CREDITING
WEALTH

Topics: Dependence; Money; Pride; Provision; Self-reliance; Work

References: Daniel 4:30; Romans 1:21; 11:36

Senior corporate executives with a net worth of $1 million or more, not including primary residence, credit their financial status to various factors. Here’s the percent on each (from the 2000 Phoenix Wealth Management Survey):

hard work: 99 percent

intelligence and good sense: 97 percent

higher-than-average IQ: 83 percent

being the best in every situation: 62 percent

luck: 32 percent

—USA Today “Snapshots” (November 13, 2000)