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• guesser

  

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  Jan 31, 2007, 12:37 am

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  Since people seem to be enamored to be asking 'how much $$$ is enough ?' on several threads, I figured I'd ask an offshoot question:

  How do you know if/when you are 'rich' ?
• BobP

  

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  Jan 31, 2007, 1:30 am

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  In response to guesser

  Quote: Originally posted by guesser on Jan 31, 2007

  Since people seem to be enamored to be asking 'how much $$$ is enough ?' on several threads, I figured I'd ask an offshoot question:

  How do you know if/when you are 'rich' ?

  When you have nothing you want everything you see.
  
  When there is nothing left you want, you're rich.
  
  BobP
• Amazing Grace

  

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  Jan 31, 2007, 1:41 am

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  A lot of people associate wealth with rich,

  rich has many meanings.

   

• possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"
• having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources); "blessed with a land rich in minerals"; "rich in ideas"; "rich with cultural interest"
• of great worth or quality; "a rich collection of antiques"
• fat: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
• deep: strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red"
• very productive; "rich seams of coal"
• high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air; "a rich vein of copper", "a rich gas mixture"
• suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display"
• containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar; "rich desserts"; "they kept gorging on rich foods"
• full-bodied: marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"
• pleasantly full and mellow; "a rich tenor voice"
• rich people: people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group); "only the very rich benefit from this legislation"
• ample: affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" ,Rich in Health