Topic: What does being rich mean in your perspective? - page 3. (Read 1394 times)

Yes you are right, money is an important thing in the world but it cannot buy health and happiness but money can bring its own happiness. Health is impossible to buy with money because health is something expensive and valuable, as well as time, when we have the opportunity and do not take it then it will be called wasting time because there is no way time can be turned back. When you have a lot of money and buy everything you want without thinking about the future there may be regrets for not utilizing the money properly but instead spending all the money just like that.

Indeed with money we will become respected people we can buy everything we want but not everything can be bought with money. Like health that is impossible to buy and family happiness also cannot be bought. Many people when they succeed a lot of money they forget their families and when they start to feel bored with their lives they will miss the family they have forgotten because they are lulled by the wealth of money. Here he will not be able to buy family happiness which of course all want family happiness, because only families are willing to accept us when we are in difficult circumstances though.

Good health is an infinite blessing of God that money really cannot buy. Good health, happiness and unhappiness cannot be bought with money, but I think money is the most valuable thing in the world. If you have money then you will feel like you have the whole world but with empty pocket one day you will see the world is very difficult. You have money means you are a good child to your family, you have money means you have no shortage of friends, you have money means you are a very important person to your relatives. But when you don't have money, you feel worthless to yourself. I never agree with those who say money is not everything in life because if you want to live well in the society you must study as much as you have wealth people will respect you.

Different points of view also do not ignore the true meaning of wealth itself. I mean that wealth can be interpreted materialistically as the many possessions, money, assets and so on that we have. In a general sense, this is how wealth is interpreted materialistically, but speaking of different points of view, that is exactly what we are discussing and there are always different points of view in interpreting wealth.

In the end, wealth will differ from one person to another, the wealth of a lower middle class person will be different from the wealth of an upper middle class person. This is the difference, especially if it is connected with different fulfillment of life and responsibilities so that it can be interpreted as varying wealth at different levels. For some people, being able to meet life's needs is true wealth because they are not involved in any debts or bills.

But for large entrepreneurs, debt and loans are their lifestyle in seeking profits and most entrepreneurs have bank debt, loans and other costs as a result of the business development process they run. Even if it doesn't cover a large percentage, there are many successful entrepreneurs and business people who are entangled in that kind of lifestyle.

Wealth has different meanings for different people, some wealth is defined as having abundant assets, but others are defined as being free from financial problems and being blessed with the health of oneself and one's family. Abundant wealth does not guarantee happiness in a person's life, nor can money buy health. Many rich people are being treated in hospital, they can no longer enjoy the wealth they have accumulated so far due to their illnesses.

If health could be bought, of course they would exchange all their wealth for health. Happiness in life is also wealth in other forms, there are many people who are rich in wealth who do not find happiness, their lives seem to have no direction due to always thinking about personal problems that wealth can never solve. From my point of view, health and happiness are wealth that cannot be bought with a price. People who can still enjoy health and happiness live more comfortably than having lots of wealth but not being healthy.

When talking about money, for me, it's having more of what you need. Like, you only need this stuff to live a comfortable life but fortunately, you have more of what you need. It's like being more than just being financially stable. I don't consider being financially stable to be "rich" enough cause when you say rich, it means you have more.
Rich is when your money can make your children live their life with your money until they grow older without having the need to work on their own (if they want to). These are the people who can afford to buy the things they want or need immediately without having to worry about spending their money.

I would say that you can state that you are rich (in my eyes), when you don't think about everything from money perspective. Financially established people live their life, pay the bills, travel, spend time with the family and don't worry about costs which are related to those activities. Yes, rich people always want to have more money, but it's kind of "sport interest", when you make money just to be better than your next rival, but in general new income will nit significantly change your life. I guess, if your capital can cover 100 years of good existence of your family members and yourself - you are rich. By saying good life, I mean that you have solved all moments for yourself and family with housing, healthcare, travelling, education, own business which gives passive income and can be passed to children or someone else + reserves for a dark days (here I can't tell how huge reserves must be, but even $XX XXX is better than nothing).

A person who is satisfied with the sustenance given by the Creator is a truly rich person. Even if a person has a lot of wealth, he is poor as much as he wants. Abundance lies not in wealth but in peace of mind. Wealth cannot make a man rich if there is no self-satisfaction within him. If one does not feel satisfied with little, then all the riches of the world will not make him rich. We only run after needs but never think about it. Just as running after mirages like water on hot desert sands does not get water, just running after needs never quenches the hunger to get rich.

Some people view wealth as many things; everybody has his own view about this particular thing, "wealth." I don’t classify it as the others do because, in my opinion, when they say someone is rich or has been wealthy, it doesn’t mean someone has plenty of money in their account. But what is there is that when you are able to purchase everything you want at a particular time without suffering yourself, such as being able to meet up with your necessities for yourself and your family, and you are healthy, I think that is it.


You know people have different views when it comes to things like this, and that’s why some people said such things, which is that not everybody needs more money. Anyone who will say money is not important when they have what they want is a lie, and if that's true, why are they looking for more money? And again, you can see that billions of dollars are still creating ways to get more money even with everything they want around them, so for me, money is something that whatever amount we have in our bank account or investments, we will still have more things in mind that we will say we also need.


In some aspects of life, money doesn’t bring happiness based on the way you get rich. Some people just have money, but deep down they are not happy internally. Some of these kinds of people cannot be happy, and some don’t mind being rich by any means. So what you said is true. Too much of everything is bad. If some put money in front, I can say that these kinds of people may end up doing what they aren’t supposed to do.

Becoming rich is not all about financial stability; it comprises many things. Those who are not yet rich will think that being rich is all about financial stability. For me, if you can have access to money, health, food, and shelter, even though you don’t have a lot of cash in your account or wallet, you are rich.For instance, a rich man will have a lot of money in his account or wallet, but suffering from severe illnesses that will cost more than his wealth of almost all his properties makes him not a rich man but rather a poor man, because a poor man who has access to money and solves all his issues with adequate health care, then the poor man is richer than the rich man, so being rich is not just about financial stability but also comprises other factors.

isn't the meaning of rich people ? or what people knows and followed since then? back in the past when you  have large farm and animals you are rich and so material things.
does both are the same? when you are influential and have material things meaning you can sustain anything and can buy everything.
but you forgot to mentioned about rich having a friend, because influence does not mean you have richness in friend .

because if you are rich in friend and love? that is the treasure cannot be taken forever.

Simple question but comes with different definitions. On my end, being rich is having no worries of anything concerning money; buying new things, studying to an exclusive school or university, spending without checking the item’s price. These are the general definitions to many people concerning being rich. But in some instances all of these won’t be met; a person may still be called as rich if he still checks the price of what she/he is buying butis able to buy oneself a new gadget for example.
It is easy to save and anyone can do that. On my end, I percieve a person rich based on the amount which is constantly enetering his bank and not the amount of savings alone. Reason? A person with large savings will have the same thing on a daily basis ‘coz he/she is not using the funds.

Most of the people have the same comment about what is rich but I want to know what do you mean by rich. In the society in which I live, by rich people we mean those who are very rich economically. In our society, people are segregated on economic grounds. Economic status of people will be considered by money be it in my society or your society. The more money you have, the stronger you are financially. Just as a person without money cannot think of himself as very rich, so a rich person cannot live like a person without money even if he wants to. According to my society rules your position will be determined based on how much bank balance you have, or how much business you have, or what source of income you have.

It's hard to define wealth, maybe in general wealth is when someone has millions of dollars because with that money you can buy whatever you want.

There are always those who say that money is not important as long as it is enough for your needs, as long as you have prosperity, different happiness, maybe they have a normal and healthy body can be said to be rich.

By definition rich is = money.
I know this is what he means because someone works hard just for money, without money they will not be prosperous and happy, but don't be too complacent with money you can fall into bad things if you don't use money properly.

The rich in this world are those who have more money than they need. But I think if you spend money according to your needs but still have enough money then I think you are rich. I also consider rich people who have nice houses, nice cars, have enough property of their own and who have high respect in the society. But it is completely external. Psychologically speaking, it is a relative matter. Many can be rich despite not having wealth. Like if you can be satisfied with your life then I think you are rich. Because what others say won't affect you much. But on the whole it can be said that the rich are those who have enough money and are physically and mentally healthy and able to enjoy it.

Everyone certainly has a different view in interpreting wealth, some think it doesn't have a lot of problems in terms of finances and there are also those who say that by not having debt or monthly bills, if we calculate wealth by the amount of money, of course the wealth we want will never end until any time.
Being able to fulfill all the needs we need will certainly make life feel happier because we never experience difficulties in being able to fulfill what we need. I agree with you, if wealth is just a number, no one is ever satisfied with what they have, but it is not certain that they can get happiness from what they have. Having a happy life and being able to fulfill all forms of family needs means we will feel very happy because many people already have a lot of wealth and they don't have a happy life and they have to look for it from temporary things but it won't last long.

The meaning of everything is that it is complete with no shortcomings whatsoever, including things that money cannot buy. Because I also quite agree with your statement where there are things that money cannot buy, such as emotional bonds and also the bonds of friendship between a person and another person. So this cannot be sought by relying on money because basically it cannot be bought using money, but we also must not ignore money because money is something that has become important in measuring wealth for everyone.

Being able to compete more effectively and better is also a gift that can be included in wealth. Because most poor people are not able to compete in anything, so we can see that competition in any case occurs among rich people who already have abilities in their lives. So measuring wealth is actually quite a complex thing because it must cover all aspects of life (including aspects of the level of happiness) that exist in ourselves or in someone.

For me interpreting wealth may be different from many people, because the life I live with joy, having no debt and no bills is one form of wealth that I dream of. Wealth is not limited to property in the form of money and so on because if you calculate wealth based on these things then there are many other people who have more than these things. One person's wealth is very different from another because at this stage we never know how much wealth another person has if we want to compare it.

Achieving the stability of a good life is wealth and meeting all household needs is also wealth and not living in hardship due to having debts and bills is the life that most people dream of. Wealth is an uncertain number and there will always be comparisons between one person and another. We only hope for a quiet life and that is enough when we are able to provide responsibility to our family, for this power we understand the true meaning of wealth.

Being rich is having everything money can’t buy and not staying hungry. When you have money, it doesn’t necessarily means you are rich, there are many things money can’t buy and you have to be cautious of those things that money can’t buy because if you lose them, you’ll end up feeling poor with all the riches you have.

Those that have high aspirations for wealth without having another rethink of it will always have a soar way of achieving it. A lot of people in search of wealth ending up losing the real wealth that is not valuable and not worthy of being lost. Being contended is the best while striving to achieve more in the best and most effective way.

To me being rich means having a well paid job, driving a high end car, going 2-3 times per year on a fancy vacation and owning my own apartment or house. All of these things could even be achieved with a small bank account if we have a high regular income from our job and there is no risk of losing it. Alternatively the same could be achieved with a big bank account that pays high returns each month. Money shouldn't be the only factor to determine if someone is rich, because sudden price changes in assets or high inflation can let a small fortune disappear quickly. That's why diversifying wealth as broadly as possible and buying things like a vintage car, jewelry or even antique furniture can make a person such without having a lot of money in the bank. Also with the high real estate prices these days having half a million USD in the bank without any other assets is not enough to be rich. The money wouldn't be sufficient to be a nice apartment in most of the big cities. A well paying job that is going to earn more than that in the next several years should be a better choice.

Because the views of the rich people are various. But in my opinion most people see richness in terms of finances and lifestyle. why is that, because people who have houses, vehicles, gadgets or possessions are what they consider rich. I also recognize that people who have everything I said are rich, but in my opinion not a few people who have abundant wealth are unhappy, you could say unlucky in family relationships. Maybe with their financial wealth they can buy anything, but not with family, time, health.

Being financially rich does not necessarily make us happy, there must be things that we want to buy to fulfill the current luxurious lifestyle. you are right that health is more expensive. financial wealth is only about numbers and nominal. So it is better to live well with good relationships with family, than to live with abundant wealth but not mentally happy.