Many will tell you it is about net worth, typically a net worth between $1 million and $50 million. Most financial experts would tell you between $10 million and $12 million. This is because at the later levels, one can live a wealthy lifestyle solely off the interest of their assets, and hence, never have to work again.
I say:
“Money can buy you a house but not a home.
Money can buy you a bed but not sleep.
Money can buy you medicine but not health.
Money can buy you blood but not life.
Money can buy you a lover but not love.
Money can buy you amusements but not happiness.
Money can buy you books but not wisdom.
Money can buy you a clock but not more time.
Money can buy you companions but not real friends.
Money can buy you food but not an appetite.
Money can buy you a ring but not a marriage.
Money can buy you a comfortable life, but not eternal life!"
I say truly being rich in life isn't defined by one's net worth, but rather by the greatness of one's love for life. I would be so bold as to suggest that truly being rich has to do with being “spiritually rich†as in having developed the ability to connect to a deeper and greater part of oneself for the purpose of living up to one’s greatest potential. It has to do with coming into a constant communion with God, learning to be content just loving and living for Him, and using your God given talents to love others here on earth. That is what I call being truly rich.
Oh, and this coming from a guy who has experienced the 'rags-to-riches' dream and currently has a net worth well above any of the figures stated above. :cheers: