Are You Wealthy?
Are you wealthy? Your initial answer is probably the same as mine was, but I've since learned that I was wrong.
My eyes were recently opened to a new reality concerning my relative financial well-being in this global economy.
Go to www.globalrichlist.com see how you rank. The site considers your annual income compared with that of the rest of the world. In this regard, you will find you are indeed quite well off. True, there will be quite a few people more wealthy than you, but many, many more who are paupers in comparison.
If you haven't checked it out yet, you might be interested to know that if you made $50,000 last year, you would be in the top 1% of the world's wealthiest people.
If you made a mere $3,000, you will still be in the top 15% worldwide.
If you made only $900 a year, you would be in the top half.
This has certainly changed my perspective.
Perhaps its time to develop a new attitude. We need to stop comparing ourselves to that small minority who are better off than we - it will only makes us crave more.
Instead, we should compare ourselves to that huge majority that are in greater need than us - it will surely make us want to give more.
By giving more, I can make a difference; you can make a difference. We can all make a difference.
My eyes were recently opened to a new reality concerning my relative financial well-being in this global economy.
Go to www.globalrichlist.com see how you rank. The site considers your annual income compared with that of the rest of the world. In this regard, you will find you are indeed quite well off. True, there will be quite a few people more wealthy than you, but many, many more who are paupers in comparison.
If you haven't checked it out yet, you might be interested to know that if you made $50,000 last year, you would be in the top 1% of the world's wealthiest people.
If you made a mere $3,000, you will still be in the top 15% worldwide.
If you made only $900 a year, you would be in the top half.
This has certainly changed my perspective.
Perhaps its time to develop a new attitude. We need to stop comparing ourselves to that small minority who are better off than we - it will only makes us crave more.
Instead, we should compare ourselves to that huge majority that are in greater need than us - it will surely make us want to give more.
By giving more, I can make a difference; you can make a difference. We can all make a difference.
Posted by Peter DeHaan at 3/3/2008 10:10 PM 
Categories: Serious, Financial
Tags: wealth global economics Peter DeHaan blog author Peter DeHaan Peter DeHaan Musings Musings of Peter DeHaan
Categories: Serious, Financial
Tags: wealth global economics Peter DeHaan blog author Peter DeHaan Peter DeHaan Musings Musings of Peter DeHaan
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