Rich or Poor? What does that even mean to us? (Score 2)

Yeah this makes a lot of sense. When people are backed into a corner for long enough, they start to make desperate decisions that may or may not work out for them. Make enough bad decisions long enough and the stress itself is going to cause a lot of physical and mental health issues, but that's with anything in life. Now to play devils advocate: aren't poorer people generally happier and spend more time with their family? Maybe these are people that prioritize happiness over financial security? How come stressed rich people aren't poor; is it luck in their decision making? Where person's priorities lie is a major chunk of the equation, but I'd guess that it's a healthy mix of both along with many other reasons. I'd be really interested to see a stat on this. Overall, this is too complicated for us mere mortals to solve; there are way too many variables.