Am I deceiving myself?

Question

I make considerably less than 5 million per year, but I still think I am a rich man, am I deceiving myself?

Answer 1

Only if you don't cough up at Christmas...:)

Answer 2

Don't be a plonker.

Answer 3

turkish lira?

Answer 4

No.  Do you think you are?  

Considerably less that 5 million what?  Dollars?  Pesos?

Is considerably less 100 less or 950,000 less?

I think I am a rich person...not rich in money...but rich in health, intelligence and loved ones.  Rich doesnt always mean "alot of money".  It could mean full, thick, abunbant...like chocolate mousse.  MMMMMM  :)

Answer 5

Only if you associate wealth with just material possessions or financial success. I know of people (myself included) who are very wealthy in character and health-wise, but may or may not have millions.  

Answer 6

Wealth is all about deceit; its fundamental principle is that you deserve your money more than people with less.

The lower upper class tend to think of themselves as middle class, so you might just be one of the few that really compares their wealth to the average middle class person.

Or you might be comparing yourself to the other 3/4 of the planet, which most Americans are rich compared to.

Or you are just a very wise man in that you've moved beyond our nation's obsession with green pieces of paper and on to people and things that matter.

Answer 7

If you measure your wealth by just monetary facts consider this 5 billion people in the world live on less than $1500.00 a year so how dose that fit into your abacus of which less than 400 million make more than $20,000.00 a year and only 13 million make more than $100,000.00 so if you are a material person those are some facts that you might be able to wrap around so based upon the standard of this world you would be considered rich indeed