding along on the car’s a$$ — I moved up close enough to fit between the front car in one lane & the rear car in the other lane (since the f@#kers refused to move themselves), moved over & moved on about my way. Safest thing in the world? No. But please. And I actually have a CDL, myself — used to drive a campus bus at UGA while I was in school.