What do you think about being Rich?

What do you think when you drive by a huge home or a mansion? What is the first thing that crosses your mind? Do you consider them to be rich? Is it the huge house or expensive cars that makes you think they are rich?

To you they are rich because they possess things of apparent wealth. A large house and a fancy car cost a lot, so they must have a lot of money in order to afford it.

Now what would you think if I told you that they actually had a mortgage on the house that they owed more on than the value of the house, they leased the Porsche, they had $100,000 in credit card and other debt, and they were continually going into debt further and further by $1,000 a month. Would you consider the rich now? In these situations you can easily see how someone can look rich on the outside and in fact be quite poor.

No matter how you look at it, that person wasn’t rich. Then again, this depends on what you consider rich. If you thought that person was rich it was because you think you have to have lots of expensive possessions in order to be rich.

What about someone who has no debt, a paid off home, and a comfortable retirement savings put aside. Would you consider this person rich? They don’t live a rich lifestyle, but they have financial security and could be considered rich for it.

Then there is the thought of rich aside from money. Someone could be rich in friends, or rich in happiness. This type of ‘rich’ thinking sometimes sounds like a copout, but ultimately, being rich isn’t everything.

You could be rich because you are satisfied and content with your life or because you are loaded with money. Rich is a positive word and you automatically feel you need to be rich. Contentment in your life should be your ultimate goal and you should strive for happiness.

If you still want to be wealthy and have a lot of money, you can always get a really good paying job, save every penny you make, invent something everyone must have, invest in the next big thing before it gets big, or try many other ways to get there. Good luck, and I hope you see the riches you’ve always dreamed of!