wealth vs poverty...which are you?

I'm abundantly wealthy because my Father is rich in houses, land, cattle, etc. Actually, He has the whole world in His hands. I'm so blessed to call Him my Father. :bigsmile:

The question would be how many of the above habits does he have?

11. 6% of wealthy say what’s on their mind vs. 69% of poor.


I knew this was the problem. New New Year's Resolution: Become a much better liar.

Yes, this one sort of threw me. I am not in poverty but I think I say what's on my mind or maybe I rant. This one needs more clarification.

I took this to be more broad than telling someone something with the intent of helping/hurting them. For example, having an opinion is fine, but it doesn't always need to be shared; or, one might have an opinion, but not a well thought out or educated one. It helps to know that you might not know what you're talking about, and as such, refrain from commenting. I have a particular acquaintance (rather, a friend of a friend) who is very opinionated about subjects in which she is not well versed. This person has no problem telling you what they think and how they feel, but they take offense when presented with fact that contradict their opinion. Also, I think it might matter *how* one says something rather than simply the content of the message.

The adage "if you don't have something nice to say, it's best not to say anything" also comes to mind. And "it's better to be suspected a fool and remain silent than to speak and remove all doubt".

That's just my take :drinker:

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.

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.