Montauk
I am almost too relaxed to write anything. This place is dripping with money, think Deer Valley minus the mountains. We went to a roadside seafood shack for lobtser rolls and there were 2 Lamborghini’s, 3 Bentleys, and hordes of BMW suv’s and Range Rovers in the parking lot. My Aunts place is sweet. Technically it is in East Hampton, but we have always considered in Montauk. The best part of the house is there is an outdoor shower. I have to get one of these! Ralph Lauren has 2! huge estates down the street. Pretty much every house on the beach is owned by someone you have heard of (or a hedge fund manager).
This morning I went for a long walk on the beach (did I really just write that?), and did a burly core workout. The weather is kind of crappy at the moment but it is supposed to be sunny and in the 80’s for the rest of the week. As I was walking past these huge estates I was wondering what it takes to live like that. How did these people do it? This is New York so there is a certain amount of “old” money but still someone made that money in the first place. I know they didn’t do it working for someone else. Besides hard work what is it that gets them to this level, is it education, luck? I know a few people who have done pretty well for themselves but this is another level all together. I consider myself a smart guy but here I am working for someone else at a job I despise. I have failed at my own attempts to be self employed, but I am still trying. While I am not poor I am far from rich. Do I need a Bugatti in the garage to be happy? No, but another step in in the tax bracket would be nice. The wheels are turning….
