{"id":20283,"date":"2015-02-23T08:35:24","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T13:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadianbudgetbinder.com\/?p=20283"},"modified":"2025-01-28T10:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T10:09:57","slug":"single-millionaire-paid-the-price-to-get-where-he-is-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalskyweb.co\/canadianbudgetbinder.com\/2015\/02\/23\/single-millionaire-paid-the-price-to-get-where-he-is-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Millionaire Paid The Price To Get Where He Is Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

WE ALL HAVE A STORY<\/span><\/h2>\n

People may criticize the way you live your life but they might not know the price you paid to get where you are today.<\/em><\/p>\n

Stories often go untold because people are shy to say what they had to endure to become the person they are.<\/p>\n

I don’t talk about my life growing up with my friends but if they want to talk to me about theirs I’m happy to listen. It’s quite amazing what you learn about people once they open up about their upbringing and past.<\/p>\n

The price you pay<\/span><\/h2>\n

You might have heard or read about those rags to riches<\/a> stories which for some people hit home because they too were faced with situations that were unique but they overcame them.<\/p>\n

You don’t have to be a superstar to be deemed successful today all you need to do is believe in yourself. Those that don’t put in the effort to achieve their goals are often the people who put down those who pushed the limits to achieve their own.<\/p>\n

Believing that everyone with cash has or had the easy life<\/strong> is absurd. Just like others some of these rich people might have lost their families, relationships or went through struggles to live out their dream. That’s the price some people are willing to pay. Is it worth it? Only you can make that call.<\/p>\n

I’m no millionaire but I do push the limits to success because that’s the type of guy that I am. Mrs.CBB didn’t bank on me going back to school for almost 7 years of learning and working to get where I am today. She could have walked away as some spouses do because they want that “instant cash and success<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

Thank-fully my wife is not like that. Life is not easy that is for certain but without knowing the price we paid for love and money you can’t assume anything about us.<\/p>\n

Today I have a story rather than a question from a fan who wanted to share the price he paid for his success and what others think about him.<\/p>\n

Dear Mr.CBB<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m often the type of person who would shy away from money conversations but the other day someone said something to me that really set me off.<\/p>\n

I’m a successful business owner who is worth a couple of million dollars now but that didn’t happen over night. I had to work years to build my growing empire and I continue to do so on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

Before you wonder why or ask why I’m even here at a budgeting blog, let me explain. I read a story that caught my attention in 2012 about your father who said you only get one shot <\/a>at life. That’s it and I haven’t left as I enjoy reading your personalized posts.<\/p>\n

Yes, I budget my money and no I don’t just blow it on whatever I want. I don’t have limo drivers nor do I live in a mansion with maids, butlers and service people grooming the property. I live in a small modern and updated bungalow by myself as I’m not married yet but hope to be one day.<\/p>\n

Here is the situation I was faced with and want to share with your fans.<\/p>\n

Someone I know well in casual conversation made the remark that the reason I’m not married is because no woman would want to be with a man like me. I stopped and said “Like me, what do you mean<\/strong>?”\u00a0 What’s wrong with me I thought to myself?<\/p>\n

He replied that most women don’t want a man who is worth millions yet frugal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wait a minute here, so because I have money I have to splash it all over the place to fall in love? No, that’s not what love is all about. It may be to some men but for me. Money wasn’t the reason I started my business. I have skills that I put to work and I believe in my product.<\/p>\n

What he didn’t know was that I grew up very poor. My parents were on welfare for a good portion of my childhood. My dad lost his job and became an alcoholic drinking beer just about every other day. When you are the person who supports the family and then your job is down-sized it really takes a piece out of you.<\/p>\n

My mother she was too depressed to care.<\/p>\n

We lost our house because my parents couldn’t pay for the mortgage so we had to move into an apartment. Most of our belongings we sold for money to get us by until welfare was put in place.<\/p>\n

Most nights we would have to find food to eat as the cupboards and refrigerator had very little food. My parents made their way to the food bank or other charities more times than I care to remember although I’m grateful for them. Today I support them with donations every month as a reminder of my past life and to help others in need.<\/p>\n

I kept to myself as a child and had one or two close friends that I would have over to the apartment once in a while or I’d go to their place. I studied hard because school meant that I would get my ticket out of this life. I hated living on welfare and seeing other kids getting things I could only dream of.<\/p>\n

My parents could have worked but never found work right away. They didn’t try hard enough if at all and the booze and depressed state they were in didn’t help. Once they were paid to stay home they seemed to fall into a new world of living. Thankfully that didn’t last.<\/p>\n

My parents whom I love dearly are still together but don’t care to talk about the past. My father eventually quit drinking and found a job but it took them years to get back on their feet. They won’t accept any money from me as they want me to use it to better my life.<\/p>\n

Life took a twist for me having a dad with a good income to no food in the house. I didn’t have anyone paving the way with money when I went to University. I took out school loans like everyone else and had to pay them back like everyone else.<\/p>\n

I promised myself that I would do whatever it took to become successful and to live the life that my parents wanted for me. It was never their intention to hit rock-bottom but sometimes all it takes is an event or series of events to trigger a reaction.<\/p>\n

As a child it was devastating for me but I needed to break that cycle and I did that and I will continue to do that if I have children. I don’t want them worrying about if they have clothes for school with holes in them, food or school supplies.<\/p>\n

So, back to Mr. Know it All who thinks that no woman will date me because I don’t spend money like water. That may be true but I do know that when the right woman comes around that money won’t be the basis of our relationship.<\/strong> True love, I believe in it and somewhere, someone is waiting for me to whisk them away.<\/p>\n

I agree that dating someone with debt is difficult but the same goes when dating when you have money. You don’t know who is after you for the bank account or if they actually are falling in love. Getting your heart broken hurts like I’m sure everyone knows.<\/p>\n

My advice to your readers is to not judge people because you don’t know what they had to endure to get where they are today. No man or woman will stay in love if money is the glue that holds them together.<\/p>\n

I just wanted to get that off my chest because it was lingering in my head and I knew that your fans write to you so I thought I’d share my story.<\/p>\n

I may be a single millionaire but at the end of the day I still have to live with the man I’ve become from my past and current experiences.<\/p>\n

-BW<\/p>\n

Thanks BW for sharing your story and thank-you for following my blog.<\/p>\n

All too often people assume that those with money have to spend it on extravagant items to show their level of wealth. That’s not the case at all. Before I met my wife I had women contacting me often looking to date.<\/p>\n

I’ll admit I’m picky when it comes to women and I had something similar happened to me minus the rough upbringing. A guy friend of mine told me that a certain woman wanted to go on a date with me and that she thought I was sexy (I’m just saying what he said).<\/p>\n

I was busy with work and a relationship was the furthest thing from my mind but I agreed to go on a date with her. She was beautiful and had a great smile but that’s about as far as it went.<\/p>\n

The entire conversation over dinner revolved around money, my career and how great it was that I owned my home. She had no job, no education or plans to go back to school either (I asked). What on earth did she plan to do for money? She had been on government assistance for the past year.<\/p>\n

Obviously we had no connection but it was some of the things she said that scared me away especially that she thought I must have had money because I owned a home.<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t have cared so much that she had fallen on rough times but there was no motivation to get back out there and build a life financially for herself. When you are dating you don’t get much time to impress during the first and if there is a second date and she failed.<\/p>\n

Homes in the UK are pricey and I’ll admit I had a decent house for a single guy before I moved to Canada but that wasn’t the first home I had owned. I bought my first home at 21<\/a> so the money was rolled into the new house along with working my tail off and saving like crazy.<\/p>\n

I can understand how frustrating it may have been for BW when people think he should act a certain way just because he has money. I’ve never been as rich as him (I hope to one day) but I wasn’t struggling either.<\/p>\n

What I can’t relate to is the price he paid to get where he is today apart from dedication and hard work. By the sounds of it BW you have gone through many things that a child should never go through but it happens every day. Situations surround us that we don’t even hear about.<\/p>\n

What’s inspiring is how you took one bad situation and turned it into something as successful as your own business. You wanted to live a different life than what you had growing up and you succeeded to do just that.<\/p>\n

I have no doubt in my mind that every time you wanted to give up all you had to do was think back to the days of empty cupboards and dark times in your home for that motivational push.<\/p>\n

I guess the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover<\/strong>” will live on forever. Everyone has a story to tell and everyone’s story will be different so never assume anything about anyone.<\/p>\n

Congratulations on your success and best of luck in the love department. Sorry I’m no Millionaire Match Maker but you never know how or where you will meet your true love.<\/p>\n

-Mr.CBB<\/p>\n

Can you relate to anything BW went through to get where he is today?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is it really anyone’s business what you do and don’t do with your money?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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