{"id":36581,"date":"2018-12-07T14:37:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T06:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=36581"},"modified":"2021-08-26T11:18:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T03:18:09","slug":"wrong-idea-being-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/wrong-idea-being-rich","title":{"rendered":"Your Idea Of Being Rich Is Probably Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"
Everybody wants to be rich. Right?<\/p>\n
Or do they really?<\/p>\n
I recently came across this idea after reading one of those long, in-depth articles<\/a> that makes you question everything you believe in.<\/p>\n And after some soul-searching, I\u2019ve come to the conclusion that most people don\u2019t actually wanna be rich. However, they have this inaccurate picture of what they think being rich is. And it\u2019s this unrealistic dream that they\u2019re really chasing.<\/p>\n Well like always, I\u2019m here to pop the bubble. Your idea of being rich is probably wrong.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n We\u2019re (supposedly) rational people, so the easiest way to measure if you\u2019re rich or not is to look at the cold, hard numbers.<\/p>\n And based on Malaysian benchmarks<\/a>, here\u2019s how much your household (e.g. you + your spouse) needs to earn to be in either the Bottom 40% (B40), Medium 40% (M40), or Top 20% (T20):<\/p>\n Malaysia Benchmarks (earnings for households)<\/p>\n For reference, I\u2019m also going include benchmarks for the USA.<\/p>\n USA Benchmarks (earnings for households)<\/p>\n Of course, there\u2019s no official rule that the top 20% of earners are classified as \u201crich\u201d and the top 1% are \u201csuper rich.\u201d But it sounds like a logical conclusion to make.<\/p>\n (BTW here\u2019s a really fun calculator to estimate how rich you are compared to the rest of the world. Try it \u2014 you\u2019ll feel much better about yourself, I promise.)<\/p>\n Thanks for catching that one. Damn right!<\/p>\n<\/span>1. Are You Rich? Here\u2019s What The Numbers Say<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>2. Wait A Minute\u2026 How Much You Earn Doesn\u2019t Equal How Rich You Are, Right?<\/span><\/h2>\n