They say that wealthy individuals live in their universe. While we can chuckle at the advise to eat cakes when there is no bread, someone seriously suggests purchasing a house and renting it out in a difficult financial condition.

I worked in a classy restaurant with highly wealthy patrons. It was my shift, I was exhausted, and my nerves were on edge. For whatever reason, all of the guests that day were unpleasant and belligerent.

One man appeared. He was harsh, only ordered the cheapest dishes, pushed me to hurry, and began teaching me how to work. The icing on the cake was when I came to take away his plate of unfinished food, and he remarked, “You may finish it. You eat after us, don’t you? So I simply blurted out, “Actually, you eat after us.”
The expression on his face at that point was priceless. But I was fired.

Here’s another story! When I was in my early twenties, my beat-up old automobile broke down in my job’s parking lot as I was ready to drive home. I was paid $10 per hour as a pastry chef for a catering company. This was hardly enough to pay my rent.

I was visibly distraught since my automobile had died. My supervisor (business owner) ended up asking me, “Why are you so upset? It’s only a car! Simply purchase another one!” I couldn’t even answer; I just stared at her like she was insane.