Fit But Not Healthy, Wealthy But Not Rich

Your Money Life – Fit But Not Healthy

By Dave @ Accidental Fire · Published April 13, 2021

I took my training too far and became super-fit but not healthy.  It got me thinking then, can you take the accumulation of money too far and end up in the same situation? Can you become wealthy but not rich?

Let me give you my definitions of those two words for the purpose of this post.  Being wealthy means having tons of money, plain and simple.  How about being rich?  If someone asks you “Do you lead a rich life?” most folks (I would hope) do not directly equate being rich to a monetary net worth or income level.

A rich life is defined by one’s relationships, happiness, and how much they give back and engage with others in the world.

So can someone be wealthy and not rich?  Hell yeah.  If one pursues the accumulation of money at the expense of relationships and happiness, then I would argue they are wealthy but not rich.

If you put the relentless quest of something on steroids and go too far, you jeopardize missing the broader goal of where that thing fits into your life.  You can easily wind up overshooting it and start doing damage.

That’s where I found myself with my fitness in the fall of 2019.  Sure I was fitter than ever – for cycling.  But I overshot and had weakened my immune system from the constant stress inflicted on my body.

Likewise if you’re seeking to be wealthy while also having a rich life, you risk the latter in the relentless pursuit of more money.  Charles Dickens may have written a famous novella about a character like that.

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