The Pros and Cons of Being Wealthy

You want to be rich. Perhaps very wealthy indeed. Who wouldn’t?

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Debating the pros and cons of being wealthy seems as one-sided as a boxing match between Warren Buffett and Muhammad Ali.

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The Pros and Cons of Being Wealthy

– Financial freedom – Holidays anywhere – A great home – Funding for your pastimes and passions

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– Good suits – Excellent health care – A swimming pool full of beautiful people in their skimpies – Gold teeth

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Once you’re earning a surprisingly modest amount of the stuff, researchers say making more money doesn’t make you happier.

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The trick seems to be to find a substitute to your old goal of achieving financial security.

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You might give nearly half your money to HMRC, but you’ll still read that you’re a freeloading leech who doesn’t pay their fair share.

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Rich people are human, too. Nobody is the richest person in the world on every measure.

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Money can’t buy the love of your friends and family. “Don’t feel bad about being rich,” they say. But do you believe them? One has a broken boiler, another has a child with special needs.

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The Pros and Cons of Being Wealthy

You want to be rich. Perhaps very wealthy indeed. Who wouldn’t?

Debating the pros and cons of being wealthy seems as one-sided as a boxing match between Warren Buffett and Muhammad Ali.

The Pros and Cons of Being Wealthy

– Financial freedom – Holidays anywhere – A great home – Funding for your pastimes and passions

The Pros of Being Wealthy

– Good suits – Excellent health care – A swimming pool full of beautiful people in their skimpies – Gold teeth

The Pros of Being Wealthy

Once you’re earning a surprisingly modest amount of the stuff, researchers say making more money doesn’t make you happier.

Money (Probably) Won’t Make You Happy

The trick seems to be to find a substitute to your old goal of achieving financial security.

The End of Your Goals and Ambitions

You might give nearly half your money to HMRC, but you’ll still read that you’re a freeloading leech who doesn’t pay their fair share.

Being Judged Unfairly

Rich people are human, too. Nobody is the richest person in the world on every measure.

Someone is Richer Than You

Money can’t buy the love of your friends and family. “Don’t feel bad about being rich,” they say. But do you believe them? One has a broken boiler, another has a child with special needs.

Guilt

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