Wealth is one of those things that everyone measures in a different way. Some equate it to assets and money in the bank. Others say that these mean nothing, that health is everything, that without good health you have nothing. Now both of these are valid, but they are by no means the only definitions of wealth …
A couple I know in Sydney who got married in 1972, they bought a house which cost around $100,000. At that time, it was a very expensive property and they could only afford to buy it because their parents helped with the deposit. They lived in this house for 28 years, until 2000 when they divorced. As part of the settlement, they sold the house and split the money. The result: they were both millionaires…
