Necessary Evils
America is such a fickle place. Stupid consumers took out loans they could never hope to afford, with all kinds of complex conditions they didn't bother to read, and then they gripe about the economy. Banks and lenders sell the loans under false pretenses out of pure, unadulterated greed, cry about needing a bailout and then go right back to spending lavishly on their employees. But floating right under the surface of this is something profoundly optimistic: the promise of a new start.
Jealousy: The Swift Killer
Of all the emotions in the human palette, the single most harmful is jealousy. Lives get taken over it, great leaders have lost their empires because of it and quite frankly you're a fool if you allow it to take hold anywhere in your life. When people see things they don't have yet, or someone who has excelled at something they don't understand or have previously failed in, the first thing that comes to mind is the deadly green monster. As an evil genius bent on world domination, you must make sure that as you progress on your journey, you don't flaunt your success in the face of lesser people. Even if they have no previous ambition, it will strike a fire within even the weakest men to make your down fall their single mission in life.
How To: Get Your Money
When you begin to have money, there will inevitably be people who ask for loans. Generally, this is a bad idea (particularly if the loan is for a friend) but perhaps you have made the mistake out of sympathy or a genuine belief that the person in question has a real chance of using the money for an investment with return potential. Sometimes these pan out, but more often than not this decision will blow up in your face, and you're faced with the difficult task of retrieving your money.
You could just go break some knee caps or take a life in angry retribution, which would be the sloppy, dangerous way of doing it. These tactics often bring down well organized crime families and otherwise intelligent loan sharks. However, with the miracles of modern technology, there is a solution that will not only bring your money back, but you will gain a valuable minion in the process and keep yourself out of the slammer.
