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What Does Being Rich Mean to You Anyway? - http://www.wisebread.com/what-do...
Money Magazine had an interesting article in the September 2010 issue titled "Do You Have What It Takes To Be Wealthy?" The article comprised of 15 questions aimed to tell you if, indeed, you have a good chance to be rich. I aced it (if you consider having a solid chance of being rich a good thing, that is), but what is the definition of being wealthy anyway? Is it just a number we call net worth? Or is it something else all together? I was given a tour the other day of a $6 million dollar home. Apparently, the owner bought the piece of land for $4 million and spent $10 million building the custom house on the site. The property was gorgeous (duh!), but the owner couldn't have lived in it for more than three years and he lost $10 million in the process after considering not getting his asking price, agent fees, etc. when it's all said and done. When you have that kind of money to lose, are you considered rich? (By the way, for those concerned, the owner moved to an even more expensive...