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Originally Posted by Laker14
I subtly disagree.
Wealth is the ability to live well and be happy, within your means. I know people with much more money than I have who always complain about the cost of things because they can't figure out how to live within their means, and I know people with far less than I have who seem to be just fine with the cost of things. They just don't buy stuff they don't need or want, based upon their means.
My net worth is far less than 5M, but I have everything I need, and then some. I am sure there are people worth 10M who would be horrified at the prospect of trying to eke out a lifestyle with only 5M.
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you are not an average person, you are an individual. The comment was about the dollar value of rich in today's world, which is very much up from $2M which was used about 10-15 years ago.
I play the lottery to get rich, but I have a fine life and don't quite have everything i want, but then again , most people don't have
everything they want. . but they live a very comfortable life here in the villages..
my personal opinion of these types of threads is "who cares, as I certainly don't about levels and judgements with respect to other people's money"