to find some people attitudes, such as "i work hard i deserve it" really sickening

[carriedababi]

was reading some magazine in the dentist, there was a woman from dragons den iin the mag.
saying how she had a wardrode worth 3 million.

and she went onto say well i work hard for it.
so ideserve it.
and something todo with she sees her expensive clothes as a symbol of how sucessful she is.

really made me feel sick, how a horrible nasty attitude to have in life.

i'm sure even if i was a millionaire, i would not be proud about spending that much on clothes.

i don't know its just the arrogant im entitled to this that got me.
and dont they think people how have less also work hard. probably alot of them work alot harder

what do you think

(pssst Hully Snowy's back, luckily just after an extreme frother came on to her cheerio thread to tell us all we are a bunch of cnuts - v entertaining)

cheers bibs

Eh, if she earned her money honestly then why not?

Much better than say, someone like Turkmenbashi who spunked his country's money away on pink marble palaces and statues of himself.

BUt Hully is right - countries with the smallest wage gaps tend to be happier and more stable, much less corruption, crime and general unrest (e.g. Denmark vs. Nigeria)

I find the attitude 'I want it and I will have it even if I can't afford it' much worse tbh.

I would resent rich people less if they had more taste.
Near where we live there is what used to be lovely lane near fields, with 1920's detached houses along it.
It has been ruined now, by the people who live in the houses adding extension after extension-over the garage, up the top, out to the side, so that what once were nice elegant houses in a lovely setting now resemble some dodgy Bulgarian council flats.
Every time I walk past I think these houses look like they have some kind of disease that results in strange growths all over them. They are now so bloated that they are no longer really detached but beginning to meld together into one giant, new build mess.
These are the same people who tarmac over their gardens to make space for their jeeps.
The people living in them probably "work hard" and like to show it by growing their houses to take up as much space as they possibly can.
It makes me queasy, just like the super rich not paying taxes and people spending 3 million quid on clothes makes me queasy.

The fact that we have the 'super-rich' means our system is all wrong, but it's not really the fault of some celebrity who happened to get rich under that system.

So there's no reason they shouldn't spend it as they like.

I would imagine if you had enough money that you'd stop thinking about price. If you couldn't decide which dress you preferred you'd buy the whole rack and decide later.

HD is a working class woman, and a single mother to boot.
She spotted a gap in the market and risked everything (she sold her house) because of her commitment to her vision.
Then she worked relentlessly to make that vision work.

That is not somehting that many people could or indeed would be prepared to do, so imho, op, you are being unreasonable.

I don't like that comment as you could work equally hard somewhere else and not have a £3 million wardrobe! However, I think we are lucky to have what we have in this country and I am not jealous of people spending silly money on stuff, I just think I would spend it on better things and give a lot to help others too.

Are people really so resentful of others' success and so convinced that they have the right to judge those successful people on what they spend their (hard-earned) salaries on? Sounds like a case of sour grapes to me.

Admittedly I'm talking here of an income money spent on luxuries/education/animal charity/human charity etc, not drugs, arms or the like, where I would judge too. But those things aside, you really find the "I worked hard for it, I deserve it" attitude "sickening", Carri?

How sad.

Wasn't her son a heroin addict?

Yes he was and he now suffers severe mental health problems.

HD has also suffered severe health problems herself and has been in sime difficult/abusive relationships.

More than most, she knows what life's really all about...and he she wants to spunk silly money on her clothes, then good on her I say.

Why should I give a fuck about what other people spend THEIR money on, I earn mine and I spend mine- what on is nothing to do with anyone else.

I think I've just about stopped being shocked at some MNers jealousy but it's still quite frankly amazing.

OP, why on earth would someone who's worked hard and made lots of money make you feel sick and say they've got a 'horrible nasty attitude'?

The woman has built up a business (no doubt employing many other people) and made a success of it.

As for "i don't know its just the arrogant im entitled to this that got me." Well I'm just at that one.

Of course she's fucking 'entitled' it's HER fucking money!

Of course she is "entitled" to spend her money she actually earnt however she likes- how ridiculous!

The thing is she has an immense and rare bussiness talent which sadly not many of us possess- it is this talent that gets her her worth. We can all work to the bone but it is a unique set of skills that creates wealth.

I am staggered someone would spend so much on clothes, but I dont begrudge her at all, good; on her for her for such self belief and determination.

I think Hilary seems very down to earth and now she is using her wealth to help others in the den allow their dreams to come true.

I dont envy rich people, I just dont. I see them as proof that anything can be possible

I think 'i work hard, I earn' it is often misunderstood.

Of course sone people may mean it in a don't give a shit about anyone else way but I think sometimes they are just saying " I am not some fucking heir to a fortune, I don't win the lottery. I started with fuck all and now I have landed here out of my own endeavour"

Of course luck is always involved. But when you started with nothing but your wits, the fact that you ended up in a place you never anticipated makes you want to separate yourself from the silver spoon types.

And not everyone tries to avoid tax. Just saying.

^As for "i don't know its just the arrogant im entitled to this that got me." Well I'm just at that one."

Ditto Shelly! How can you not be entitled to spend your own money?!

I think she's entitled to spend her money on what she chooses. She is very wealthy but she has worked right from the bottom up and employs/keeps thousands of people employed. Good for her, I admire that greatly and FWIW I think she does come across as very grounded and down to earth. Deborah Meaden on the other hand..

pag that is a very valid point.
Whilst obviously luck plays its part in any success, you are surely entitled to claim that you and your own talents played some part?

Often on MN it seems as if some posters want you to accept that eveything is down to luck, like some mad global game of cards.

If it was the brown haired one...then it was the one who has also suffered a stroke.

She made her money in the haulage industry and is perfectly entitled to spendc her money as she wants too....not for me to criticise.

Am pretty sure that she also gives a lot to charity...as most do.

I have the same attitude in a way....I work damned hard and am entitled to do what I want with my money...be it splurge or save....or give to charity.

How much did all her other furniture cost? :o

Very good point.....

Through her own hard work, dedication and commitment she will have provided work for umpteen others and enabled them to provide for their families as a result.

She's a good example.....she's got what she has through sheer hard graft!

Who is anyone to criticise how she spends her money!