Why Work if You Don’t Have To?
I recently bumped into an old acquaintance I hadn’t seen in years. Are you still managing money? he asked.
“No, I write investment advice now,” I said.
“Well, it must not be panning out too well,” he said with a wink, “or you wouldn’t still be working!”
I’ve heard variations of this line over the years. And while it’s always offered in jest, it hints at a particular mindset:
Why would anyone continue to work if he didn’t have to?
Yet I’d be bored to death without a job — and even more of a pain in the neck to everyone around me, I’m sure. (Warren Buffett and Bill Gates — two gentlemen who have a few dollars — apparently feel the same way.) Continue reading
