Marrying into Money

[ER@40]

This ER goal is taking too long . . . maybe I can achieve the same by Marrying into money. Anyone have any good ideas on this? Perhaps hook up with some rich industrialists or politicians daughter? Am willing to offer a finder's fee

 

[haha]

This ER goal is taking too long . . . maybe I can achieve the same by Marrying into money.

One of my college friends did this. Sounded like a great deal, until next thing we heard he had gone gay.

Ha

 

[HFWR]

Was that a "company outing"

 

[grumpy]

My father once advised me that "it is just as easy to fall in love with a rich girl as a poor girl". Problem was I never met any rich girls. But it all worked out O.K. When Mrs. Grumpy and I got married she had $100 to her name, I had $8.50. We had to cash a few wedding gift checks to go on our honeymoon. This past Wednesday was our 36th anniversary. We are both retired (ages 57 and 58) and FI.

Grumpy

 

[Cut-Throat]

This ER goal is taking too long . . . maybe I can achieve the same by Marrying into money. Anyone have any good ideas on this? Perhaps hook up with some rich industrialists or politicians daughter? Am willing to offer a finder's fee

From what I have heard: If you marry for money, you end up earning every penny of it!

 

[Dawg52]

Perhaps you should consider and old rich widow gal.  Nah..........not worth it.

 

[kat]

Thanks guys. Been wondering what my best guy friend (married) was trying to warn me about. :

 

[Cut-Throat]

Perhaps you should consider and old rich widow gal.  Nah..........not worth it.

Reminds me of the joke - The 85 year old man shows up at his class reunion with his new wife - A 23 year old shapley blonde. One of his former classmates says to him "How did an old codger like you get such a Hot young thing to marry you" - The 85 yeard old says "I lied about my age - I told her I was 99"

 

[Jay_Gatsby]

This ER goal is taking too long . . . maybe I can achieve the same by Marrying into money. Anyone have any good ideas on this? Perhaps hook up with some rich industrialists or politicians daughter? Am willing to offer a finder's fee

Her dad would probably insist on a pre-nup. :

 

[yakers]

Just my two cents but what I remember most the years of struggling together as a team are more memorable than years of easy money. I do know a good friend in college who maried into serious money ($100M in 1972) and found a really nice gal but that is so much the exception.
I never had a problem dating women who made a lot more than I did (which is not hard as a Federal civil servant) but they were making money rather than inheirting it so that makes a difference.

 

[cute fuzzy bunny]

Believe it or not, you came to the right place.

Buy yourself a decent mid-range tuxedo, a nice pair of shoes, a nice watch and 2-3 different ties/cummerbunds. Or a couple of nice cocktail dresses and shoes if you're female. Please...only if you're female!

Look into the local black-tie charity ball/events going on. Every major city has about one a week, sometimes more. Everything from dances to museum openings. Sign up, pay for your deductible tickets and go. And keep going.

I had a buddy that went to every one. I went with him 3-4 times a year. You run into roughly the same 75-80% of men and women, a lot of which are looking for someone to meet. After you've seen and talked to the same people a couple of times and they've seen and talked to you, pick somebody interesting out and go from there. There is a 'seasoning' period to these things, as some of the non-regulars are scammers or looking for a quick pick-up. You have to muddle into this a little.

The regulars are almost ALWAYS reasonably smart, high end professionals or people who have family money. My friend Dave always had a full 'dance card' and none of the women he met and dated were head cases or jerks.

Probably a good way to meet and fall in love with a nice, well to do woman or man as easily as you fall into love with a poor jerk. And if nothing else, gets you out of the house once a week to mix and mingle.

Its not even hard work. Even after only going now and then, I had plenty of attractive, interesting women come up to me regularly with the "didnt I see you at the museum opening last month?'...

 

[ER@40]

Food for thought. Thanks everybody.
At this rate I'll be married (and richly so) in no time.
Who says there's no leprechaun gold at the end of the rainbow . . .

 

[Nords]

Just my two cents but what I remember most the years of struggling together as a team are more memorable than years of easy money.

Pain & trauma have a way of enhancing life's experiences... or at least searing them into your cerebral cortex.

 

[Jarhead*]

One of my college friends did this. Sounded like a great deal, until next thing we heard he had gone gay.

Ha

Ha: So what's the end of the story? Did she kick the poor guy out of the house, and leave him penniless, or did she give him a few bucks for a "good try"?

 

[haha]

Jarhead, I don't know. I didn't know him (or her) well enough to ask about that. I do know that they both were devastated. I don't think he knew and obviously she didn't. She was an East Coast Socialite, and he just seemed like an unusually polite well spoken guy.

He's now a history of art professor and doing fine on his own.

Ha

 

[REWahoo]

One of my college friends did this. Sounded like a great deal, until next thing we heard he had gone gay.

I don't think he knew...

HaHa:

Ha ha.

REW

 

[KB]

Happy Anniversary to the Grumpys.

My parent's had their 58th anniversary the Wednesday before yours. Hard to imagine.....I only made it to 7.

 

[REWahoo]

My father once advised me that "it is just as easy to fall in love with a rich girl as a poor girl". Problem was I never met any rich girls. But it all worked out O.K. When Mrs. Grumpy and I got married she had $100 to her name, I had $8.50. We had to cash a few wedding gift checks to go on our honeymoon. This past Wednesday was our 36th anniversary. We are both retired (ages 57 and 58) and FI.

Grumpy

I can sure relate. DW and I are your ages and we will celebrate #37 in 2 months. DW had an appendectomy on the 3rd day of our honeymoon. No insurance. Medical bills took almost every penny we had. No wedding gift checks to cash...

REW

 

[charlie]

Lynda and I will celebrate our 39th in July. Hard to believe that
I have been married for 55% of my life.

Cheers,

Charlie

 

[Eagle43]

DW and I = 40 years. 40/62 of my life? Is that a good asset allocation? Hmmmm. Wow, never thought of it that way?

 

[REWahoo]

40/62 of my life? Is that a good asset allocation?

Not bad, but if you can work it up to 75/97, you will be set for life.

REW

 

[Mr._johngalt]

From what I have heard: If you marry for money, you end up earning every penny of it!

Ooh, that's a good one. I dated some very rich females and ended
up marrying one with no money, so it must have been love.
No regrets.

JG

 

[Caroline]

Marrying into Money
« on: June 23, 2005, 09:46:53 PM »

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This ER goal is taking too long . . . maybe I can achieve the same by Marrying into money. Anyone have any good ideas on this? Perhaps hook up with some rich industrialists or politicians daughter? Am willing to offer a finder's fee

HaHa -- I notice that YOU'VE noticed both this question AND the gender of the questioner!

On the issue of gold digging and gender, I rest my case!
Caroline

 

[cute fuzzy bunny]

Not bad, but if you can work it up to 75/97, you will be set for life.

And I thought 60/40 was the magic number...