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Pretty sure, some of us think right now that when we have lotas of money, we will spend most of our time enjoying it and gaining more at the same time. Most of us applies that ideology, yet it appears that some do not. When they got money, they rest like exhausted horses after a good run. Does money make people lazy? Do you think it's just a good thing to do that?

Rich people have come to that stage because of their hard work.Becoming rich/wealth is just a bye product of working hard .They have become rich over many years and not overnight or by chance.Rich people never seize to retire,they have little time to relax or enjoy their weath.Warran Buffet or a Bill Gates can retire and live happily ,but they are still active and doing some sort of work
On other hand ,if some one receives windfall riches (like a lottery ,inheritance etc),they have to struggle hard to keep their sudden wealth

it depends of what do you want to do if you will be rich, it is your own choice and decision
actually because you done already your part you give all your effort to make money to become
rich in our society and have many possible job that will be done.

In basics, yes. Usually most rich people became rich in the first place by working really hard and using their opportunities.
There are others who got there by luck. Some inherited their parents wealth and whatnot.
I wouldn't necessarily associated the rich with hardworking but that is usually the case, however, it also goes the other way.

I don't think so. Most rich people are still workaholics and tend to just dedicate their time in their craft instead of doing nothing. Working more simply means amassing more wealth, and rich people don't exhibit signs of contentedness that's why most of them are still working even in an old age. Perhaps the newer generation who inherited their fortune can be lazy, but most rich people are still dedicated and hardworking, that's for sure. Old CEOs and company chairmans are fine example of rich people attending work just to acquire more wealth.

There are many ways how people become rich. Those who inherit it or a successor, instant money( win a lottery jackpot) and those who work hard to be rich. It doesnt mean you will be lazy since you have a lot of money. Those luxurious lifestyle is a reaward for their hard work. As I observed, lazy people are those who became rich in an instant and they think it is okay becacause they do not put extra effort to achieve that.

In my experience, rich people will never have enough money. They tend to work harder and longer to sustain that high

standard of living that they are used to. Some of these people inherited the money, so they are not used to hard work. The

money does all the work. In my country you get higher interest rates on your money, based on the amount that you are

saving. The bigger the amount, the higher the interest rate.  >:(  Some people here only live off the interest that they get

from their savings in Banks.  :o

It actually depends, some people who earned their money sometimes enjoy the fruit of their labor, and it doesn't mean that they are slacking or being lazy. It's a way to reward themselves. Some rich people might be lazy, those kind of people lose their fortune because of it. We cannot generalize things since each of us are aware of how it is being poor.

i bet to disagree with your opinion. No rich people became rich without huge dedication and hardwork. They are so drudge so they achieve their goal and if they hire workers to serve them,it doesn't mean of laziness,they just want to enjoy their life after the hardwork and ofcourse,they wanted to help people who is in need of work.

The sad truth is most rich people make money off the labor of poor people.  Working hard isn't enough to make yourself rich.  Some of the hardest working people on this planet are dirt poor.  you need to have a creative idea, invest, or start your own business if you want to become wealthy.

for some people it's never enough.  Jeff Bezos could of called it quits a decade ago but he keeps striving to build Amazon into the world's largest company.  With rich people you either have the workaholics like Bezos, or the people who are lazy and solely make money off dividends and interest.

I think you become rich cause you did countless efforts for you to become successful and I think laziness probably is the product or a choice where in what you have done is enough for you not to exceed so much effort, but sometimes this is also good for us to rest but to make it a habit will cause you to have your profits unsupported and ending up with starving.

It was depends on the people somebody think even if they have money they are going to spend it wisely not like on day millionaire after enjoying then return into nothing or it let say back to zero you must have your own company for that the profit would be cycle and not wasted.

i think it depends on the person itself and also on how you've gotten that money. some people have that characteristic of being lazy. it is in their nature and becoming rich out of nowhere would push them towards that too. but some others are not. if you give an active person money enough to make him rich he will still remain active.

as for the way you get that money, coming into a large amount of money would be a shock that some people may not handle. for example someone who has worked hard all of his life suddenly becomes a millionaire (inheritance or lottery,...) they wouldn't know what to do with their lives anymore since all they knew was work, work, work.

No, but people born rich can afford to be lazy, while the poor can't.

I dont think i would get lazy if i was rich. Maybe if i was mega rich, but having money still expects us to do something. It is just better, because you can work for yourself, like in tourism or something else that goes well in your area.

I don't think money can make people lazy because It is our choice to be a lazy individual. Money is just a tool for us to get rich while laziness is just a habbit. As a human being we need to relax after an exhausting day of hardwork because even machines needs rest just to survive the struggle. It's not money that makes people lazy it's the technology we have now. Success is the result of those hardworks we spent that is why we deserved to enjoy the sweetest harvest we got.

Rich people maybe lazy but the one who earned that money will not be lazy because making money is not easy task for that we need to work smart and hard little more than the ordinary people.For example the people like Bill Gates or Anil Ambhani were from poor family but they are being one of the top millionaires or the world right now that is only possible through hard work.

Being always in abundance is hard work.  Always want to spend all having money, but to save them and multiply much more difficult.

I don't know for those rich people but for me, If I have much money I always spend them to have fun with my family but after that, I start to find money again to earn. So sometimes I'm lazy every time I earn big amount of money because I want to treat my self and my family and spend time until my money exhausted then after that I start to make money again.
I am not rich but I am satisfied with everyday blessings that I received.

What I heard from rich people they use their money to make money and they are not lazy because they are just using their own brain and money to get profit.

How to find out what people are. Someone earns a penny and thinks he worked a lot. Someone has earned millions of dollars and believes that this is not enough, because more work is needed.
Therefore it is a disease that can be cured, but it is difficult to overcome.

I'm sure for some people it does make them lazy, but I think it depends on how they got the money to begin with.  People like Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and other very successful individuals are naturally hard workers, and money hasn't made them lazy--it's never enough for them anyway, so they don't think they can rest on their laurels.

On the other hand, some people win the lottery, become rich, and never work another day in their lives.  Same goes for some people who inherit great wealth.  The latter group never has to work for it, so they grow up with the belief that money is always going to be there and have no perspective on issues like poverty.

Aside from the laziness issue, it's still a very good idea to find passive income strategies and to not let your money be lazy.  The rich know this, which is why they invested in hedge funds like Bernie Madoff's. 

Sometimes, being rich is somehow making them lazy because they can afford to let others do anything for them. Well if that rich person strives really hard to pursue what he got, then he really deserve to have that life. But doing it again and again isn't that good especially for pur body. We would live a sedentary lifestyle if we let our laziness takes into place. We should still do something. In that way, in my point of view, it could makes us feel the life we have after having the rich life we have right now.

I know some of you here will be relating this to "Let Your Money do the Work for You" and all of you will assume that people doing this are lazy well I will have to disagree with you. Yes they may not be doing all the physical labor needed to earn what regular workers do but managing a business or beinge one of the top in the company is absolutely one of the most hard work you will have to do. Imagine overlookong all departments at the same time future proofing your business it would be tough and a lot of stress for any business owner out there. So for people thinking that all rich people are lazy think again.

A person's satisfaction is different, or he believes he will get money in the next few days like someone who works in several companies. This type of person like you said before they will spend money when they have it.

But there are some people who think of the future with the money. They think that the value of money will change every time, and the value of each item (staple) will increase over time. So the solution that must be done is to choose the place of investment for his life in the future. This method is indeed effective for making the money held still has the same value in the next few years.

Come on man, why are we against the rich? Just because they are rich doesn't mean they all are lazy about it. I actually feel that they are not lazy because they are actually making money because they worked very hard for it and also very smart. We can not judge these things just by gossiping here. I mean come on why do you thin they are rich? I guess they worked thats why they are rich. If they are having leisure stuff all around them then it doesnt mean that they have gotten lazy. But they are acquiring life style which they can afford daily. Its not laziness.

Almost al tge rich people that i know are very hardworking folks. So being rich is not synonymous to being lazy.

Money will make someone lazy just for lazy person. But for the person who makes the money is for make ends meet and make his life always guaranteed, they will not be lazy when he got the money. Instead, they will be increasingly encouraged to get more money than usual. Assessing good or not to the person who has earned money then he becomes lazy is not good IMO.

They will not be able to take an advantage of the opportunity to continue to earn money, while he needs money for life after the money he gets is used up. A person's life will not be separated from money, he will always need it in any situation. How many people have money, with the time process the money will run out and this is the function to always look for and earn money.

I don't think so. When you have money, you probably have a more active life. You can spend more time taking advantage of the good things that life has, and that is not synonymous with laziness. You may not be so productive in your professional life. But on a personal level, it can be very important.

Generally people who get wealthy building their wealth are less lazy than those who have been wealthy by inheritance.

Being rich will make you lazy for a couple of months. In that duration, you have to enjoy how much you can and then you have to force yourself to get back on the track. It's up to you that you want to go for the bad side or good side. It's always hard but if you choose a good option then remember now you have both time and money and skills so nothing can stop you if you try to completion and new idea. People are always hungry for new ideas and if you can impress them they will impress you in return.

I don't think they necessarily become lazy, but they could lose focus. When you no longer have to work, it does take effort and dedication to continue working on projects.

Very interesting subject, it's not like that always. Mostly everything depends on person's nature. For example someone may find it amazing to have ability to come in top of business and develop it while others prefer to collect money and spend their life the way they want.
But if you see, when person has nothing, he has wish of everything and tries his/her best to get it (not everyone). When they had nothing, they know value of what they own currently, are more careful on their steps, it's stimul for them while people who have everything usually have no stimul to make something or develope.

Some rich people become so lazy because they inherit their parent's wealth without working and some rich people are not because they work night and day just to keep earning money as it is one of the most important things we need in order to survive meaning to buy food, clothes and more.

No being rich is not similar to being lazy. Many people are bot working in their houses because they claim that they are really rich. But what they do is they are focusing in becoming richer person. And there's nothing wrong with that.

That's a ridiculous kind of statement. I mean I'm sure there are a lot of lazy people who were born rich. But the reason why your statement is somewhat ridiculous is because being rich, and having a good job, education and so on are a lot more synonymous with being rich.

It's like you have a warped view of reality.

Most of rich people are still working hard despite of their wealth. It's continous and sometimes only sleep is their time of rest. That's why you at some cases, most rich people are having a family problem due to lack of communications because all majority of their time spend on their work.

And even they spend money like hell, it's their money after all. What matters here is they understand what they are doing.

Does money make people lazy? Why should it became like that? How money will came over and over again if people will become lazy. And if we are getting decent money out on a certain work, it will boost more our productivity and effort to do that work, right? :)

It is wrong to judge that way, most rich people play their money for more earnings to be earned in the future because they realize that by letting them make life miserable and doing nothing, such thoughts are closely related to a person which is successful, do not waste time and money, while still being able to do business and work I think there is nothing wrong with doing, if you do not want to live miserable life in old age without any grip, most people earn money just spend it buy that is of no benefit.

I am sure that everything depends on a person and sources of capital. I noticed that a person who did not earn money by an own labour did not know the value of money and usually this type o a person lived with pleasure not doing anything what did not give a pleasure. However there is another type of rich peoples who earn money by own labour and this type of rich people do not spend their life only for pleasures. Anyway it is just my observations. I have not been a rich man so I cannot think like a rich person as well as I have not lived as a rich person so I do not know any particulars about their life so I just may suppose how they live.

Laziness if more of an internal quality, rather than a quality that's there based on your wealth. It's a personality trait. Some people cannot sit still doing something, they always need to be involved in a project. Some people can have a lazy personality, but be forced to work because they are poor. So it's more of an individual thing.

Not at all, being rich is the fruit of a person's hard work. Working hard just to get what they want or even become rich does not define laziness.

Yes it does, when the person inherits the money or wins the lottery or even steals money from other people. Why am I saying this? Why did not someone make a sacrifice to make money to the point of becoming rich? this person will spend his money on the best things in the world, this person will not work or do anything that requires any effort. probably this person will go to some cruise or will make unlimited vacations in some country. This is the nature of many people, there are few people who work for love.


if the person owns the money, the person does what he wants with his money. as long as the person knows that eventually the money will end and that he should be responsible for his own actions.

Some sort of, people worked very hard for money so if they have money it takes away the reason why they have to work anymore. They could use their money to let other people work in their behalf.

I agree.Sometimes a person needs to reward also himself after a long time of hardworks and when he had reached already his goal of becoming rich,i think he will just rest for a while and then continue his labor to make more richer.Laziness does not often comes to rich people because they are those people who never finds contentment to a certain thing and so they keep on doing things that will make them happy.

That's what i am thinking honestly, if only i have lot of money then i can go on for a vacation.

Partially, money can make people lazy.

There is nothing wrong with that. It is your life, it is your money, you can live life whatever you want.

Money will make people lazy only if they were born rich already and loved to spend it all around but this only occur during their teenage days or the child is being spoiled by their parents, but if a parents pass their businesses to their child then you can't say he/she is lazy. Only if they didn't do anything just to recover their company from going down.

Rich people who received money by inheritance are often very lazy. Those who have earned their millions on their own, on the contrary, are ready to work hard and diligently.

it noRMally depends on the person.

Well it depends on how did you get those money. You got them by luck in a lottery or worked hard for them. Rich people that worked hard for their prosperity are not lazy.

No, I don't think being rich makes one lazy. As a matter of fact, it pushes the rich to become more greedy and to acquire more. Ask the rich if they consider themselves to be rich enough to rest and to lavish on their hard-earned money. I bet, no one will say, "Yes! I'm already rich, so I gotta stop here and retire." Still, they continue to make money by working harder than they used to be. They spend their whole life making more and more money, 'coz this grants them a sense of security and satisfaction.

I can't answer you on that one. However, one of my old lecture always tell us that programmers are lazy. Indeed, as a developer, I believe the biggest reason why I choose to join this industry (and play this specific role) is because I am lazy. :p.

Lazy is a lack of motivation, if you really want to break it down. There are many "lazy" who work all the time, and part of that is because they don't have the motivation to push forward. Though I don't want to sound as I'm putting those people down, because they're not truly lazy like those who simply give up. But what I'm trying to say is that there are people who are rich because they couldn't take the 40 hour grind and did something about it, while others accepted it.

If you got rich by accident then sure, you might get lazy because of that.

Im pretty sure its the opposite unless you`re not some kind of a rich kid who got everything for free. Rich people just dont stop or retire.