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Prestige And Freedom

Being rich is about freedom, about independence and about being on your own. If you are filthy rich but still have to do things you hate doing, then that’s not real wealth. You are not poor if you don’t own a BMW and your neighbour does. But you are poor if you are not having the freedom to do what you want in life.

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Object Poor

... is a ‘state of excess’ when the stuff we own makes us poor, as the debt we incur has trapped us to keep working our jobs to fund the expensive lifestyle and habits.

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Money

It isn’t the only factor in being rich, no matter how many articles tell you that. Money is at most a superficial and incomplete representation of wealth, and there are many more ways to think about riches.

Money changes people, and in many cases, makes them less grounded, less co...

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Being Rich

Being Rich

... does not mean having lots of money. There are thousands of stories where people have won the lottery or inherited a large amount of money, only to be on the streets in a few years.

The problem is our definition of being rich may be flawed.

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Other Kinds of Riches

  • Friends: offer a kind of value that money cannot.
  • Family and relationships: is not experienced by everyone, and if you have this, you are truly rich.
  • Hobbies: A freedom to do what you love to do is real riches.

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The Definition of Rich

The Definition of Rich

A high income and a regular acquisition of expensive stuff do not necessarily make people rich. People may have a high income, but many won’t survive three months if they are suddenly without their high-paying jobs.

Being Rich is different from being Wealthy.

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Accumulated Wealth

Being rich is, at its very core, about being patient with your money and the accumulation of knowledge, experience and your net worth. If you are investing in appreciating assets instead of spending it on liabilities (like a fancy car), you will experience true wealth.

If we curb our resta...

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Wealthy People and Pseudo Affluence

Wealthy People and Pseudo Affluence

Wealthy people have sustainable access to money, often for a very long period of time. Their habits are now aligned with the wealth that they have incurred.

Pseudo affluence, on the other hand, is what people experience when they are currently earning lots of money and start to be...

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  • Income is earning money. Yes, it's the primary piece of wealth creation, but income itself is not wealth.
  • Wealth is having money. If you have a lot of money, you are rich. If you don't have much money, you're poor.

Salary is not the same as savings

Having a high salary does not automatically make you rich; having a low salary does not automatically make you poor.

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Getting Rich Yourself is the Best Way to Help the Poor

Getting Rich Yourself is the Best Way to Help the Poor

  • Get rich; that is the best way you can help the poor. And you cannot hold the mental image which is to make you rich if you fill your mind with pictures of poverty.
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