• Wealth

    What Would You Do if You Were Rich?

    One of my favorite movies is The Italian Job. After stealing $35 million worth of gold, explosives expert, Left Ear, asks his fellow thieves what they are planning to do with the money. In other words, now that they are rich, how are their lives going to change? The answers range from simple (a great stereo system) to extremely complex (a house in Spain that includes a library full of first-editions and a room for shoes). As the thieves go through their answers, we soon find out that all of the answers except for one involve buying stuff. And if we're honest with ourselves, buying stuff might be our answer…