Asian American Attitudes toward Wealth | Asian American Poll

AA ATTITUDE TOWARD WEALTH
(Updated Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008, 05:07:05 PM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

Assuming you are an Asian American, how important is wealth in your assessment of a person's attractiveness?
It's one of the most important. | 19%
It's just one of many factors. | 36%
It's less important than other qualities. | 29%
I don't care about a person's wealth. | 16%

Assuming you are an Asian American, which best matches your feelings toward your own wealth?
I'd give up weekends to double my income. | 20%
I'd work longer hours for 50% more income. | 39%
I'm happy with my current income. | 24%
I'd give up some income for more free time. | 17%

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M:

hahah! AC dropout gotcha there! without money, yer all a buncha bums!!
; ) Monday, April 22, 2002 at 22:12:20 (PDT)

M,

That is one of the characteristics of suddenly having made a lot of money. People who are considered "nouveau riche" are not raised with huge amounts of cash. A lot of people who made it big before their 30, are not thinking like "old money" people in preserving wealth for generations to come. You just made millions of dollars in a year and your not ready to retire. What are you going to do? Spend some of it, of course.

Sure "old money" folks look down on "new money" folks as people without class. Or their more euphamistic terms "outside of proper society."

But "new money" folks look down at "old money" folks because they are people without drive or vision. "Old Money" mentality is to preserve family wealth at all cost so that continue to live the "leisure class" lifestyle their ancestors left them.

So in the end what's "old money" without money? Bums. What's "nouveau riche" without money? A Businessman.
AC dropout Sunday, April 21, 2002 at 18:31:35 (PDT)

That is just what I have observed, I live in a big coastal city and EVERY asian girl has a Louis Vuitton bag, designer clothes, every asian guy has an expensive souped up car. Some of the AM's I know make obscene amounts of money in the IT industry, and live in houses that are almost mansions. I mean there's nothing wrong with having a good job and making lots of money, it just seems like a lot of them feel the need to flaunt it.
M Friday, April 19, 2002 at 12:37:09 (PDT)

M,

Better to be nouvear riche, than never riche.
AC Dropout Thursday, April 18, 2002 at 16:07:01 (PDT)

M:

are you speaking for yourself?

cuz you shore aren't speaking for me!

:(
:- P Saturday, April 13, 2002 at 23:18:54 (PDT)

Oh come on, most AA's I see are totally money hungry, so important to have the status job, status house, status designer clothes, status car. Y'all just loooove to show off all that money. Ah the nouveau riche, completely without class.
M Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at 20:00:54 (PDT)

well said! xrossed --that sums up my feelings about money too.

I would like to not care about money, and could easily squander it, but not having any makes your life decisions very limited.

:(
:( Tuesday, April 09, 2002 at 22:35:29 (PDT)

I think money is very personal. It all depends on the type of family, personal development, childhood that one has.

Some need more money than others to feel happy, secure, satisfied.

But it shouldn't be the end all. Everyone should strive to grow and contribute as best they can.

But money is a form of energy - the more you have the more power you have over you own personal choises and to affect those around you.

Maybe the answer is that everyone should have enough money so that their dicesions and choices in life are never inflenced by lack of money.

xrossed id in NYC Monday, April 08, 2002 at 18:52:25 (PDT)

AC dropout:

You're my hero! I wish I was at this stage in life.
some visitor Friday, February 08, 2002 at 04:05:21 (PST)

I've been known as eccentric and different among my Asian peers. Money plays a medium role in my life. I won't work more than 45 hours a week for more money. i'm not making great income either. 50k is a sufficing mark. of course, more is better. I've been spending more time at the gym, learning some new hobbies and establish relations with friends and family. i wouldn't trade wealth for happiness.
JJ Thursday, February 07, 2002 at 11:23:10 (PST)

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