Is there a definition of wealth?

children are a poor mans riches. Are you wealthy RB?

your thread answered on other..

 

Being comfortable and content with what you are and what you have

 

As a second answer can i state that wealth is also when you have plenty ££££££'s

 

I would combine all the above in one reply.

 

Come on then...........

 

I have a wealth of experience in my field....does that count

 

Wealth=kids, comfort, happiness and security

 

When you stop thinking "I have to make it"...?

 

Thats nice.































A few million in my bank would help too

 

That's the "security".

 

When you don't have to ask ''how much?''

 

I don't think you get in the Sunday Times top 1000 with less than £30m.

 

Is that right? WOW! - thank you for sharing.

I think that wealth is a relative concept. Being born into poverty myself, every £5 is a prized possession . A friend of mine is the son of an Oligarch who earns $100k per day in interest, plus the income from his companies.

I would say that regardless of the individual personal circumstances, if someone can live confortably on the interest from the interest on their capital (interest on interest), then they are truely sufficiently wealthy.

 

What is wealth, is probably best described as having more than can be spent. If your needs are simple, you can be wealthy on far less cash than the extravagent.

"A succesful husband is one who earns more than his wife can spend. A successful wife is one who can find such a husband.

Think I should venture out into the street and hunt for my wifes xmas pressie, or blow some more time on fchat, its warmer in here.

 

"if health was a thing that money could buy, the rich would live and the poor would die"

my great uncle Albert used to say that every time we saw him.

health is the greatest asset any one of us can have.

 

The thing is that we move much closer to THAT reality every day, great Quote BTW


Cheers


Tom

 

+1

Your Great Uncle Albert was dead right.

 

Wealth is an absolutely relative concept..

All of this kind of reminds me of the film with Eddie Murphy, "Coming to America'. When the guy is telling Eddie (playing a poor guy but actually a Prince with untold wealth) that with hard work he could be a manager in a fast food restuarant and wouldn't that be something... Eddies smile says it all.

 

That's a good film.

 

The richest man in the world is the one who stops counting.

 

He could also be just plain lazy or innumerate though