For wealth to be achieved, greed must be applied.

[Hamza2424]

Bro, you are rubbing it the wrong way, but yep, that's true. You have to pull your hand out of every extra responsibility you have taken, but keep one thing in mind, the money that you spend on the needy is not a waste, never. You always get that in return from somewhere with 10x profit too.

I won't also include family size into this discussion because that's not relevant and not true even. Rich people have more wives, more kids too, poor can have only one or two wives, but they can definitely have 12 kids. That's why a country is poor, as the saying goes: WE are poor as an economy because a poor family gives birth to at least 5 more poor kids if they don't wish to change their lives in the future.

Greedy is a harsh word too, you just have to say no, and when you start saying no to extra trouble, burden just because you are humble, it means you are risking yourself. You will be there when they need you.

But they won't be, that's for sure. But before you actually reach that time, test them, fake everything, and test who is with you and who is not.

[Bitcoin_people]

I don't know whether we should call that greed or the desire to be rich.
Can't we define greed and the desire to be rich differently?
I think we can consider those who work hard to get something and work tirelessly to increase their wealth without changing their wealth as greedy, as opposed to calling them greedy.
And we can call those who want to earn more wealth by taking risks on their wealth.
But if the desire to be rich is considered greedy, then I am inclined to be that kind of greedy.

Every human being always has needs. People work tirelessly to change their financial position with the main goal of becoming rich. Of course, this can be called greed because a person always plans to live like rich people by accumulating money and earning it to reach that position. Because if a person does not have greed, he will never work so hard to earn money. Everyone is greedy for money. If people did not have greed, they would not have the desire to take big risks. Everyone is greedy for money and wealth. Every person has greed, the only difference is that. Everyone has the desire to be rich and if people call it greed, then everyone tries to do it. Greed should not actually be called that, but we should call all those things greed, where a person expects to get more from something good even after getting it, that is what can be considered greed.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Be greedy with your money, you will  grow fast than a generous man that gives anyone that comes his way,  people are not good, when you're doing business you have to be greedy and be ready for abuse ,because many people will abuse you for not giving to them. Especially when you're just building don't start with giving people,  develop well and be rich first. Is when you have enough you can give,  in your struggling day don't be a giver be stingy with your money.

Many people businesses are facing financial challenges today because they become cheerful giver in their early stage in business,  until you're successful keep your money to yourself,  If you go broke  people won't remember how you give to them,  they will be the first to mock you , guide your money with all your heart.

Honestly I agree with that in order to get rich a bit of greediness must be applied at some stage. And as a person who is still trying to build a business, you must not involve anybody who will distract you from growing it by borrowing your money or begging from you. That is why in my region, there are some people who believe that when you are growing your business, you must travel to a place where you don’t know anybody even. Because once you’re living together with them, you may not be able to say no when a family member or someone close to you comes with a request. So in my opinion a person can become rich without many people seeing you as a greedy person.

[Mate2237]

First of all, when it comes to achieving financial stability there is no way greed should be applied, in the context I'm sure you add trying to say that one must practice financial management and technically that's not the same thing as greed. On the road to being wealthy there are things that needs to be put in place, you need to understand how to control the Way you spend money or mind what you spend on, this is because your resources at that time is supposed to be put into what would generate wealth for you and in order for you to make sure that this is sustainable you must manage your profits effectively.

[Joy- maker]

So the next time you call someone greedy take a deep reflection before calling them names because, some of the people we call greedy are not greedy but is only intentional about their finance.

I don't understand why you are thinking that someone needs to be greedy in order to be wealthy. As far as I'm concerned being greedy can never make you wealthy, wealth is build through hard work, discipline, patience and wise financial decisions not greed. So I would advise you change your mentality, I'm not saying you should be spending money careless just spend wisely while chasing your dream. Learn to save, invest and make decisions that will benefit your future, instead of believing that greed is the key to success.

[Ndabagi01]

Honestly I agree with that in order to get rich a bit of greediness must be applied at some stage. And as a person who is still trying to build a business, you must not involve anybody who will distract you from growing it by borrowing your money or begging from you. That is why in my region, there are some people who believe that when you are growing your business, you must travel to a place where you don’t know anybody even. Because once you’re living together with them, you may not be able to say no when a family member or someone close to you comes with a request. So in my opinion a person can become rich without many people seeing you as a greedy person.

People will always talk whether you’re being greedy or not. Just remain focused until you achieve your dream goal in any business you’re venturing into. The people around you do not love you as much as think they care for themselves also. People will deliberately want you to borrow that money you’re using for business to help solve their issues when fully well they know that money is for business and not personal money to be spent. I like the idea of moving away from people you know in order to have your business flourish. At some point when you’re building a business, you need to be greedy with some request and put yourself and your business first in order to grow.

[uneng]

So the next time you call someone greedy take a deep reflection before calling them names because, some of the people we call greedy are not greedy but is only intentional about their finance.

I don't understand why you are thinking that someone needs to be greedy in order to be wealthy. As far as I'm concerned being greedy can never make you wealthy, wealth is build through hard work, discipline, patience and wise financial decisions not greed. So I would advise you change your mentality, I'm not saying you should be spending money careless just spend wisely while chasing your dream. Learn to save, invest and make decisions that will benefit your future, instead of believing that greed is the key to success.

Also, greed is never going to make someone satisfied, because he will always want more and more, without never being enough. So, why someone fully conscious and aware about it would want such thing for himself considering it will only bring pain? I think some dosage of ambition is a good thing, as it can work as a motivation to leave comfort zone and pursue something else or hitting the next level, but it has to be in a balanced way, otherwise it ends becoming greed.

[hafiztalha]

I must be honest, I really dislike this fixation you people have on wealth and wealthy people.
Why have we made money the most valuable thing in this world? Don't get me wrong, I understand how important money is, and I am also looking and working hard for it because I know I can't enjoy life without it, but we have made it the ONLY important thing in life, and it shouldn't be so, in my opinion.

Honestly, we need to change this perspective and look into this issue from very different angle. I don't think that there is anything wrong with wanting to become rich but the problem arises when it is assumed that money is going to tell us everything about a person. To earn money and to become rich, there are a lot of things that need to be done including hard work, taking risks, and acquiring valuable skills and it is also true that not every wealthy person has made money through all of these qualities and it is also true that being poor does not mean he does not have these qualities.

If someone is wealthy, it doesn't mean person is intelligent. Depends on us how we judge people we should judge them based on their actions and character as compared to their balance. And we often judge people by looking at them. If someone has money, that doesn't mean that person has a perfect life and being poor does not mean that person is not happy.

[Russlenat]

So the next time you call someone greedy take a deep reflection before calling them names because, some of the people we call greedy are not greedy but is only intentional about their finance.

I don't understand why you are thinking that someone needs to be greedy in order to be wealthy. As far as I'm concerned being greedy can never make you wealthy, wealth is build through hard work, discipline, patience and wise financial decisions not greed. So I would advise you change your mentality, I'm not saying you should be spending money careless just spend wisely while chasing your dream. Learn to save, invest and make decisions that will benefit your future, instead of believing that greed is the key to success.

Honestly, I still think that a little bit of greed can bring success to your future. Because if there's no greed at all, that's no longer how a human works. We all have greed that we are trying to hide, its just that some focus on it and totally forget that what we need more is financial discipline, hard work and patience, greed should only be a small portion enough to drive us and gain high momentum to succeed on our own life's goals and ambitions.

[danherbias07]

I disagree.

One can still view the world with full emotions and still be wealthy. Actually, they can be wealthier that way, as many investors will probably like the idea, and you will be surrounded by many friends and relatives who will help you out.

Financial discipline. Well, there are many people who have gained their bachelor's degrees to be financial advisors, so a wealthy person could just sit back and let them do their jobs. When it comes to businesses, there are managerial degrees that can help with that.
A person doesn't need to be greedy to claim wealth. In fact, he may need to get some help for everything to be in order and keep the wealth. For a person who is just starting to gain wealth, he could actually do it the same way. Ask for help. Learn it, live it. It's not greed; it's motivation, a dream, a goal.

[Alpha Marine]

Honestly, I still think that a little bit of greed can bring success to your future. Because if there's no greed at all, that's no longer how a human works. We all have greed that we are trying to hide, its just that some focus on it and totally forget that what we need more is financial discipline, hard work and patience, greed should only be a small portion enough to drive us and gain high momentum to succeed on our own life's goals and ambitions.

What you are talking about is ambition, not greed. I already differentiated them. You don'tneed to be greedy, you need to be ambitious. They're two different things.
Every successful human being has ambition. As long as you want something that you need to work for, that is ambition. It will be greed when you want to get it by any means necessary. Greed is a selfish desire that is insatiable and pushes you to go for everything, even if it is at the expense of other people.

[EarnOnVictor]

So the next time you call someone greedy take a deep reflection before calling them names because, some of the people we call greedy are not greedy but is only intentional about their finance.

The fact that you said it doesn't mean it is true, and in fact, I disagree with you over 85%.

You’re confusing systemic advantage of the rich with pure discipline, and dismissing real poverty as just a lack of intention. That's unfair!

While emotional intelligence and self-control are key in managing money, your argument insensitively ignores the fact that the financial pyramid is shaped by unequal opportunities, inheritance and systemic barriers that hard work alone or your so-called discipline cannot fix. Labeling struggling families as merely undisciplined is a wrong usage that ignores harsh economic realities. However, you are right that long-term wealth requires strategic investing over impulsive spending, nevertheless, my question for you is: 1. Are all poor/middle-class reckless spender, and .1. Are all rich people prudent?

For me, the answers are No&No! So what's your point?

[Tamaperdana]

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The point is, achieving wealth does give the impression that we are greedy and relentless. Because basically, ordinary people who don't understand our thought process will definitely wonder why that person is like that. However, people who are rich or are building wealth are clearly not greedy, but rather they are passionate. Because they are so passionate that they appear greedy to others. But as long as it doesn't negatively impact anyone, I think it's okay for us to continue striving and be enthusiastic in achieving the wealth we desire.

So, yes, sometimes people from the lower middle class find it difficult to accept things like this. Because they don't know, they end up labeling rich people as bad people in the sense of being greedy. But that's not the case, because in reality, truly rich people are mostly very kind and often help others. So maybe it's just a matter of different mindsets between lower middle class people and people who are rich or already have a rich mentality.

[DrBeer]

I wouldn’t use the word "greed",  instead, I’d say "reasonable consumption" or "well-planned spending".
It’s just that wealthy people have a different attitude toward money - for them, it’s a resource that, when managed properly, will grow on its own, which means you have to be careful about how you spend it.
Greed, in my view, is more about irrational hoarding, restricting one’s needs, and a form of "deferred living"  - where there’s a chance you simply won’t get to enjoy the money you’ve set aside.

[Jubilee58]

If you want to build wealth, you have to cultivate some characters that will help you grow easily, and some of these characters are ignored by many people who don't really understand the principles behind creating wealth. To achieve wealth, one has to cut off any uncessary expenditure in the cause of building wealth, you should always draw your scale of preference end ensure you only spend money on the things you need. Focus on your goals and objectives, and ignore living a flamboyant life, when someone lives an expensive lifestyle, building wealth will be difficult because the money you are meant to invest, and become rich , you will earned up using it to purchase liabilities instead of asset. If you must build lasting wealth, you have to deny yourself certain pleasure at the beginning, and get the benefit or live the kind of life you want later on. For instance, imagine investing $5000 in Bitcoin in the past decade, ordinary this some of money would solve some financial challenges or you would have probably used it for your own pleasure, but such money would have made you rich today.

Many had the opportunity of increasing their wealth, but they attached it with pleasure, and thereby denying themselves from financial growth. Building wealth is not all about holding huge amount of money in your bank account or putting huge amount of money in a business, but what matters is your ability to have control over money, and ensure financial multiplication on the long run through investment.

[Judith87403]

A critical and emperical look at does who are wealthy, and are up there in the financial pyramid is that, when it comes in the area of finance is that, such people are considered very greedy. This is the narrative that the general public which is made of the poor and average looking people consist of. Wealth is not achieved by accident or by even shared luck, but wealth is a commulation of deliberate and intentional effort that are taken by individuals who are tired and is ready to change their financial situation. This is the reason why you will see those who are living above the average level often been called greedy by family members and people around them who are not living intentional life's or are neither disciplined when it comes in the area of finances and it management.

Do you really understand what you're saying? Greed simply means when you want something more in excessive which can be money or power. It's just like some persons who have been in government offices for years and doesn’t want other people to occupy that position, it is greed. Wanting more money even when you have enough of it is also greed. Now how does being greedy correlates with being financially disciplined with the way you spend money on people. Calling it stingy would have sounded better because it simply means you have but you are not willing to give to others. There's nothing bad if someone decides to make money and be strict with how they spend money on other people. When it comes to one's finances, you must be discipline if you want to reach a certain level of financial independency. 

[Kol:on]

I think to become rich one does not need to act greedy, collect a lot of money in various ways it does not mean you are greedy,

To become rich, it has to do with risk and sacrifice...And that's why in some entrepreneurs novels, it stipulated that a risk takers are liable to be rich...it never point at greedy...It's obvious that greedy someone can lose opportunities to be rich at any time...

as long as the way you do it is right and does not harm others or does not take away the rights of others then there is nothing wrong with that way, the pursuit of wealth in my opinion is more about how smart and hard
You just need to have goals, ambition to achieve them and discipline.

You have a point...but i want you to know that to be rich, it come from spring-being...But you have impact to play to enables it to be success..but the most important thing you should know, is that, no riches that comes without Determination, strategies and hardworking...

From the topic I already found the topic Intresting and sense making, glancing through the whole write up.. I agree with the post.
Just like a colleague said as well, so far you are not hurting anyone or taking what doesn't belong to you. Then it's allowed in fact that is what trends around the world now.. No successful being right now wasn't greedy at some point. Be it via business.. Dangote, Otedola, Elon... Music.. Jay Z, Wizkid, Davido... Football Cristiano Messi Neymar... And the likes... For wealth to be achieved,, greed must be applied.. FACTUAL.