Were can I find a list of the wealth of the current members of the US Senate?
posted on Aug 24, 2008 - 2 answers

Please give advice on dealing with money and guilt about money. [Long question.] [more inside]
posted on Aug 2, 2008 - 20 answers

What happens to rank-and-file tech guys after they strike it rich in a tech boom? Do they keep working? How do they spend their money? Do they waste their lives away? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 15 answers

Seeking hard stats on how much of the wealthy population is genuinely rich (owns outright solid assets, stocks, cash, gold, real estate) as opposed to living rich (owns much of above but with borrowed money). I'm curious as to how many people living on, say, Fifth Avenue or in Atherton or Greenwich can actually afford it and how many are simply spinning plates on borrowed time, borrowed money, and a (for now) high income. (Time will tell, of course, and perhaps sooner rather than later, but I'm curious now.) Many thanks.
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 18 answers

Is obesity actually rare among high-income people compared to low-income people? Or is this a stereotype? And if many high-income folks are in fact slim, does the availability of more wholesome foods really explain it all? One would think that a big bank account would buy pantries full of richer, tastier food that's harder to resist than the cheap stuff.
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 20 answers

Recommend me some resources (online or otherwise) - books, articles, videos, movies, websites, etc - that has challenged and possibly even changed your perspective of things - especially with regards to money and wealth. [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2008 - 19 answers

My mother-in-law is under the impression that my wife and I are far wealthier than we actually are, and it's threatening to drive a wedge between us and the rest of her family. Help! [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2007 - 66 answers

Looking for an old newsmagazine story about Britain. [more inside]
posted on Dec 10, 2007 - 1 answers

I saw a website last year that allowed me to type in my annual income. The result was that it showed my modest income to be in the 97-percentile of the average income across the globe. It was helpful to put things in perspective. Now I want to share that webtool with a friend, but can't find it. Anybody know the site?
posted on Sep 27, 2007 - 5 answers

Have chance to become rich, successful, and famous, need publicist and other help! [more inside]
posted on Aug 22, 2007 - 12 answers

Which are the top five wealthiest neighborhoods in Seattle or top five wealthiest cities in Washington? [more inside]
posted on Aug 17, 2007 - 7 answers

Are there any statistics on what portion of the US GDP is now and historically (over the past 100 or 200 years) has been spent on luxury goods? I'll refrain from defining that term and hope that any studies referenced will do the work for me. Any international comparisons would be greatly appreciated as well.
posted on Jul 5, 2007 - 2 answers

Is consumerism bad? [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2007 - 22 answers

Should parents help their children pay for grad school if they can afford it? My parents are divorced, but both are in households considered in the top 1% of the US in terms of income and net worth. After limited financial assistance from them during undergrad, I am getting no help at all for grad school. Am I out of line to expect that I should? [more inside]
posted on May 26, 2007 - 126 answers

Does showing wealth turn off potential clients? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2007 - 28 answers

I have a net worth of $x. Therefore y% of people in country, z, are more wealthy than I am. Where do I find tables of this information? Even just for an individual country like US etc? The more detailed the tables are for values of x the better.
posted on Jan 10, 2007 - 5 answers

Could someone be richer than the usual suspects (Gates, Buffet, et al.) and not have that fact be known to the world at large? [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2007 - 22 answers

Why is wealth skewed towards "colder" countries? [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2006 - 38 answers

My friends are wealthy. I am not. Why do I feel ashamed and inadequate? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2006 - 31 answers

Can you think of women born into significant wealth and status who have gone on to public and powerful careers of their own, not on the basis (even in part) of having married someone famous, powerful, or rich? Anywhere, anytime . . .
posted on Jul 28, 2006 - 52 answers

MoneyFilter: Where would a 21 year old college student look for investors willing to help said student get started building wealth? [more inside]
posted on Jul 13, 2006 - 28 answers

How realistic is the idea that you can shelter your personal assets as well as many typical expenses under the umbrella of a corporation? [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2006 - 14 answers

Why are rich and/or powerful people nevertheless so succeptible to flattery? [more inside]
posted on Jan 20, 2006 - 19 answers

Just got done with an extended discussion of how weird my family is, after we decided to go to a buffet for thanksgiving rather than get together with the in-laws. Part of the problem is that my side of the family is "economically disadvantaged" and spouse's side of the family is middle class. [more inside]
posted on Nov 2, 2005 - 22 answers

What motivated Bill Gates?
posted on Jul 23, 2005 - 19 answers

Is it really that hard to be happy and rich? [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2005 - 28 answers

After reading hundreds of blogs (Why, oh why?), I’ve come to the conclusion that a big number of the people who write about their own financial situation, explicitly or indirectly tell of how broke they are; Like Jim Anchower, many describe low wages and bad jobs, job losses and unemployment, crashing bills, life in apartments with roommates who don’t care and having a hard time paying rents & bills, etc. I understand that the real median household income in 2003 was $43,318 (US), and I know that times are hard for most people. Still, is the average blogger poorer than the average person?
posted on Jan 12, 2005 - 18 answers