Bill Gates's Pillow

You don’t have to indulge less to get your financial house in order. There's no need to groan at the thought of a financial diet, or worry about your staying-power to spend less. No financial celery sticks needed. You can spend as often as you like.

How can this be, you might well ask? After all, there are only two ways you can improve your net worth. Earn more. Consume less.

Here’s why it’s true: Your wealth is relative. Your sense of financial wellbeing and fortune is relative.

Think about it… just by being alive today you drive a chariot that Queen Nefertiti could only dream of. You live with healthcare and longevity that would amaze your ancestors.

If we feel financially out of sorts and we're not where we want to be, the solution isn't in deprivation. Indulging is ok, when it's in right relation to our means.  

Generating financial wellness is about scaling your financial life appropriately. Go ahead, indulge in the same pillow that Bill Gates sleeps on. Revel in it. Add a silk pillowcase if you will. When relaxing, thrill at using the same tennis racket that Roger Federer plays with.    

Just don’t plan to fly on the same private jet that Bill does, or wear the same (sponsored) watches that Roger does.

With warm regards, Peter.