The Tastier Option: Fame Vs. Wealth

Each offers perks, quirks, and jerks

This must be one of the oldest questions in the book. If you had to choose between being famous or wealthy, which would it be?

Before you blurt out your answer, let me qualify what I mean by “famous” and “wealthy.” There are degrees of both. You might be a well known radio host in your local county, thus qualifying as famous, yet move 90 minutes outside that zone, few have ever heard of you. Being locally famous for this discussion does not count as famous. Famous for these purposes means that 20% or more of the people you’re ever likely to run into at random in your own country will recognize you and know who you are. Wealth needs to be quantified, too. Having enough cash in hand to buy a condo and rent it out doesn’t count as wealthy. Without trying to declare some fixed financial number, such as $4.7m, which others could debate really isn’t wealthy by their standards, let’s define wealthy as having enough money to take care of all your needs and physical desires within reason and without ever having to work again. Let’s not go to extremes with either. At the point of answering my question, you’re not so famous that nine out of ten passersby would stop you on the street nor so wealthy that Forbes is writing cover stories about you.

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