Hello Everyone,
The credit crunch / so-called recession will made some people very rich (look at the history of past recessions to see that) but like it or not it is the case that some established entrepreneurs have lost billions in last year! The list below is of the biggest loss’s in the last year! The main reason for the huge drops in net worth are because their net worth is estimated by the amount of shares they have in their company so when Google’s share price drops, Larry and Sergey’s net worth drops with it. It is also notable that Roman Abramovich lost $2.5 Billion in 2007 when he split with wife, Irina.
Although these huge companys have taken a huge hit in share price, it doesn’t mean that everything is all bad. Google still earns $691.27 a second and is set to have its best year yet! If you want a piece of the pie then you can create you own website by signing up for my 7 day FREE eCourse and checking out my blogging resources.
There is two sides to every equation, its up to you whether or not you make it! Have the end in mind and make sure every day you are working towards it! The other interesting point about these 30 entrepreneurs is that they all remain Billionaires 
The Recession Made Them Broke
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RANK
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PERSON
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2008 NET WORTH
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2009 NET WORTH
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LOSS OF WEALTH
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1
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Anil Ambani
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42.0 Billion
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10.1 Billion
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31.9 Billion
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2
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Lakshmi Mittal
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45.0 Billion
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19.3 Billion
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25.7 Billion
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3
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Carlos Slim
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60.0 Billion
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35.0 Billion
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25.0 Billion
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4
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Warren Buffett
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62.0 Billion
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37.0 Billion
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25.0 Billion
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5
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Mukesh Ambani
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43.0 Billion
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19.5 Billion
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23.5 Billion
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6
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William Gates III
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58.0 Billion
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40.0 Billion
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18.0 Billion
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7
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Alexei Mordashov
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21.2 Billion
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4.3 Billion
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16.7 Billion
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8
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Vladimir Lisin
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20.3 Billion
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5.2 Billion
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15.1 Billion
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9
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Roman Abramovich
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23.5 Billion
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8.5 Billion
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15.0 Billion
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10
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Mikhail Fridman
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20.8 Billion
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6.3 Billion
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14.5 Billion
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11
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Kirk Kerkorian
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16.0 Billion
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5.0 Billion
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11.0 Billion
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12
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Li Ka-shing
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26.5 Billion
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16.2 Billion
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10.3 Billion
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13
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Mikhail Prokhorov
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19.5 Billion
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9.5 Billion
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10.0 Billion
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14
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Lee Shau Kee
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19.0 Billion
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9.0 Billion
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10.0 Billion
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15
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Liliane Bettencourt
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22.9 Billion
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13.4 Billion
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9.5 Billion
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16
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Shashi & Ravi Ruia
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15.0 Billion
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5.6 Billion
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9.4 Billion
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17
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Francois Pinault & family
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16.9 Billion
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7.6 Billion
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9.3 Billion
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18
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Bernard Arnault
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25.5 Billion
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16.5 Billion
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9.0 Billion
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19
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Ingvar Kamprad
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31.0 Billion
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22.0 Billion
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9.0 Billion
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20
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Prince Alwaleed
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21.0 Billion
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13.3 Billion
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7.7 Billion
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21
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Sergey Brin
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18.7 Billion
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12.0 Billion
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6.7 Billion
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22
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Larry Page
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18.6 Billion
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12.0 Billion
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6.6 Billion
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23
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David Thomson & family
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18.9 Billion
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13.0 Billion
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5.9 Billion
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24
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Nasser Al-Kharafi & family
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14.0 Billion
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8.1 Billion
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5.9 Billion
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25
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Karl Albrecht
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27.0 Billion
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21.5 Billion
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5.5 Billion
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26
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Paul Allen
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16.0 Billion
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10.5 Billion
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5.5 Billion
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27
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Michael Otto & family
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18.2 Billion
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13.2 Billion
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5.0 Billion
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28
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Abigail Johnson
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15.0 Billion
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10.0 Billion
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5.0 Billion
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29
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Jacqueline Mars
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14.0 Billion
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9.0 Billion
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5.0 Billion
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30
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John Mars
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14.0 Billion
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9.0 Billion
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5.0 Billion
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Scott :: IrnMedia.net
17. Mar, 2009
And these entreprenuers are still billionares…? Billionares…?
Farrhad A
17. Mar, 2009
Great list Michael!
The recession has definitely hit everyone.
“The other interesting point about these 30 entrepreneurs is that they all remain Billionaires “— haha
rafi
17. Mar, 2009
interesting list.. attribute this to the recent recession across the globe. may god help us all..
Rogers
17. Mar, 2009
Where did all this money went?
Seriously, where is the money?
Michael
17. Mar, 2009
I think the biggest problem is the fact that everyone is panic selling and want to get rid of their shares which drives the share price down a lot even though the business may not be doing any worse, the economy as a whole reportedly is.
Yan Susanto
17. Mar, 2009
The wealth of these billionaires come in the form of stock holdings so in down economy, when stock prices go south, the value of their stocks decrease and so do their wealth.
You’ll be surprised that many do not have lots of cash holdings. Money is to them is just a numbers game on paper.
Yan
Brad Gosse
17. Mar, 2009
The comments about them still being billionaires are funny. These are net worth numbers folks. Billions of loss is still devastating to these people.
Most of this worth comes from stock value which dictates salary and bonuses for most.
Mike
17. Mar, 2009
While i’m sure the credit crunch is to blame for many of these misfortunes, you can’t assume that simply because the net worth of an individual has fallen since last year they have been hit by the recession. Bill Gates is a prime example – he quit his job and injected huge amounts of his personal fortune into his charitable foundation.
Scottie
17. Mar, 2009
In effect, these entrepreneurs haven’t lost anything, as they never had the cold hard cash in their hands, but it must be a bit scary to see your fortune halved and more in such a short period of time!
I suppose i could still put up with 5 Billion though
conrad
17. Mar, 2009
You should list what companies they have up, or what lost them the money
Agent 001
17. Mar, 2009
Indians are top in the list. They look like the biggest loser.
Harish
17. Mar, 2009
Awesome post! Unbelievable that worlds richest people lost their money due to recession. Thanks a lot for the info Micheal
Raymond Crandall
17. Mar, 2009
@Micheal Why would they do that? I would think assets are wasted when sold at lower prices (when the profits will decrease in value?) Accounting and marketing aren’t really my thing, but panic selling seems foolish during an ongoing recession.
Michael
17. Mar, 2009
I think it comes down to a few reasons:
- Everyone else is doing it
- You want to sell before it drops any further
- Bankrupt
- Need the cash.
If your shares are worth $10 today, tomorrow, 9, then the next day 8, its dropping a lot and you want to sell before it goes any further or your be lose out. Then when it starts to go back up you can buy them back at a huge discount.
Raymond Crandall
17. Mar, 2009
I guess I over thought / blew the economic inflation problem out of proportions.
Michael
17. Mar, 2009
Yeh
But notice that most of these company’s are losing money now apart from Google that is still making more money. Internet business’s will struggle to go out of business in this recession because we have such low costs as a business.
TechZoomIn
17. Mar, 2009
3 top Indian guys are there in this list. They lost more than half percentage of money.
Englishabc
17. Mar, 2009
As some of their billions involve the employment of people, I wonder how many were laid off as a result of their recent demise?
Michael
17. Mar, 2009
Exactly, 100,000’s of people have been laid off and more to come I believe. We are at a all time high for unemployment.
Marshall
17. Mar, 2009
Goodness that’s a lot of money. I haven’t heard of a lot of those guys. I need to look up where they’re making AND losing all of their money! HAHA
Emma Riley Sutton
17. Mar, 2009
How many billions do you have to loose to truly “feel it” when you are a billionaire many times over? Looking at these numbers make me doubt their way of life changed drastically. Thankfully, they didn’t loose enough to be on the streets It is still shame they (and everyone else) still lost money. Good news…we will all recover. Don’t panic and ride this out.
Michael
17. Mar, 2009
I don’t plan on riding this recession out, its time to take action and build a business. Some of the most successful business’s were created in down times.
Shane Hudson
17. Mar, 2009
What..? The businesses that are on this list? Heh it is amazing how a company can start in a recession, earn megabucks then fall it he next recession! You would have thought that the last one would have given them the knowledge they need to not be touched?
Nate Moller
17. Mar, 2009
These sames billionaires will probably MAKE back that and more during this recession too. Like was said my Michael:
It’s time to be creative and GROW!
James Avery
17. Mar, 2009
Reminds me of the Laker quote – the easiest way to become a millionaire in the airline business is to start off as a billionaire!
Al-Kanz
17. Mar, 2009
It’s incredible !
James Cunningham
17. Mar, 2009
This is a bit of a downer
Renelda
18. Mar, 2009
Losing money for these folks is like losing $1.00. I don’t think they feel the effect. Everyone is suffering some how with the economy.
Widodo
18. Mar, 2009
Still, losing billions will not force them to live on the street or making a living as a scavenger. Think about the families and children whose father or mother made a living by working in their companies and were forced to leave the companies because of economic downturn.
I just hope internet business will flourish and enable the distribution of wealth to many common men and women.
So these common men and women will not have to depend or put the well beings of their families on the hands of these billionaires.
Ganesh - Online Bull
18. Mar, 2009
Many Indian billionaires have lost quite a bit. I read in a news report that many hundreds of people who were billionaires last year, and not in the list this year. This is too bad.
I agree with Nate, those who lost it this year, will again make it back to the top next year.
Daniel Matthews
27. Mar, 2009
Michael is right, the people that have no intention of simply sitting back and watching the financial crisis unfold, are the bare few that will make a success of themselves.
I for one am extremely excited, the recession has brought an amazing business opportunity upon myself and i intend to take full advantage. If you can start up well in a recession, imagine the effect on your business when the economy becomes stable once again!
YLTO
08. Apr, 2009
Another Good List Michael.
ray
07. May, 2009
why is it that one of these billion dollar guys can’t provide a measly 5 million so that we can complete the funding for our electric (battery-powered) vehicle company …any thoughts? …..
My220x
12. May, 2009
These people have lost a lot of money and is a bit of a downer but we need to keep strong, keep on working and drive our businesses forward!
Yoga Mom
16. Oct, 2009
Even though they are all still Billionaires I have a little bit of sympathy for them. It is all what you are used to having and perhaps it was a stressfull time for them. If one is attached to the money then losing it would hurt. If one were not attached it would be ok.
It would be very interesting to ask each if it was stressful for them not having the money or if the amounts are just numbers to them?
Will Richards
21. Nov, 2009
I doubt if many of them lose any sleep over their reduced fortunes. It is just a case of ‘one door closes, and other one opens!’