T. Harv Eker explains why he turned down job offers after getting rich, saying he has a "job allergy" that makes him sneeze, break out in hives, and feel depressed. He argues that being rich and having a job do not go well together.
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When I was broke, I was going back and forth, back and forth between job and business and business and job and job and business and business and job. Now that I'm rich, I would never even consider a job. In fact, I'm already semi retired. And I only work once in a while because all my businesses run without me. But I get offered jobs all the time. And you can imagine it's for. It's for big, big, big money. And I always say the same thing. No, thank you. I have a job allergy. You know, I start out, I start sneezing, I break out in highs, I become depressed, Right? So thanks for your offer, but I'll tell you what. Your business sounds great. And if you're looking to sell it, let's talk now. I actually don't say I have a job allergy out loud, but it's true. It's true. Because a job and rich, well, they don't go well together. Let me repeat that. Job and rich do not go well together. Broke Harv had jobs. Rich Harv owns business.