Don't we all dream of a better life, a life with no sacrifices, only freedom! It isn't about delusions of grandeur and expensive sports cars, but what salary or net worth lets you live without worries? Many ask themselves: who counts as wealthy? This question can't be answered with a single number. Wealth is a word everyone would interpret in their own way. For most ordinary people, wealth simply means having money to live on, being able to go on vacation, doing leisure activities with the family and being able to host nice backyard barbecues with friends. To live all of that, you don't need a million in the bank. Usually it is enough if one partner has a well-paid job. That could be wealth for the average middle-class family.

But Who Counts as Truly Wealthy?

But there is another kind of wealth. A wealth that means moving several thousand dollars in a single day and easily affording a life in the fast lane. Sports car included, and a rotating cast of expensive women (sugar girls) who get a new designer handbag on every date. Who counts as wealthy? It is the rich businessman, the politician, the robotics developer, the lottery winner, the chief physician (with a taste for cocaine), the virologist, these are today's wealthy! For many, their job is their life, but at the latest in retirement they can ask and answer the question "who counts as wealthy?" They have piled up so much money and can really live it up.

Enjoying Wealth and Living It Out: What Do I Do With the Money?

Here are a few ideas for spending your wealth sensibly:

  • hire a housekeeper who cooks healthy meals
  • expand the car collection, Lamborghini, Maserati & Co. say hello
  • buy a few new suits at the finest store in town
  • buy a summer residence in Ibiza
  • rent or buy an apartment in New York
  • buy a sailing yacht in the harbor of San Marino
  • shop at Chanel, Dior and Louis Vuitton
  • have a huge swimming pool built

If these things are effortlessly possible, you can answer the question "who counts as wealthy" with a clear "yes." When you are in that position, life gets many times easier. A great burden falls away and you can finally devote yourself to the things you had to put off for so long.