18 Feb 2008 04:38:05 | Lee Raito
There are plenty of people who are in love with their bank
books. In life, there will always be extremists.
None so extreme as the 'Net Worth Nympho's', who can check their
bank account or investment balances 24/7 via their cell phone,
computer, PDA, or absolute worse case scenario 'telephone
banking'!
Technology has permitted the former check book fanatic, to now
live, eat, and breathe their finances in millisecond, real time,
ESPN style coverage. You may have met this type of person; you
might even see them every morning when you are brushing your
teeth.
So when does obsessing over ones assets cross the line, between
a little excessive compulsive, and truly becoming a behavior
that deviates from what society finds acceptable?
Well, first off who cares what society thinks?
What we are talking about here is addiction, plain and simple.
Just like a nymphomaniac is addicted to sex, many, many people
have become addicted to money.
You would be surprised how many people are out there. The X-Korn
guitarist admitted being addicted to money, Millard Fuller the
founder of Habitat for Humanity, rapper Chuck D, and even the
recent eBay scammer Charles Stergois, sentenced to six years in
prison, admitted he was indeed addicted to money.
There is a very clear difference between success and wealth.
Although they often go hand in hand, I think many people get
their wires crossed, and allow reality to slip away.
The main stream media certainly hasn't helped, and advertising
today would challenge almost anyone's psyche to believe we
should all be driving a Mercedes' Benz.
Most people can tell the difference between right and wrong, but
often in one's pursuit of success they can start to focus on the
wrong things.
If it becomes an investment statement, bank account, or real
estate portfolio that makes you feel successful, then that is
absolutely fantastic. Keep up the great work, and enjoy your
wealth to the fullest.
Just don't forget to focus on the other areas of your life that
have been with you through thick and thin.
Consider this... "You can't take it with you when you're GONE!"
by Lee Raito, CFP, FMA Co-Author of Business Sexcess For A
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