wealth vs poverty...which are you?

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  • StarChanger
    StarChanger Posts: 605 Member
    I do not know if this aspect has been addressed, but what is WEALTHY (Financially). In the USA a family of 4 with a total family income of 250+K per year is considered Upper Middle Class, that's NOT "wealthy". Many of these attributes are PRACTICED by People who make less Money BUT are "Educated" and/or have a "Wealthy/Prosperous/Abundance" Mentality. When I got out of Law School and earned 25-30K per year, there were garbagemen, secretaries, postal workers ...earning wayyyy more money than I did; however MY QUALITY of Life I guarantee was Totally different than theirs. "WEALTH" begins with the Mind/Spirit/Psyche wayyy before it manifests economically or even physically.

    As Earth-Wind and Fire sang...FREE YOUR MIND and YOUR AZZ WILL FOLLOW! OBESITY is a POVERTY 'MENTALITY' DISEASE!!! And Clearly so are Many BAD Habits.

    Exactly. Many people "work hard". Not everyone is wealthy (financially OR mentally), that is for sure. It's the focused direction, choices, sacrifices one makes, that will determine where you end up...and the endpoint is ALWAYS moving (at least for people with the above habits). The point is that if you are continually trying to improve, regardless of where you are "financially" to start, you'll probably end up better off in the long run both monetarily AND mentally/physically.
  • Pickle_Ninja
    Pickle_Ninja Posts: 13
    Which makes NO sense...people go on and on about how eating healthy is more expensive. Its NOT. Walk through your local grocery store and you can get tons of fresh veggies and fruit....for the same price as a couple burgers. Its not more expensive to eat good, its just people don't want to eat plain and munching on a greasy burger is to some more satisfying than eating a zuccini, apple, and a bowl of mini carrots.
    i wish people would understand that not every city is designed the same way there's is. depending on where you live and your access to fresh whole foods, healthy eating most certainly is way more expensive.

    you are assuming that everyone has access to a local grocery store, believe it or not, some places don't. For instance I live in downtown oakland. we have tons of fast food places, corner stores with every variety and flavor of chip and pop you can imagine.

    Whole Foods opened 3 year ago and that became the closest grocery store before then there was nothing. Not sure if you've ever shopped at whole foods, but it's not the cheapest place to shop if you're on a tight budget and only have $5 to spend for dinner. there's a cheaper grocery store further away but you either have to take a cab or have a car to get there from what i hear the pickings arent all that fresh there either.

    Thing is there are generally other options...there are 6 farmers market locations in various areas of download oakland.
  • mat136
    mat136 Posts: 35
    nice post..thanks for sharing

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