money, wealth

Is Money an Item or Power?

Money is an item. An item that holds much power over one’s life. For a vast majority of us, our visions of success are seen from an early age. Our dreams may differ, but more often than not, success is defined by monetary terms. To have money is to be able to travel. With it, ...

Katrina Hicks

A stack of hundred dollar notes.

8 Intangible Sources of Wealth in a Person’s Life

In life, there are myriad intangible sources of wealth and blessings. It is really a matter of realizing that we have so many sources of wealth and learning where to find them. Many of them are very obvious. For the many others, identifying them may take a little effort on our part, but it will ...

Michael Segarty

A stone castle in Fenghuang.

  Wealth and Desire

A long time ago, there was a millionaire who had so many things to deal with every day that he rarely smiled. This wealthy man’s neighbors were a very poor couple, but they didn’t desire anything and were happy. They had nothing in their little house and they sold tofu for a living. However, the ...

Helen London

Landscaped courtyard in Chinese garden with stone path.

Integrity Brings Wealth and Blessings

Regardless of what culture or race we belong to, integrity has the highest value. A friend of mine brought US$15,500 (100,000 yuan) to Shenzhen to take over a business laying floor tiles. After the contract was signed, the selling party from Shantou knew that it would be a loss-making deal. So the boss from Shantou ...

Helen London

Floor tiles.

During the Opium Wars, a Story of Virtue and Wealth (Part 2)

During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, foreign businesspeople brought massive amounts of opium into China, leading the people to take on incorrect social values and ruin their health. In the eighteenth year of Daoguang (1838), the imperial court appointed Lin Zexu as the imperial minister and sent him to Guangzhou to ban opium. ...

Raven Montmorency

Artwork depicting Chinese soldiers fighting the British in the Second Opium War.

During the Opium Wars, a Story of Virtue and Wealth (Part 1)

During the time of the Opium Wars in China, Zeng Guofan led the Hunan army with full authority from the Emperor and was responsible for all the financial management, but he never embezzled any of the army’s money. At the time, the salt trade was a way of making money using coupons to exchange during ...

Raven Montmorency

Painting that depicts the Opium Wars.

You Wouldn’t Believe the Amount of Wealth Within These Royal Families

Though there are several royal families across the world, only a few actually have obnoxious amounts of wealth. People born into such families enjoy privileges only a few can ever attain. Interestingly, the top five richest families in the world do not belong to Europe. Wealthiest 5 royal families in the world 1. Thai royal ...

Nspirement Staff

A royal treasure.