Occasionally the super-rich behave just like us: Camouflaged in the trappings of normal human beings, some live conservatively, keeping their lavish gestures to a minimum. But sometimes the well-heeled members of society wear their status on their sleeves: By pulling up to five-star hotels in their Bugatti or jet-setting to Paris for the weekend they have us believing that we’d be happier too with that kind of money.
But before you buy into the mystique, remember “there’s a cost to having money,” says Californed-based lawyer Richard Watts and author of Fables of Fortune: What Rich People Have That You Don’t Want. His book – which challenges the myth that greater wealth is synonymous with greater happiness – is the byproduct of more than three decades working as a “keeper of secrets” for some of the wealthiest families in the U.S.
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Great article. Money doesn’t equal happiness and/ or fullfillment. Money definitely makes life easier no doubt about that. Yet happiness is something that goes beyond ‘cash’. Interesting study though made by Princeton University… so $75,000 of anual income is considered to be the magic number.
In order to handle higher amounts of money and thus invest wisely, definitely requires to grow oneself. The money blueprint is key.