from my own personal experience with a certain family member, its all about the dollar. thats all they think about. how to earn the next buck, and how they can scam someone out of something. there is always an ulterior motive when they help someone. its that favor down the road they can ask you for. the one person I thought was the greatest in the world when I was younger, I learned was a total scumbag when I became an adult. there is no loyalty, only to the all mighty dollar. if you can help them get money, good, if you can't, well then you are useless. and they have no problem with putting you in harms way to meet their ends.

It really is a sad existence when you think about it. I almost felt bad for this family member of mine. thats all he talked about, and all he thought about. never any leisure time or even a hobby.