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DEFINING WEALTH

    Defining wealth comes down to you…and you alone. The foundational question about MONEY is one that No One can ever agree on: How much is enough?   In our increasingly competitive world, some believe that money is the way we measure competence, success, even our worth as individuals. It is not just wrongheaded. Since in a real sense, we should think about sharing and giving. It’s Offensive! Yes, we want and need things. It takes money to get them. And the average household spends everything they make shouldering enormous stress as they live paycheck to paycheck.   It’s easy for those of us with money – even if we were born into modest circumstances – to forget what a struggle life can be without it.   Money can do great things and promote important causes. But it can also dissolve business partnerships, cause friction between family and friends, and end marriages. While it is no longer rare that anyone can make money, most decide who is “ric...

UNDERSTAND THE TRUE STATE OF THE WORLD

https://www.romaybooks.com/ We live in a world full of wars, crime, poverty, corruption, economic inequality, environmental degradation and I can go on and on...about disease and outbreaks. What is invariably missing is any kind of context or perspective. There is no real depiction of the lives most of us leads. Africa, North and South America became the norm to hear about violent crimes, domestic violence, child abuse, divorce rates ext. But during the past decades, it does not matter where in the world you go, it's part of our society.  But, there is still a difference; We in the West work shorter hours, have more purchase power, have goods and services in almost limitless supply, and more leisure time than ever before. And economic inequality is far less of an issue after many governments made adjustments. Cellphone costs, services, and electronics are better and more powerful - and they cost a fraction since the prices of 10 years ago!  The standard of living is much highe...