Asking 80 Year Old Millionaires If It Was Worth It
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- Опубликовано: 27 май 2024
- Have you ever wondered if all the sacrifices and hard work needed to become rich are even worth it?
In this video, I ask retired millionaires that exact question…to find out how they got rich and whether or not they have any regrets.
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Bob Metcalfe: / robertmmetcalfe
Alan Weiss: alanweiss.com
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Hey Noah, really appreciate you bringing these folks life experiences to us. Excellent work!
Would love to hear from some rich WOMEN billionaires too! To learn how women did it, is what interests to a woman follower.
Do you have full length interviews with these guys? Would love to hear them.
Can you do a fact check and see how rich their parents were?
Absolutely INSANE to me that an astronaut was floating around space and thinking to himself, "Whoa, I can pay off my student loans soon." Great video!
There is no space.
@@Craig.Fawley hahaha
Yeah today liberal brats want their loans forgiven
yep that was crazy but it's true lol PERSPECTIVE
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Mattress Mack, the guy with Houston Astros baseball cap, is absolute treasure and cherished by rich and poor alike. He doesn’t care about money, he cares about community. I remember when Hurricane Harvey hit some big churches were closing their doors but he opened up his huge furniture stores to let poor people in and sleep on his brand new mattresses and sofas. He didn’t care. He won our hearts. Real wealth is humanity and he has it.
houston represent!! mattress mack is a houston treasure
You're absolutely right about MM
I'm old enough to remember when Mac 1st started out. He acted like a goofball on commercials, like a cheap used car salesman; jumping up in the air waving that money. He had the same shtick for 40yrs. As a kid we used to laugh at him. But, it sold furniture. Behind the goofball persona was a hard working savvy businessman. He's too old now to do all that jumping around (although he still tries) and he still sells more furniture in Houston than any other outfit.
Agreed
Only houstonians idolize a mattress seller. Love that man.
"How does money improve your life?"
"It reduces stress a lot."
Best answer!
Preach!
Exactly! Just to not worry every day- would be amazing.
True
that's why communism is better, no stress about money. Stressing out about money is the intrinsic quality of capitalism
"It reduces the stress alot" ... yep! That's why when people tell me money doesn't bring happiness! Well sorry to burst your bubble but for me it does and could because right now in my life I have NOTHING!!!!! Only a few thousand left in my account and I've gotta pay the mortgage, utilities etc.. and I'm 57 and STILL looking for my pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Trying hard to keep positive but with one foot out the door almost about to become homeless it's kinda hard to keep a great outlook on life in general! :( Just like @leftfinned said below and I totally agree 100% "Just to not worry every day would be amazing! THANK YOU!!! Need I say more? :( Always money, money, money and HOW to get it and more of it at that when you're dirt poor. Please give me a break just once!
"Money is not the metric i use for success."Yes everyone should hear this.
Its a very easy statement when you are a multi millionairre if you had 20 people with nothing being asked Money absolutely would be the metric. Its not the metric once you have no financial worries I would say.
@@anyexpat Thx for writing it before I could.
@@anyexpat He's an astronaut of course money isn't his measure of success. Being one of the few people to ever be in space probably is tho.
@@softan Ah I don't consider pet success so I should give it away right?
@@softan why don’t you give away all of your money?
I’m not a millionaire, but have no debts and a few hundred thousands in the bank, and the key sentence for me was: “it reduces your stress a lot”. Forget about luxuries, only that one will make your life a whole lot better my friend.
but a few 100k in xrp and you will be a multi millionaire
@@mindlessinfinite lol I’ve been holding xrp for years. I’m pretty sure it’s a pipe dream.
If you desire nothing then its fine, but if you want something just work to achieve that. simple, stress is not necessarily a bad thing, humans do better with some stress. just don't chew more than you can eat.
@@earlybro19 pay day is coming soon
Me too. Just clocked up to 2.5 million. Think I’ll stop now and treat myself.
"Relationships are the currency of life" damn, beautifully said.
dont get carried away no one want's a relationship with a bum or a nobody except other nobodies
@@tegaogheneovo5881 Exactly! All these warm and fuzzy homilies don't pay bills. Try buying groceries with a "great relationship"
Was going to write a comment on this, but that's it. I will stick with that quote forever. Well said sir
@@kendallevans4079 what he means by relationships is networking.. keeping good relationships with people is a huge part of a great and ‘wealthy’ life
lol my homie told me that
Matress Mack is the most intriguing, passionate, selfless person in the group. Everyone else talked about what they did or had. He talked about what he is doing for others. He is an Icon in Houston and is exactly the person he says he is. What an an amazing man.
when I lived in houston (90s) I thought he was such a ridiculous clown! After hearing what he did after the hurricanes, I have so much respect for him, this just really makes me appreciate him more:)
@@markgreen2170 says more about you then anything lmao
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They were asked questions about themselves. So they talked about themselves
@@seisen919 I'm assuming starting a daycare and funding community college students just might be genuine altruism and not marketing. The gambling and sports betting, that's marketing.
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"I will never be fired by a moron again!" Lol
He was keeping it real lol.
Realist quote ever.
Me either.
"Fired by a guy wearing a cape" 😄🤣 me thinking of DC superhero capes
I haven’t worked for someone that I could look up to and respect for a very long time. I wish that I could envision a business for myself instead of working for someone else.
"Their mother did a great job at raising them". That was so.ething my dad said all the time before he passed. He worked from sun up to sun down. He also regretted not having a better relationship with us. Little did he know, we learned our work ethic and independence from him. It wasn't just mom who taught their kids to be good humans.
I’d rather have my dad around
Sir, this is a bitter sweet trouth… I do hope you got a chance to tell him that…or convey that message in some other way so he died less….sad…. (for lack of a better word.) And if not, I hope you are not resenting it to hard, for it had to be that way, and the only thing you can change is you own present life. Take care.
And your money script will ended up at "money status". I deserve it because I'm working hard for it. Pretty much the theme of your life.
@A Great Man Named Lieu did you just assume my gender????
@@MatthewSmith-uf6tr you're a dolphin?
I'm glad that you found millionaires that made their money through some other means than the stock market
Yeah his other videos where he asks people how they got rich, they all gave answers that started with funding or connections from mom and dad
@@shadoninja although that is a common thread, there are many other self-made millionaires who didn't start off that way. it makes it easier but it isn't the only way
I’ll bet each of these men invested heavily in the stock market with their salaries
Oh, they did. Not exclusively, no, but no multimillionaire makes their money through only one stream of income.
One did Consulting...not much different 🙄
It's actually refreshing to hear someone wealthy (2:10) say that money can buy happiness. So often the cliche that money can't buy hapiness is rolled out it's beyond frustrating and shows a lack of self awarness and empathy. There probably is a limit to how happy money can make you, but it can stop a lot of the things that make you unhappy such as financial worry and stress, and it definitely gives you a lot more opportunities to make you happy. Similarly, the other guy said that relationshis are the currency of life. Great, what affords you the opportunties and time to create good relationships? You guessed it, money....I mean it's hard to spend time with family or meet new people when you're working 3 jobs just to keep roof over your head.
As a friend of mine put it: "I rather be crying in a Ferrari than on a bicycle"
Money can't buy happiness. Everyone has a God sized hole that only God can fill. God gives happiness and joy not money. Money isn't everything God is. All good things comes from God!
@@MapleFlowers28 I used to be a Christian (Orthodox to be exact,) one day I was riding my bike while listening to Mario music on my favourite MP3 player. I fell off my bike and hit my head and also broke my MP3 player with Mario music on it. That day I realized there is no god. 🤣🤣🤣
@@SpathiTS Will pray for you friend! God is very real. Lord bless
@@SpathiTS God is real tho, Jesus died for your sins so you dont have to pay. and if you believe in him, his death, burial and resurrection, you will have etrnal life
“Relationships are the currency of life” -Mattress Mac
Greatly said. Relationships have got to be the biggest thing in life to me
And money can’t buy relationship. Not real, true, genuine relationships. It can buy people who will pretend to have a relationship with you, or do certain things with you, but it absolutely cannot buy actual relationships. If giving someone money has to be involved for anyone to have a “relationship” with you, then it isn’t at all a sincere relationship.
Many people will certainly act like they want a relationship with you, but what they really want is a relationship with your money, not with you. Not to say someone can’t have a relationship with you if you have money, just that it can’t be real if money has any bearing on whether or not they’re interested in having a relationship with you.
Our actual purpose of life is reproduction. We are the slaves of our genes, but no other greater purpose. Life is meaningless.
Ugh scum. Best of luck ❣️🇨🇦
The astronaut guy gives off the best vibes.
Agreed. He’s an amazing person. Real grateful to meet him.
Well he is a professional actor so...
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I thought the furniture guy had the realist vibe
I wonder if that's because NASA is a fraud started up by Nazi scientist extracted from Germany at the end of the war [public records exist of this] then the fact that nobody has walked on the moon. Yeah I'd be pretty insecure if I was that guy too
The simple fact that they've been able to retire and enjoy their later years and not working themselves into the ground until they die, living with bill stress every day of their life, means it's worth it.
The mattress guy seems to be working hard still, but it seems to be incredibly meaningful work to him and probably most people
Well it's a trade off to be honest. To acquire that much success and money, usually takes a lifetime of work. So you tend to sacrifice your youth on hard work. To enjoy your life when you're much older. Might not be a great payoff than. I've also heard money dosent do much past a certain amount. After that it's just a dick measuring contest to see how much you can acquire.
@@lucidstrife7939 so...it's better to not enjoy any of your life rather than enjoying it when you are older???
@@loosegoose9647 no, the opposite I'd argue or a balance of both. I'm just saying what people usually sacrifice for this kind of succes. Your youth, relationships etc
@@lucidstrife7939 I’ve heard that as well but I don’t understand it. The cutoff for money and happiness is like 80-100k I think but some peoples natural passions are gonna lead them into more lucrative industries. Also someone who has visions of changing the community or world isn’t gonna be happy just making 75k it takes a lot of money to assert your influence on things like that.
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"I will never be fired by a moron again". That is golden :) I've been self employed for probably half of my life and now that I'm heading towards retirement age I have just started a new 'job' with people that I wish I'd been able to work with many years ago. That being said, the biggest thing about money, just a decent cushion, is that when anything goes wrong you can just call someone and pay them. There are still illnesses and death, but even those things are easier when money is not an issue.
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Mattress Mack is such a big hearted man who’s done so much for the community at times of crisis, stepping up without hesitation way before the church and government
Way better than that pillow guy.
@@chuck456 haha indeed, he's way less arrogant as well
@@HoloScopeliving in your heads rent free 😂
Got to love his spirit and perseverance.
@@chuck456 And you're not? Online judging? That your better? Pfft! Hypocrisy.
the amount of time we spend believing we can't is more thank enough time to learn how you can.
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The regret question is interesting for me because I’ve thought of it as well and it seems to me most changes I’d make are in health of my family in the last 6-7 years. The money seems to be handled with work and time. I’m not rich nor is my family but we all do well. So I believe we are BLESSED!
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2:58 is why I leave work at 5:00 PM every weekday and no longer work weekends. I can always get back to the crazy grind when they’re older and don’t want to spend time with me anyway.
Woah... Never thought of it like that
This was such a great video love the advice given from these guys very valuable 💯.
@donald johnson We're just talking about a few years - maybe a decade - when one's children are small.
You are just a STATISTIC to ur company. I remember, in England a bar waiter got shot IN THE BAR and within 10 mins they had a board saying WAITER VACANCY. In office, RELATIONSHIPS ARE TRANSACTIONAL
Sir, please make update on JRNY Club. I have lost almost 100k from mint already!!!!
'It's hard to imagine my life working out better'
What an incredible blessing
I thought the same thing, what a privilege.
Ironic since he probably shipped millions of jobs overseas to produce Ethernet cables ruining millions of lives here 🙄
@A Great Man Named Lieu *doesn't, maybe even if we taxed him and others like him you would've been able to get a decent education 🙄
@A Great Man Named Lieu Are you really this triggered from being a bootlicker from a 5 day old post? Also what logic are you espousing? Exploit others in order to make gains for yourself?
When compared to Mattress Mack, the ethernet guy seemed the most into selfish endeavors like spending all his millions before he dies. Is that a crime? Of course not. However, Mattress Mack is building a legacy of helping the community--rich or poor. He exhibits a higher purpose by putting his money to use as a tool for good. I admire that more.
This is something most of us ask in our minds and you went and did it! That was absolutely amazing. Thank you!
According to Elon Musk", Since I’ve been asked a lot: I will always advise, we buy stock in several companies that make products & services that you believe in. Only sell if you think their products & services are trending worse. Don’t panic when the market does. This will serve you well in the long-term.
My advice to new investors: Buy good companies stocks and hold them as long as they are good companies. Just do this and ignore the forecasts and market views which are at best entertaining but completely useless
May I ask which stocks are good? I've been looking at a few different ones but want others' opinions as well
What i think you need is a Financial Adviser, who can help you get in and out of any stock you buy at any time and you'd sure be in Profit
Who would you recommend?
the mattress guy kept it 100. I love that he says work hard, keep going and that he is so community focused
The guy at 2:41 has it right. I've had tons of people tell me I should spend more, but the real benefit is simply not worrying about money. When something has to be replaced in the house or the CEL comes on in my car, there's no drama. My last job laid off our entire dept and people were crying and angry, and my former boss was stunned when I just said "Huh. When's our last day?"
"Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it" - Benjamin Franklin
@@Eirliss I was upset with my coworkers for being upset when we were laid off. I worked there 20 years, and when I started our dept had 300 people. Over the years, that went down to 20. The writing had been on the wall for years and everyone ignored it.
@@epbrown01 😔
@@epbrown01 My stepbro worked at Lucent as a software engineer. Like many in that field, he got canned. He was depressed and lazy for months after that. My sister gave him space but eventually he had to get back out there. She searched for jobs and applied for him. Somehow he applied and got accepted into the Patent Office. He now works at home and makes around 140K. He proofreads and approves patents to go to the next step. Mostly he makes sure the application has all the Is dotted. Pretty lucky i'd say!!!! All because my sister jumped in and helped him.
When's our last day? hits deep crazy people have to go threw something like that
My grandpa was a millionaire once, he managed to lose almost all of his money and was a real a-hole in general. I‘m glad I met him a couple of times just so I could see the stories my father told me about him were 100% true. He died to Covid and denied until the last second that he had it. Conspiracies, a lot of divorces and no empathy whatsoever. Never had the chance to ask him, but I bet the money wasn‘t worth it.
Most of the A holes who make some money, lose it. Ripping people off who have long memories, worrying about someone getting a profit off them, karma
You did not have his life, yet here you are judging him. I bet when he had money and spread it around you were nice as pie to him. Facts.
@@UTAH100 I didn't know him until I was 21 years old and he had lost all of his wealth way before then.
@@UTAH100 I don't think you udnerstand the difference between an assumption and a fact
yes logically speaking your point could be truth but you can't say for sure he was like that
and based on his response and your lack of answer I assume you understood it
just avoid attacking the others without much insight next time
I would argue that how it's made determines whether it's worth it or not. Treat people badly and cheat your way to the top, and those deathbed memories are going to be terrible. It is possible to climb to the top without hurting people or screwing them over.
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Most time knowing or insight about a particular activity can as well be a pleasing exercise.
Some good advice here. For me, the best money I (now in my 60s) have ever spent is on travel for my family and myself. And I don't mean checklist / selfie-taking travel, but to really try to learn new cultures, meet new people, and learn about our earth. It was great to do it together, and I look forward to doing it with my grandchildren.
Thats what travel was all about! Now Instagram has ruined it
You are so right!
This has been the greatest part of my life too!
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I’ve lived in Houston my whole life and have watched Mattress Mack commercials since I was a toddler. He sets the example for not only how to run a great business, but how to manage your personal wealth to help others. No one has done more for Houstonians than him.
I agree this man has a pure heart of gold
I live in Reno. I just read your words. Put a tear to my eye. Good people are always remembered. I didn't know how much he means to Houston. Respect for sharing your thoughts. I enjoyed reading.
Mattress Mack has always been such a generous person to the Houston community. He does so much for those less fortunate without expecting anything in return. It was wonderful learning that he also has his own trade school and education for children. He truly has a great heart, and I'm glad this video further showed how genuine he is.
He is smart, we are going to see (well we already do) and insane shortage of plumbers, electricians, skilled construction workers, etc...
I am glad I am watching this at 34. That guy said relationships are the currency of life and I felt it.
MAN, this was TOOOO short!!! More please. Medium or long format would be great. I love listening to those with decades of experience.
Thanks for that. We will likely release the full of some of the interviews.
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Mattress Mack really lives up to his words he spoke. He does a lot here in the Houston community. I’m from Austin!
If you listen carefully, he regrettet not spending more time with his loved ones. Over all, he does not seem happy to me, no matter what he claims to be.
Donating is just a drug for the rich, so they think it was all worth it.
I stopped working in my last job, coz I wasnt able to have a nice life with family anymore. It was a 70k job, and I dont regret any of it, but if I see my niece smile, I feel so much happier than the money I could have made for things that I dont need.
@@moritz9077 I agree he never really looks happy. I am sure it is also very stressful everything that he does and helps
Same here homie
"Money didn't improve me, relationships did", l love this part from Mack.
I talked to a lot of retired lawyers, doctors, and executives in college. Many said they wished they had spent more time with family and less at work.
He’s right. Accountability is becoming less and less in society
I'd pay for my kids college and weddings too if I was a millionaire
@@saintperezmusic you completely missed the point.
@@morriselee You should pay for your kids weddings and college if you can but I don’t know why he attributes these things to accountability when it’s easy for him with his levels of wealth.
@@saintperezmusic "with his levels of wealth" You missed the point again. None of the men interviewed here inherited or won their wealth in a lottery.
@@NGC1433 I believe they all worked hard for their money, but a lot of people work very hard and never acquire their levels of wealth. Do they lack accountability if they can’t afford the things that come easy to these men in their states of fortune?
Money helps you create more things, hire people, and provide for your family. And there's enough abundance for everyone. I also love the mattress guy's quote. If it is to be it's up to me. Nobody is coming to your rescue, you have to be self reliant and do the work.
Hiring ppl makes some ppl slaves for bad pay tho
@@kelseykjarsgaard5774 Is it better than being Homeless?
@@glostep1 well ya, i lived homeless for 2 months on purpose kinda
Mack is an absolute legend and such a hard worker he still works at the original gallery furniture I was shocked when I went and recently bought furniture there and he was right at the entrance.
The advice from Alan Weiss at the end...absolute gold. It's not what you do. It's what you create.
This is what we need more of, interviews with older, wiser entrepreneurs. Interesting a few said learning how to sell was important for them.
Thanks brother.
Unfortunately, wokism won't allow people take advice, it has to be someone else's fault if things aren't working for them. It's the rich man's fault, then the government, then people of a certain colour, then it's people of the other gender, then, it's the big corporations, and if all these don't get fixed by the government, they won't be successful. And if course government fixes nothing. That's where that accountability comes in.
We need more Rich interviewers too
We waste a lot of calories trying to learn from young people. They have no wisdom to offer. Let's talk to older folks (while they are still with us).
Learning how to sell = learning how to communicate
Communication is such an undervalued skill today. The bar for communication skills are set so low today
"Get rid of your sense of entitlement." The most valuable words in the entire video.
I'm so glad I stumbled upon Alan Weiss' Million Dollar Consulting book. His wisdom and processes gave me the kick in the pants I needed to leave my employer and start consulting on my own. It's a lot of hard work but much more rewarding than working for someone else.
Good friends, community, family are the most valuable things a man can have in his life. And money helps to create these things. The old man is right about this.
This is such valuable content. When he says “relationships are the currency of life” it hit me pretty hard. Everyone knows relationships are an important part of life and many of us take pride in “keeping our circle small” but over the last couple years I’ve found myself becoming a little bit of a hermit. I go to work, hardly go out to socialize so I can save money and to be honest a lot of the time I just don’t want to go hang out. There’s only a select few that I really feel comfortable around and enjoy spending my time with and if it doesn’t involve them then I just avoid it. This video made me realize I need to get out of the habit of turning down invites to events or when my old buddy from high school invites me on a trip somewhere. I’ve been doing that for so long that when I stop and take a look at my life I realize I hardly have any genuine relationships, a huge difference from when I was younger when I had tons of friends and was always going out. That’s not to take away from the great relationships I DO have but maybe our lives could reach so much more potential when we do allow new people in our life. You never know who you may befriend or what opportunities may come with relationships.
Well said! Can only agree with you!
damn, thought I was the only one. Felt like there was some shit wrong with me lol
Definitely man
True but I figured out at least 50% of people are really not that interesting so I have no regret at being kind of the hermit as well sometimes. I think it's also necessary to create a product. It's something else, but I need silence for this.
me too man...fuck. thing is, im comfortable with it.....
Just paused mid-video to say thank you for this video, my wife and I couldn't sleep last night thinking, discussing and planning, this video has cleared some of the issues we were worried about, and I cannot wait to share this advice with her. Thank you
"Get off your a** and go to work" hahaha straight and to the point. He's the type of guy that would be exactly who he is whether he was rich or broke.
Exactly a true and honest individual.
what's interesting is that the things they're most happy about having spent money on are all simple things that you don't need millions and millions for.. but like range from a few hundred dollars to a few hundred k:
"best money i ever spent was on my own self development, and money spent on family like pay for college loans, pay for a wedding" --6:10
charity work and a pre-school --6:30
put our kids in good schools --6:42
we built our own home --6:49
“If it is to be then it is up to me.” Love that quote. Great video!
"Money is not the metric I use for success" hit me in the feels. As a kid all I cared about was how to make money, get money, save money, and it's gotten me no where. I think time is more valuable, you can't ever find a way to get more of that.
*THERE IS A MASSIVE SURVIVORSHIP BIAS IN THIS* In 2015 i was worth €6 million - if you had asked me at the time "was it worth the 25 years of work to get there?" *YES*
Later that year i suffered brain damage in a mugging and became bankrupt. Ask me now IS it worth 25 year of your life to get rich - F-UK NO
You see when you have spent 25 years of your life working at something - you simply CANT turn around and say "this is sh!t - I've wasted my life"
Im incredibly grateful for the mugging - it freed me and taught me what was truly valuable in life.
@E I mean, it wasn't the best, but it was fine
Plus didn't realize early on, it's all rigged game for monopolists?
but dude.....money is also VERY important. I'm learning it the hard way at 37. Money is a necessity.
@@playstationaccount4473 You aren't wrong, I'm only 3 years behind you. At some point though, I was just like "I don't care about being rich," I work but not hard enough to drain me of all my energy. There just has to be a healthy balance.
Noah, one of your best videos! Loved hearing that money isn’t the metric it’s what it allows one to do with it, relationships being key.
I met Metcalf at an event I got invited to in Boston or Maine (it was a road trip, so I don't remember exactly where) back when I was begining high school and he was dressed professionally but with Converse on. I Immediately thought he must've been a cool guy and as he talked I realized he's actually pretty genuine and not just putting a front. Being a kid, I realized not all millionaires are evil or how media makes them out to be. They're still people at the end of the day!
Thanks for sharing that story.
Now interview 10 people that busted their ass thier whole life and still ended up broke
And they do exist!!! 🥺
Yep. Not everyone 'makes it' or has connections to rich and powerful people. Some are just destined to be broke no matter how hard they try/follow the right steps.
Thank you
@@monkemonkerson5620 how Heart warming
I hate when rich people talk about “hard work” as the reason for their success. A lot of people work hard and don’t end up with anything. Rich people hate to admit that luck plays a huge part in success.
I think the children of those millionaires should be interviewed to see what THEY thought. Because a lot of people who focus so much on their work that they become that successful, do NOT focus on their families. And in my experience, they don't regret neglecting their children either, because it's a thought that literally never enters their minds.
Not all of them are like that.
best answer...ask the kids ...love to see that flipside
Trumps kids certainly are loyal to him and speak well of him. They say no matter who he was in a meeting with he took their calls.
@@elizabethwilk9615 He pays them to say shit like that
True stuff. My Dad was in love with business/money/real estate...even on family vacations he would sneak off to some real estate office and talk shop with the agents there. My whole life I felt like we kids were just a bother and I'm sure the family stuff we did do was my Mom's idea. He never even knew what school we went to or any teachers name. My only weekends with him were when he would pay me to help him do some repairs on a rental property he had.
Some of this was the times (60's) but I'm not giving him a pass!
I appreciate their honesty. Too many rich people say "Oh money can't buy happiness." yeah maybe not straight up. But financial peace of mind bring a lot of happiness with it, and money can solve 98% of poor peoples problems.
Right? You may encounter other problems when you don't have to worry about money anymore, but these problems pale in comparison to having to worry about rent, food, health insurance and other basic needs to just survive.
The main facts about money are that once you start making enough of it to afford all that you want, it comes down to how you use your money and ultimately how you FEEL in your everyday life. The thing that keeps people going beyond survival is their emotional state, and if you nurture your mind and how you feel about the world, the money can be used as a bonus to enjoy more and more opportunities.
A defining element here is that some of these guys have their own identity outside of their careers and recognize that it's *life* that's important, and financial success on it's own means little (like the guy in the baseball cap, and the astronaut), and some, wow, clearly do not
Great video Noah 🔥I hope everyone reading this become extremely successful in all you do God Bless
Thanks God bless you to
If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me…this video is gold! Thank you for creating it. I’ve been toying around with a Chief of staff networking ideas, and this was icing on the cake. Subscribing! Thanks!!!🙌🙌🙌
I really enjoyed the conversations with different millionaires here. Everyone has said some golden words!
"Get rid of your sense of entitlement, life's HARD get used to it." Wise words...
That's right! This guy should be talking at college campuses.
very true too
First we need to get rid of Biden. LOL
Mattress Mack certainly seems to be the most self aware and honest of the whole group. Some of these people seem like they are still too insecure with themselves to admit their flaws and regrets. The astronaut also seemed pretty sincere
I wonder if that's because NASA is a fraud started up by Nazi scientist extracted from Germany at the end of the war [public records exist of this] then the fact that nobody has walked on the moon. Yeah I'd be pretty insecure if I was that guy too
Pos lies its flat and non rotating plane
I agree
Completely agree with you
when astronaut guy said "lot of trechrous people out there" He defintely learned that hard lesson in person.
Man it’s contagious to see how full these people are
I'm a blue collar millionaire. I retired in my mid 40's. I had a long term plan that worked. My goal that I succeeded in is to never having to worry about bills for the rest of my life. Getting close to 20 years of that type of freedom. Everything else above that is pure gravy.
Awesome. Did you work for someone or owned your business?
@@notyourtypicalfarah7194 "blue collar" he worked for someone else.
@@mrsnappy1234 there's a lot of blue collar people who work for themselves, a lot of good bosses who still get dirty and do office work.
I love watching interviews with successful people and listening to their stories. You can learn many valuable lessons this way 💯
Omg that dad paying for his daughter's college and wedding is amazing!! If your parents can, why not? So you can worry about other things!!
every good father pays for his daughter's wedding
Or just don't fall into the trap of a gigantic spectacle that will most likely fail because humans cannot communicate and compromise. Money buys you options which allows you time. Which most humans don't have
Some parents want to pay for it, but then expect their kid to do whatever they say since they are paying for it.
@@scrub3359 yeah seen that happen
Solid Noah. I don't watch much of your content, but I got value from this. Thank you.
"Stop telling me about yourself and tell me why I will be better after you walked away" Well said, Carl:)
Money definitely can make your life a lot better
Financial struggle creates higher cortisol = faster death and unhappiness
Everything in moderation, I think $10mil+ u lose your mind and probably your soul.
I'd change that to "Finanacial literacy" can make your life better." After all, 80% of people that get rich lose it after destroying their lives.
@@epbrown01 Where does that stat come from? I’ve never heard that.
@@thegymsoldier6963 A lot of money can create lifestyle illnesses and all the unhealthy stuff that comes with having too much of everything. I know more rich people that do drugs then poor. And fear of loosing all the material gains put alot of stress on rich people too. I think a happy medium is the best. Poverty sucks. No one wants to be dead broke
I love the guy who said “money can buy things that make you happy”, totally agreed
For how long
I always thought money gives you options, choose your options wisely.
@@naveenmn7854 money can't buy you time but it can buy you free time to spend with your family, and you can buy a better future for your kids. So it can buy things that can make you and your family happy even if you die, it can last for many generations.
Yes i bought a new bed now im happy for around 10 years i think....
what should I buy to make myself happy?
2:51 lmao this caught me off-guard, imagine being an astronaut who has made it out of the earth three times and still not being able fully pay your college debt
7:57 I think i need a example here - could you think of something good related to this?
”What’s in it for me - and so it’s not what you do it’s what you create”
A study showed that when asked to millionaires/billionaires if they would prefer to be 60 years old and a billionaire or 20 years old and no money, majority said they would want to be 20 again and have no money. Money cannot buy time or youth.
If u r a zoomer then you u r in luck because we are the cusp of having rejuvenation biotechnology and mid century we will be able to reverse ageing back.
We always want what we dont have in the moment, so such comments are not worth it.
Obviously, you don't need study for that.
@@ttincredible Not in this case. It proves that money isn't the greatest thing. Time is invaluable. Money is replaceable.
@@victor_lar it's not so obvious to most people.
I absolutely loved this video Noah. Thank you for creating this 🙏🏻
Love you OMAR. thanks for comment :)
100! on that. Thanks Noah for creating that.
omar zaki! sick seeing u here
"I'm going out on my own! I will never be fired by a moron ever again" Best NO BS go-get-her inspirational quote I've ever heard! 👓🚬😎
"money didnt improve my life, relationships did" gold.
“‘Money reduces stress.” Hits me hard. 😅
As a 32 yr old. I hang around more with these people then people of my own age. And Bing is totally right, get yourself a good mentor!
What if I want to do something in a specific field like nursing. What could a mentor do for me there?
I crossed the $1M mark back in 2013 mostly buy paying off debt and investing heavily in the stock market in 2008. I agree being 'rich' (whatever your definition of rich is) doesn't make you happy, but it sure gives you the option to be miserable or not! I consider myself to be very fortunate. I barely cracked $100k salary and only then right at the end of my career. My personal relationships are much more important than they were early in life, not having to worry about money is an incredible gift.
Cool man !!
How old are you ?
How old were you when you crossed that mark?
@@mycaddigoThankyou, I was 52.. Then I retired.. At 52..:), I have taken a few part time short term contracts since. In fact I have been back at work since the start of 2022, (they made me an offer I couldn't refuse) but I finish next month.
@@mycaddigo I paid the house off in 2003, then I had $1M in savings/investments in addition by 2013.
I love hearing "Relationships are the currency of life." I'm going to quote that a lot going forward.
I've made and spent millions and almost lost my life (I'm early-middle-aged). Family, friends and helping people are about the most important thing I can imagine doing with my life. Helping make others more able will lift their morale and give them the confidence to stand tall so THEY TOO can help others. So I'm more focused on what my life can DO for others than I am "what can people do for me". I've encountered many younger people who are all about "take, give me everything NOW!" Very entitled and impatient. It's the opposite of what makes you happy in the end. It's just like having kids, it's the fact that you can love them and help them that makes you feel so good, then they repay you with their love. The kids don't need to give you money or THINGS to make you happy!
how did you almost lose your life?
Can you help with $500?
@UCLEPKEieXF509Y13IPWbz7g You are close but go deeper. It is about survival. When a dog is curled up (alone) under a blanket, it is at peace. It feels safe and secure. Being part of a group, whether popular, or around someone who is popular instills a similar peace. A sense of security. This is more important than the sharing of a funny joke. It is absorbing the energy of the group. People enjoy 2 hours at a rock concert but will rarely sit for 2 hours to hear a better, cleaner version on an MP3. I have many videos, but there is something more fun about watching it if "it's on" the TV. There is an energy about it- I am part of something that is happening. Otherwise, I fully agree with you. We are hunter-gatherers and deep relationships are very important. I only point out why I believe this is so.
Write stuff down, create value and know what it is, give back, define success for yourself, treasure your family, fail, fall down, but get up and try again…. Not all that shocking or original but great advice well delivered by people who know. Thanks for posting.
Mattress Mack really is that guy... Truly one of a kind. Glad he's in Houston and I'm proud to be from Houston.
You are so much more enjoyable to listen to when you are interviewing people than when doing promotions. In those moments you talk too fast and sound fake. During the interviews you were appeared relaxed, comfortable and were much easier on the ears.
This is literally the best video I've watched all year. I wish it was longer.
Thank you, Noah.
Damn Felix. Respect!
@@noahkagan All of those folks were over 80 years old?!?
Maybe Alux could make it a weekly or monthly series.
@@noahkagan can't wait for the next one 😋
For aspiring young entrepreneurs, I don't know who else on youtube is putting out this kind of content. Love it Noah, thanks again and keep it up.
All of them have many things in common , one of the most important being each of them seems very self aware about their thoughts and emotions. Great vid.
I became a millionaire running a paint contracting business. The coolest thing is we got to go everywhere. I have been inside military installations, university buildings, banks, hospitals, Million dollar homes, airports and the list goes on.
I hope you do this again and again----I'm almost 70---wealthy---not rich but better off than I thought I would be. This is great info to help generate financial inertia aimed at the younger generation---if you ask enough people there will be regrets revealed--not everyone divulges their mistakes--that's human nature and ego fracturing--these gentlemen were interesting to listen to.
What dollar amount do you consider wealthy? What dollar amount do you consider rich?
@@networth00 wealthy = assets that create money for you and your future generations , Rich = money in the bank that sits and creates a comfy life for you and maybe your kids get a little something to ease the pain when you are gone . So he probably means this the other way around or it's a humble brag :D
@@valdi86 Maybe he is wealthy just doesn't have a lot assets that bring a lot of money.
You can be wealthy say 200k passive income per year but that's not rich xd
Yeah but your generation was lucky
@@jamesbyrne9312 sad but true, but not all used their luck the right way.. today fewer get the opportunity to get wealthy but you can if your willing to work for it.. it won’t be as easy though.
Mattress Mack is a Saint! I remember him coming to my middle school in the 80’s to give us a motivational/anti drug talk. He started out poor and remembers what is was like and helps people from all walks of life in need. Other than him, the Astronaut is the only down to earth guy. The other two are douche bags (in my opinion).
'the Astronaut is the only down to earth guy' - love it. Do you write comedy?
Just started the video and the intro alone just made me click the like. I have always wanted to hear from successful people and what they learned.
As David Lee Roth once said "money may not buy happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up alongside it"
“A rising tide rarely lifts all boats - you still have to be good when the tide is rising” Great quote. Thanks for the incredibly valuable video Noah!
Mattress Mack seems like a great dude. Love his philosophy. Work hard, help people, build community.
The last part is the governments job, not Mattress Mack, who probably only does his entire pre school operation as a tax write off, and not out of the "kindness of his heart"
Noah, your editing skills here are so good here! Thank you!
I thought this was gonna be cheesy or very money focused but it turned out to be a nice insightful video about old (ish) people with experience giving good advice. Great!
Interesting video, but I would argue that the questions focusing on money gave them a feeling of pride which directed their responses more towards a confirmation of the personal accomplishment. A more interesting approach, I think, would be to question them on their thoughts about their legacy to the world, their communities and their families.
Very interesting consideration!!
totally agree! Felt like they were trying to defend their luck & wealth rather than having an open honest conversation
THIS.
Mattress Mack deserves all his success. What a good dude. Always giving back.
Rich people: "Money doesn't matter."
Me: "Then give me your money."
Rich people: 👀
they earned there money no free pass sadly for eveyone
Rich people state money doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, it is what you do with the money and your time that the money can allow (after you've accumulated it). As in, money for the sake of money carriers no weight. Their responses are on a deeper level. To take those statements and simplify it to the point you have, the literal interpretation that their money isn't important, is kind of childish. No offense intended.
Mattress Mack is the image of a welthty man I dream to be, such an amazing soul that uses his hard earned efforts to help other and that gets his happiness and fulfillment doing that, what a human to look up to.