Money for the Rest of Us

The definition of rich is something I often think about and it’s something I’ve previously written about in the post “What does it Mean to Be Rich?” So, whenever I come across someone’s definition I pay close attention.

In Suze Orman’s newest book, Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny she offers an interesting definition of “rich”. Suze is quoting an email she received from a friend who said that Suze didn’t understand what being rich meant to different people:

“‘Rich means different things to different people,’ she wrote ‘Financial security is your [Suze's] lifeblood. Creative freedom and expression is mine. If you can experience life in all its forms and experience that you are one with it, then you are the richest person in the world.’”

So, for this woman, if she were rich, it would mean that she could be as creative as she wanted without having to worry about money. Tying the definition of rich into your own goals and values is something that’s really worth thinking about.

The question we should ask ourselves becomes: “How are my values and goals reflected in my definition of rich?”