I try to keep it in perspective. Wealth and success are intertwined and one can make up for the other. I’ve made (and spent) enough money to know I’ll never make enough money.
If you were a social security child and have grown into a 100k a year position I would say you are wealthy and a success. If you are a Harvard grad and making 150K a year I would consider that a bit of a disappointment (depending on what you are doing). Wealth is not a money in the bank figure. Wealth is the ability to write the thousand dollar checks and not flinch. “I wish I $1 mill in debt cause that means someone believes in me enough to front me a million dollars”.
