The Street has an article on what worries wealthy people. They cite a couple surveys that found wealthy people have the following worries:
- 42% of those polled were concerned about the safety of their financial assets, including, stocks, bonds, and real estate other than their primary home.
- 53% are concerned about identity theft
- About 15% are worried that their reputation or that of a family member will be damaged on online message boards, chat rooms or social networking sites.
- Around half of all people who took part in the 2007 Annual Survey of Affluence and wealth in America indicated concerns about someday running out of money and their financial security.
A couple thoughts:
1. For all of those out there with meager net worths, don't think your worries will disappear when you become wealthy. They just shift around a bit.
2. That said, I'm sure most people who aren't wealthy would trade these concerns for their present-day ones. ;-)
Every one of those concerns centered around security.
Posted by: Ron@TheWisdomJournal | February 20, 2008 at 08:29 AM
I find that very interesting. I'm not wealthy but none of those things worry me. But then again, maybe that's why I'm not wealthy yet :-)
Posted by: savvy | February 20, 2008 at 12:35 PM
I suppose many are worried that one day they might have to (gasp) get a real job.
Posted by: Minimum Wage | February 21, 2008 at 09:36 AM
You know what worries me? Being able to raise my 4 yr.old,little boy, since his daddy died, it will be 2 yrs. Jan 9, 2009. It has been so hard. Especially when my thinking was not really right for quite awhile.
Now I'm really struggling to even get a home. It really sucks!
Posted by: Robin Hilburn | December 29, 2008 at 10:29 PM