What It’s Like to Grow Up with More Money Than You’ll Ever Spend
&gt;  I keep trying to tell [my kids] that money is morally neutral. It does not, in and of itself, make you a bad person. It also does not, in and of itself, makes you a good person.<p>Being rich individually might not be morally bad, but inequality probably hurts society overall. &quot;No drop is responsible for the flood&quot; yada yada.<p>&gt; Within a couple of years I was giving away more money than my parents, who had much more money that I had, which they told me was embarrassing to them... I really considered giving it all away at a certain point in my 20s, and I know people who did that. And I wish I could tell you that it was courage that kept me from doing that, but it was mortal fear. I didn’t think I would be able to survive. I was afraid I was a hothouse flower. I didn’t know if I could live on my own.<p>I think I have experienced this on a much smaller scale - the fear of committing to a career change (out of SWE) due to financial insecurities. Going backwards, financially, is incredibly difficult - it&#x27;s so easy to get locked into a lifestyle that you simply can&#x27;t relinquish it up voluntarily.<p>&gt; I’ve spent a lot of time earning things like post graduate degrees that make me feel legitimate. And those feelings have started to go away. But that’s outsourcing your sense of self.<p>She&#x27;s not the only one!