jake carver was finding that the pure , physical mechanics of being a wealthy man and having to deal day-to-day with large sums of money was taking up almost all of his time : being rich was not something that you could do in isolation , you were constantly at the beck and call of an army of do-gooders , each anxious for you to invest in their particular product - or service , or idea - each with the honourable intention - so they claimed - of further swelling your personal bank balance .