The Highest Level of Wealth

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You feel no benefit from the social signal of wealth because everyone who you want to love you would still love you even if you were not wealthy. Everything you spend money on is for its utility rather than its glitz and glamour and attention. Psychologically speaking, you are now on the Forbes list of billionaires. And last, this to me is what I would consider the highest level of wealth. You are respected and admired by people who youwant to respect and admire regardless of your financial circumstances.

Chris Rock joked that Bill Gates would jump out the window if he woke up with Oprah’s money. Like most comedy, it’s funny because it contains a nugget of truth.

There is no objective level of wealth -- everything is just relative to something, or someone, else. That means a billionaire can feel poorer than someone with infinitely less money.

This episode tries to create a spectrum of wealth based on the quality of your life, feelings, and social circles, versus measuring it on money alone.