How Do You Define Wealth?
July 18th, 2009
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It seems like a pretty easy question.
What is wealth?
But it’s not, really.
Everyone has a different idea of what wealth is. Some of these are geographic. A Manhattanite strutting down Fifth Avenue will give you a different answer than a subsistence farmer in sub-Saharan Africa.
It doesn’t even have to be that extreme. A guy in a small American town might give you a different definition than someone in a city.
You know, it may not even have anything to do with money. Good friends and family rank up there in the list that makes life worth living.
So, what is your definition of wealth? How will you know that you’re wealthy?
is one of my favorite financial books of all time. It's an allegory about a guy who has a terrible job, and how he overcomes challenges to achieve his dreams.
