You're Richer Than You Think

And if you don't believe me, visit Global Rich List. Enter your annual salary and find out where you rank on the list of worldwide wealth. I guarantee you're doing better than you think you are. Kudos to Poke, a creative agency based in London that specializes in interactive media (and recent winners of a BAFTA award for their work on Alexander McQueen's fashion website).

As they note, three billion people live on less than $2 per day while 1.3 billion get by on less than $1 per day. Seventy percent of those living on less than $1 per day are women. So in their own words:

• WHY ARE WE DOING IT? We are obsessed with wealth. But we gauge how rich we are by looking upwards at those who have more than us. This makes us feel poor. We wanted to do something which would help people understand, in real terms, where they stand globally. And make us realise that in fact most of us (who are able to view this web page) are in the privileged minority. We want people to feel rich. And give some of their ‘extra’ money to a worthwhile charity.

You can't beat that with a stick. Bravo - now go spread some of your own wealth (if not cash, then time and energy - we all have some of that to offer).