neidu3@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-218 hours agoWhat's your definition of a wealthy person? Sure, Bezos is rich, but where do you put the threshold?message-squaremessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your definition of a wealthy person? Sure, Bezos is rich, but where do you put the threshold?neidu3@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-218 hours agomessage-square92fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·6 hours agoWhen you could stop working and just coast off of what you’ve got till you die. At that point, making more is a luxury.
minus-squarepound_heap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-221 minutes agoWell, luxury and rich are closely related terms, aren’t they? I think what you described is a financial independence. I’d add that if you can support your desired level of luxurity for yourself and your family without working anymore - that’s being rich. Edit: I misread the original question, which was asking about wealthy, not rich. Still, I think my answer applies
minus-squareCaptainThor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 hours agoThat’s a really good answer, wealth comes with options
When you could stop working and just coast off of what you’ve got till you die. At that point, making more is a luxury.
Well, luxury and rich are closely related terms, aren’t they? I think what you described is a financial independence.
I’d add that if you can support your desired level of luxurity for yourself and your family without working anymore - that’s being rich.
Edit: I misread the original question, which was asking about wealthy, not rich. Still, I think my answer applies
That’s a really good answer, wealth comes with options