Jesse Meijers

December 2009

Here is another monthly report. I'm happy to see that the line is picking up, hopefully to stay around a higher level for a longer period of time. The most apparant reason for the line to be higher is my health; I have recovered from my back injury. And since health is the second most important factor in the wealth formula, it has a very big impact.

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November 2009

Here is my monthly view on my life again. Yes, the value is lower than ever. But that is not a bad thing in itself! Actually, this month, it is a really good thing!

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October 2009

Here is another monthly overview. I will keep this one a little shorter than the previous ones, but basically here is the deal for the month. We see a dip forming in the graph, which is composed of 2 things. First, I am slightly less happy than I was before. My lower back injury is providing more of a pain in the ass so to speak than I had hoped. Second, my costs were a little higher than last month.

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Wealth formula

In a previous post I was writing about the difference between being rich and being wealthy. As I intended in that post, I will post an update of my own wealth every month. I won't disclose any details about the values most of the time, but I will tell you what decisions I made and how I think they are going to work out for me. In the end I hope this series will be a valuable resource for beginning entrepreneurs, who want to learn more about which decisions make the most sense.

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Learn to be wealthy, not rich

As I explained in my previous post, I have a definition of wealth that may not be the same as yours. Many people think of wealth as an equivalent to being rich. In a certain extent they are right, because riches are a part of wealth. However, people who merely define being wealthy as being rich, miss the big picture. The true definition of wealth is much more subtle.

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