I was having a debate with my friend, I said one day I want to be a millionaire and be able to buy my dream car, a Lamborghini. He said I'm materialistic, and so I asked what's wrong with that? If I legitimately work hard for my money, I should have the right to spend it how I want. I want to be a computer programmer, and entrepreneur. (Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, etc.. are huge influences). Anyways, he says you never want to work for the money, being materialistic makes you greedy, is this true? Whats wrong with working hard towards my dream?

Everybody is greedy. It is human nature. If I put out a tray with a hundred slices of bacon and I tell everyone to take as many as they want, people are not going to try to figure out how many each should get...they are going to grab what ever they feel if fair to them..be it 50 slices or 5.

Bill Gates is a big philanthropist...he has a lot of material wealth and he works hard every day just GIVING IT AWAY. Same with Zuckerberg.

There is nothing wrong with working toward your dream. Your friend is just a bit jealous that he doesn't have such a dream and therefore he is trying to tear yours down.

Just tell him that even though your first batch of money will go to get the things you want, and the second batch of money is going to be spent on your friends that stick by you...after that...every thing you earn will go to charity...''like Bill Gates"

Make a billion dollars my friend, and enjoy all of it.

He's full of it. Everyone wants to make enough money to be able to buy the things they want - and the things their family might want - and still have money left over.

Being "materialistic" means that you would do things good people probably wouldn't do in order to get what you want. Like a woman marrying a man that she didn't love nor was attracted to just because he can give her a "good" life.

Personally I don't see how people can do that - but hey - its their life.

Yes, you have the right to spend it. But you're not buying someone else a Lamborghini, you're buying it for you.

I'm also not hearing anything here about you doing anything for anybody besides yourself. Ever put more than a dollar in the offering plate at church?

I have a feeling that the plate never even saw a dollar from you.

So there is absolutely nothing in your plans that would help anybody besides yourself. How does that look in the mirror?

There's nothing wrong with making a bit of money to pay your way through life and having goals you want to achieve. The problem is when it becomes an obsession. So work hard and do well for yourself, but don't lose sight of WHY you are doing it.

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