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VetTechJess · 07-26-2007, 08:28 PM

I often think of this scenario when I am thinking of business owners that went from rags to riches based on a great business idea. In this case I will use Donald Trump as an example:

Lets say for the sake of argument that Donald Trump built his massive empire he has today, along with the millions and billions he has today--from scratch. I am pretty sure he did but Im not for sure so thats why I put that.

My questions are how do ppl like him (and you) deal with gold diggers?

Mind you we are not talking about spouses here, we are talking about ppl who you cannot get rid of: Relatives.

Either Biological Adoptive or In Laws, theyre the type of ppl for the most part you cannot get rid of with a simple pre nup.

I was wondering how one would deal with a relative, or group of relatives that, before you struck it rich with your "diamond in the rough" Idea, were acting towards you with such a high degree of toxicity that it just blew you away. My question is how they would act if your idea took off like a rocket ship to the stars making you wealthier than your wildest dreams...?

would they try to be all fake and ass-kissey, or would they think theyre somehow entitled to part of your hard earnings simply because theyre somehow related to you (despite the fact that in the past they treated you like the scum of the earth???)

How would you deal with it in those situations??

07-26-2007, 08:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
VetTechJess Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 277	How do you deal with Gold Digger Relatives? I often think of this scenario when I am thinking of business owners that went from rags to riches based on a great business idea. In this case I will use Donald Trump as an example: Lets say for the sake of argument that Donald Trump built his massive empire he has today, along with the millions and billions he has today--from scratch. I am pretty sure he did but Im not for sure so thats why I put that. My questions are how do ppl like him (and you) deal with gold diggers? Mind you we are not talking about spouses here, we are talking about ppl who you cannot get rid of: Relatives. Either Biological Adoptive or In Laws, theyre the type of ppl for the most part you cannot get rid of with a simple pre nup. I was wondering how one would deal with a relative, or group of relatives that, before you struck it rich with your "diamond in the rough" Idea, were acting towards you with such a high degree of toxicity that it just blew you away. My question is how they would act if your idea took off like a rocket ship to the stars making you wealthier than your wildest dreams...? would they try to be all fake and ass-kissey, or would they think theyre somehow entitled to part of your hard earnings simply because theyre somehow related to you (despite the fact that in the past they treated you like the scum of the earth???) How would you deal with it in those situations??