A $13 Million dollar bank statement found in a cafe with a motivational message.

mike808hawaii · 2012-09-26T08:45:49+00:00

Don't focus on relationships, make millions... got it.

armandordx · 2012-09-26T13:40:05+00:00

For a 13 million dollar guy, his penmanship sucks!

fapswhiledriving · 2012-09-26T09:41:15+00:00

For those of you that have a hard time reading the statement....

The secret to happiness is FREEDOM, this right here is FREEDOM. The secret to freedom is COURAGE. All of your dreams can come true if you have the COURAGE to PURSUE them. Rid your life of distractions. DON'T FOCUS ON RELATIONSHIPS, that's a big one. DON'T listen to the people who say STOP. Just focus on YOU and your BUSINESS. Everything else can come later, as it's easiest to get later than THIS.

DIGGYRULES · 2012-09-26T09:24:24+00:00

While I agree that freedom is a key ingredient to happiness, not all of us will ever have millions of dollars no matter how hard we work. I am a school teacher and barely make ends meet. I worry constantly about things I will not have the money to buy...but I love my job. I enjoy every single day of my career. My children are proud of me and are happy and we love one another.

I would sooner have my children work on satisfaction and love as their keys to happiness. Would I be "happier" if I didn't have to worry about bills? Probably...but then I'd probably add another source of worry.

cat55 · 2012-09-26T12:03:26+00:00

This makes me sad. I agree money would give a kind of freedom. But i think when i am on my death bed, i won't be saying, wish i had made more money and had more freedom, i think i will be cherishing all the friends and loves, relationships i have had in my life.

junto80 · 2012-09-26T19:04:30+00:00

"Some people are so poor, all they have is money" ~Anonymous

hildiri · 2012-09-26T08:53:15+00:00

Just transfer 1 million to my account and don't think the rest...

did_you_read_it · 2012-09-26T14:29:24+00:00

actually there is no secret to happiness. though for most of us Money DOES buy happiness, up to about $75,000

and that's household income so if you and your spouse make 35-40k you're in great shape. it helps to have enough to get by without stress. if you are constantly under pressure for bills barely getting by that's miserable.

Focusing only on money will indeed make some happy or think they are happy. others will be miserable and regret frittering away their lives in pursuit of material gain . In the end it's up to you to know what makes you happy and unfortunately people tend to never stay at peak levels of happy.

as sappy as it is for a good general outlook I actually like the Laz Buhrmann speech

though ironically most sunscreen doesn't block the cancer causing sun rays (only helps prevent burns) and some of them can break down into free radicals and other cancer causing elements when exposed to sunlight.

lipish · 2012-09-26T08:57:29+00:00

It's funny to me how some, really most, people would see things this way. i've always felt like money is a burden, a necessary means that only causes worry and stress. It would be nice in many ways to have all that money, I can't deny it. But, I can't help but see all the problems it would cause, too.

Huronia · 2012-09-26T17:25:04+00:00

I think the point about not being distracted by relationships =/= don't have friends and lovers.

I means don't stress about them.

If your relationship, either with a friend or lover (or whatever) is stressful and preventing you from accomplishing your goals, you might want to ask yourself whether it's worth it.

I hate the fact that I live in a society where my relative freedom is tied quite directly to how much money I have.

But I'm also cognizant that as an individual citizen, regardless of my legal and personal sovereignty, I have zero power in changing this bondage - I live in a capitalist country, one that has been capitalist for over a hundred years before I was born.

And capitalism is, as Marx said, fundamentally fair - perhaps its only legitimate asset. If you work really, really hard, you'll likely make a shit tonne of coin. And when you have a whole bunch of money, you can not only do just about whatever your mind and imagination comes up with, but you might even be able to loosen the bonds that currently limits our individual freedom.

And if you do have means or are working your ass off to get the means you want, use it for good. If your desire is to be rich so that you can raise a family, travel the world, donate real capital to worthy charities, by all means, go for it and get what is yours.

Some rich people are assholes. In my experience, they tend to be the category of rich people who either inherited all their money or made it by exploiting others.

But these aren't the only types of rich people out there.

If the Gen Ys of Canada and the United States embraced capitalism on a personal level to ultimately pursue altruistic endeavours, not only would our respective economies be stronger than ever before, but we would have the requisite capital necessary to encourage and support broad, positive social change.

Progress has a price, one that ultimately boils down to individual initiative and hard work.

Money is neutral - neither good nor bad. Money does not corrupt absolutely. The people who believe inanimate objects retain (somehow) the power to corrupt are in effect absolving themselves of responsibility for their actions. If you're responsible enough to make money, you have all the individual capacity necessary to know how to use it for good.

I'd rather have the $13 million so I could spend part of it enjoying more time with my friends and family, and free them from whatever debts currently enslave them.

DerFuehrersFarce · 2012-09-26T10:53:40+00:00

It hardly seems like freedom if (s)he's chained him or her self to the idea of making millions as the only way of being happy.

There are lots of ways to make yourself a slave to an ideal, and this is one of them.

kliks · 2012-09-26T14:44:01+00:00

Hey you fuckers that say money is not happiness, just a little FYI, the guy does not say MONEY is happiness, he says FREEDOM is happiness and today, only money can give you true freedom.

upvoteplus · 2012-09-26T08:55:28+00:00

But most important. Don't realize that the statistics of you ever attaining this much money are slim-to-none. Just read this and be obliviously happy.

SirDudeGuyFella · 2012-09-26T13:14:44+00:00

I reject the idea that money = happiness or freedom. I have no ambition to make money other than to support my family and be able to cook good food.

reticent_loam · 2012-09-26T09:04:38+00:00

I hate it when people spout "positive thinking, create your own reality" crap.

watchinthewheels · 2012-09-26T12:05:37+00:00

Sounds pretty depressing to me actually. This person has clearly forgone all human relationships and some of the best parts of life in relentless pursuit of small green pieces of paper. He/she has written this as a desperate attempt to justify to themselves having taken this path in life and judging from the over the top tone and capitalisation they are trying really hard.

RICH_LITTLE · 2012-09-26T08:52:39+00:00

Fuck yea!

Guess who's buying lunch

ShareTheFun · 2012-09-26T08:47:51+00:00

The fact that it's written on a $12mil+ statement makes it more motivational

masterjoe03 · 2012-09-26T13:44:18+00:00

Screw that "motivational" bs, all I see is be lonely make money so you can buy yourself some new friends that wont give a crap about you without your money. Make friends first, get relationships, surround yourself with people that will make you happy and not take full advantage of your wallet. Do what you love doing and be passionate about it. Never give up your dreams or passions or friends for money. Money is a prison, not freedom. No rock star goes out saying "yeah I am going to try to be a rock star" they go out there with love for what they do and the money and fame comes from their passion.

chaiguy · 2012-09-26T18:57:12+00:00

One of my very good friends lives on a boat in the Caribbean, he makes a very meager living doing odd jobs for other boat owners and has written a series of books that occasionally sell one or two copies.

He has a brother that's an investment banker, pulls down the very big bucks. He also owns a boat, like his brother. The difference is that one of them sails anywhere he wants, doesn't own a cell phone, and watches the sunset on paradise every-single-day. The investment banker has had 3 vacations in the past decade, my friend the vagabond is on a permanent vacation.

Who has more freedom?

neon_moon · 2012-09-26T13:47:16+00:00

Whoever wrote this is a lonely, lonely person. I'd rather have relationships, friends, good times and memories over 13 million any day.

Ah-Schoo · 2012-09-26T16:12:07+00:00

Canadian $

3vilJEster · 2012-09-26T16:32:55+00:00

I couldn't disagree with this more. I have an amazing wife and two awesome children, and I'm broke as shit and very happy.

txphotog · 2012-09-26T13:21:54+00:00

He's right.

ezwip · 2012-09-26T12:08:16+00:00

Broke back mountain msg meets receipt.

MrRicey · 2012-09-26T14:49:23+00:00

Fat stacks, yo!

hereticmoox · 2012-09-26T15:52:14+00:00

IANAB, but isn't it a huge liability for banks to have an account with more than 250,000$ in it? I know it's possible, but they can't insure your money for more than that amount and usually people divide their assets between multiple accounts to make sure their money is covered.

zak_attaq · 2012-09-26T16:13:16+00:00

Can I just say this is such a douche thing to do?

couper · 2012-09-26T21:14:31+00:00

This guy is full of shit. He later says on his facebook page that this is NOT his bank account. It is his COMPANY's bank account. If I worked for Google and have $13 Million budgeted for my team, I sure as hell wouldn't pretend like I'm rich and have access to $13M for myself. Company money and personal money are two, very separate things.

EDIT: Proof Here http://www.facebook.com/BankStatementGuy (He provides a photo of another statement to prove it's him)

Read the 1st post at the bottom of the page that starts with:

I'm a late 20's something guy who left my near $13 Million Dollar bank statement at a cafe...

It goes on to say

Finally, to those who ask “Why keep all this money in a regular bank account” – I don’t. This money is simply one of my businesses' excess cash accounts, it's a CIBC Business Interest Account. It gets transferred out every quarter to various accounts and investments.

ArsenicAcid · 2012-09-26T21:16:48+00:00

All that money and still writes like a 12 year old.

HeezyB · 2012-09-26T23:50:45+00:00

thanks for the karma robbing bro.

Seikoholic · 2012-09-27T04:01:49+00:00

My father rode me relentlessly to "get my ducks in a row" and make money. Dollars dollars dollars. Way back when, when I was eighteen and heading for college he asked me what my plans were. I said I wanted to be an archaeologist. He thought this was totally sub-standard as I'd be entering a "dead field" and wouldn't make money. Like an idiot I listened. Now I'm locked in - money money money. I'm married, have a family, we have fun, but a huge amount of my time and energy are spent on money. My dad always used to say that "Life isn't about being happy" - and I'm disgusted that so far I've proved him right.

Dyrmaker · 2012-09-27T04:28:11+00:00

This guy has no friends

ibankai · 2012-09-26T15:33:25+00:00

What a douche for leaving is statement and making other people feel like crap!

ha1fway · 2012-09-26T18:09:54+00:00

Seems like a depressing message honestly.

ehorgan · 2012-09-26T15:03:28+00:00

I bet this person is a real douche-nozzle. The kind of person you HATE to be in a room with.

skrowl · 2012-09-26T16:03:58+00:00

I bet the people in the "Occupy" movement would like to have a piece of this guy's freedom redistributed to them

wehaddababyeetsaboy · 2012-09-26T16:31:13+00:00

I think this is actually very sad. I mean honestly who would leave a bank statement with 13 million with that written on it?

I'll tell you who; a person that doesn't have have any relationships.

boom_shaka_laka_laka · 2012-09-26T21:07:28+00:00

insert whiney 99% rants here

BrainWav · 2012-09-26T17:55:39+00:00

Is this in the US? Doesn't the FDIC only insure up to $100,000? That's a lot of risk if the bank goes under.

spider_cock · 2012-09-26T19:17:02+00:00

This is why Capitalism will never work.

uuuuut · 2012-09-26T19:31:28+00:00

Sounds like this guy is trying to justify not having a real life with the $13 million in his checking account.

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