Hey HighPlains;
Don't scare the poor guy right off the bat.

Let him discover the money thing by himself. Once he gets "hooked" then the money thing won't matter any more.
As to your reference to burning money; isn't that illegal? If everyone were to go around burning money, then the government would lose track of how much was out there. That's why they have made it illegal. Otherwise, first this guy would start burning it and then the next guy would do it and on and on and on, ending in financial disaster - - oh, wait a minute . . . [:@]
And yes, you must have a competitive spirit.
Doug Bebensee