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ccess　and　retirement。

2。　You　work　for　the　government。　The　government　takes　its　share　from　your　paycheck　before　you　even　see　it。 By　working　harder；　you　simply　increase　the　amount　of　taxes　taken　by　the　government　…　most　people　work　from　January　to　May　just　for　the　government。

3。　You　work　for　the　bank。　After　taxes；　your　next　largest　expense　is　usually　your　mortgage　and　credit　card　debt。

The　problem　with　simply　working　harder　is　that　each　of　these　three　levels　takes　a　greater　share　of　your　increased　efforts。　You　need　to　learn　how　to　have　your　increased　efforts　benefit　you　and　your　family　directly。

Once　you　have　decided　to　concentrate　on　minding　your　own　business；　how　do　you　set　your　goals？ For　most　people；　they　must　keep　their　profession　and　rely　on　their　wages　to　fund　their　acquisition　of　assets。

As　their　assets　grow；　how　do　they　measure　the　extent　of　their　success？　When　does　someone　realize　that　they　are　rich；　that　they　have　wealth？　As　well　as　having　my　own　definitions　for　assets　and　liabilities；　I　also　have　my　own　definition　for　wealth。　Actually　I　borrowed　it　from　a　man　named　Buckminster　Fuller。 Some　call　him　a　quack；　and　others　call　him　a　living　genius。 Years　ago　he　got　all　the　architects　buzzing　because　he　applied　for　a　patent　in　1961　for　something　called　a　geodesic　dome。　But　in　the　application；　Fuller　also　said　something　about　wealth。 It　was　pretty　confusing　at　first；　but　after　reading　it　for　awhile；　it　began　to　make　some　sense：　Wealth　is　a　person's　ability　to　survive　so　many　number　of　days　forward。。。　or　if　I　stopped　working　today；　how　long　could　I　survive？

Unlike　net　worth…the　difference　between　your　assets　and　liabilities；　which　is　often　filled　with　a　person's　expensive　junk　and　opinions　of　what　things　are　worth…thi