Are you wealthy?
How do you measure wealth? I suppose one way to measure wealth is to look at net worth...the dollars and cents of what we have. Let's be clear and at the risk of sounding flippant, having a positive net worth sure does make life easier. Life is expensive! Shoes cost money. My wife and I have a mortgage. We like to go on vacations with our family. We've never been hungry. As I'm writing this, my building is about to host a day we are calling Wear a "Hat to Help" The Philippines . In response to the devatsating typhoon damage in that country, we encourage our students to wear a hat at school (not a regular privilege) and bring a dollar or two to donate to The American Red Cross. We will probably raise about $500 today, and our students are learning that even the smallest efforts can make a difference in our world. We've used this model in the past to collect money for different efforts in our community, our cou...