Does rich rub off?

Rich does not “rub off” & it does not trickle-down.

If you’re good friends or SO are rich, then you may have some benefit, but I do not think you will become independently wealthy.

Only if they deign to give you some stock tips.

Or introduce you to that cute cousin of theirs, Richie Richmond-Richfield, who just happened to be at the club and take a liking to you on the day your friend brought you as a guest for drinks.

Not from just hanging around with them, waiting for “rich to rub off.”

They may be able to give you tips or some insider knowledge. But most importantly you can observe what they do and get to know the people they know.

The old adage is true: it isn’t what you know it’s who you know.

Yes it can. Though it just as easily sucks the life out of those who believe so.

Ha. Everyone seems to think so. Ask my ‘friends’ – it sure makes life easier but making true friends more difficult.

I believe Onasis once said that learning to listen to people was key. But equally important was the hard work, passion, and desire to succeed.

Just knowing someone who is rich and hanging out with them will not make you rich. If they are giving and you are receptive they can teach you how to channel you inner immigrant to make you wealthy. The only way to gain richness by way of rich person is to marry them or marry into the family.

I wish.

No.

I agree with @tranquilsea you may learn how they think, acheive, work, network, get tips, etc. Hanging around rich people probably increases your chances of making more money then hanging around poor people. In many ways we become out environment. Not sure if you can leap from poor to wealthy, but moving up a social class rung or two might be more likely depending on who you hang out with. Especially if you are very young, and have the opportunity to still direct your education and be open to knew ways of thinking.

They are connections to expanded opportunities.
How else did you think they got rich?
network. network. network [without being sleazy or tacky]

Thats a big fat NO. The rich is starting to rub off means everybody starts earning and we all know this can’t be possible.

Yes, but you have to put some effort in to it.

If you have rich friends chances are they have rich friends, and chances are you will end up meeting them. It’s not that they are going to give you a free ride or anything, but it will create oportunity.

Mr. Richards, the owner of the golf club is obviously a better business contact than Dave, the guy who delivers yellow pages.

I used to think of money in a scarcity kind of way—that there was not enough of it. I thought of money as bad. I was ashamed to say that I wanted to be rich.