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Are you rich? Raise your hand if you are rich.
Are you rich? Raise your hand if you are rich. Every time I asked this question, rarely does anybody raise their hands. One time I asked this question in front of a group of high school students. They all point to a few students in the crowd, with those few students desperately trying to signal that they are not.
Do you want to get rich? This question reliability generates close to 100% of hands being raised.
Do you have people around you that are rich? Why do you think they are rich? This question generated more answers. Most of the answers are around material possessions.
“I know a guy who has multiple cars. He is rich.”
“A friend of mine lives in this big mansion. They are rich.”
It seems like very few people believe they are rich but they usually can point to someone around them who is rich. We believe these people are rich based on their material possessions. This view is why most of us do not define ourselves as rich because we can always point to someone who has more material possessions than we do.
My answer: If you are reading this, you are most likely rich.
Let me back up. The World Bank classifies the world’s economies in 4 tiers of wealth. Based on per capita income level. The 4 levels are Low Income…
