So I have had numerous emails asking me what I think of these billionaires that are out there today.

Well, I’ve been around long enough to see folks get rich, stay poor, and everything in between. Seems like every generation has its fair share of people who hit it big, whether it’s striking oil, building railroads, or, these days, running tech empires. And while a lot of folks like to grumble about billionaires, I see things a little differently.

You see, I’ve spent most of my life self-employed, my wife too, and while we sure as hell never stacked up billions, we made out just fine in every way that mattered. It ain’t all about money, and that’s the damn truth. But for the folks who did make it big—real big—I got no bones to pick with them.

Take Bernard Arnault, sitting on top of LVMH with $233 billion to his name. Fashion and retail ain’t my world, but I know this—he built an empire, and folks keep buying what he’s selling. That’s business, plain and simple. Same goes for Elon Musk, who’s got $195 billion to his name because he took chances on rockets and electric cars when folks called him crazy. But crazy and smart got a fine line between ‘em, and turns out, he was on the right side of it.

Then you got Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison—all tech titans who changed the way the world works. Hell, I remember when Amazon was just a place to buy books, and now it’s a behemoth running half the internet. Facebook, Oracle, Microsoft—these weren’t overnight wins. These guys gambled on their ideas, and it paid off big. Real big.

And let’s not forget Warren Buffett, 93 years old and still outsmarting Wall Street with a fortune of $133 billion. If anyone’s got a right to say they’ve seen it all, it’s him. Then there’s Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and the Google boys—Larry Page and Sergey Brin—pioneers who didn’t just chase money, they built something that changed the damn world.

Now, here’s where my two cents come in. If it were me sitting on a pile of billions, knowing full well I couldn’t spend it all in ten lifetimes, I’d be putting a hell of a lot of it toward something good. Some of ‘em do, sure—Buffett and Gates give away fortunes—but if I had that kind of dough, I’d be making sure folks who never got a fair shake had a shot at one. Not a handout, mind ya, but a hand up.

Because here’s what I’ve learned about life: it’s all about choices and chances. Some folks take the right road, some don’t. Some get lucky, some don’t. But anyone who’s ever made it big took a risk somewhere along the way. And I respect that.

So, nah, you won’t catch me badmouthing billionaires just because they made out better than most. They played the game and won. And me? I might not have billions, but I won in my own way too. Life ain’t measured by bank accounts alone. And that’s something no amount of money can buy.

Until The Next Time: Keep Your Minds Open & Your Stories Alive! GW