I am rich! I have tissues.

What is your definition of "rich" or "well off"?

For some people it is when they don't have to check their bank balance before making a purchase, for others it is when they own their own house. Maybe it is when you have your dream car.

However everyone has their own definition.  It is very personal.

It also changes over time.

What it was, when you were six, is fundamentally different, from when you were a teenager. Then a decade later it changes again.

My friend recently reminded me what my definition was, when I was a late teen.  My vision of rich was to have a packet of tissues in each of my coat pockets, rather than toilet roll.

That was it.

I really viewed tissue packets as indulgent and a sign of financial success.

So in my terms I am now rich and actually have been for a while now.

So what is your definition of richness? Have you reached it?

What about your earlier definitions?

Are you even conscious of how you measure it today?

Clearly being financially well off is not an articulated vision for everyone, but I am thrilled that I have met my goal and have an abundance of tissue packets in my pockets.  I have not ventured into buying the super soft aloe-vera, menthol smelling version, so there is still room to be ostentatious! But for now I am happy?

You?