I used to think being rich was simple: big salary, nice car, maybe some Bitcoin. But as I grow up, I am not sure anymore
In some countries, the numbers are enormous (such as Singapore, Switzerland), and yet everyday life is stressful: long working hours, high rent, and a lack of free time. Meanwhile, other countries such as Norway and Germany are working on making life easier to ordinary citizens: less work, more leisure time, healthier, more trust
I see more and more people (including me and my friends) wondering: Is all the money worth anything when you are tired, stressed, or anxious about the future? In others, youths are unable to secure decent employment and resort to crypto to stay alive, such as in Nigeria. In Guyana, new oil money is helping some, but only if it is managed well
So I ask you:
- Has your life changed with the "growth" of your country?
- Do you feel more secure, or less?
- If you could choose, would you want more money, more time, or more trust in people?
Somehow, being rich is discretionary as per people different responses to life. Someone earnings less than 1k dollars monthly may carry themselves in manners (looking for who to embarrass) that someone earning more 2k dollars would not. Seeing themselves to have arrived which times is not far from seeing being rich to be
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I used to think being rich was simple: big salary, nice car, maybe some Bitcoin. But as I grow up, I am not sure anymore
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But awareness or knowledge is so profound that this riches means little or nothing when you can't enjoy your time and trust.
The example of Germany and Norway @op is a typical example of what it actually means to be rich, lets say little cashflow, but you feel secured, have time for families and friends, settle financial needs (in totality freedom), these might go a long way to even increase life expectancy.
So I ask you:
- Has your life changed with the "growth" of your country?
- Do you feel more secure, or less?
- If you could choose, would you want more money, more time, or more trust in people?
The growth in my country is negligible, so it has caused no positive change in my life. The security is not so good.
I believe this three factors of life (money, time and trust) can blend.