2007年，我发布了第一版财富测定工具，我称之为“财富测定器”(Rich-O-Meter)。

那是一个简单的图表，显示不同收入群体的层级，比如说在美国，你的收入要达到8.7万美元才能排进收入最高的10%的行列， 1%的最高收入群体要达到12万美元。

随后我推出了“财富测定器2.0版”，显示跻身最富有的20%、10%等群体所需要的资产净值。

这两个标杆都仍具有很高的人气，表明读者对于“怎样才算富有”这个问题的迷恋永无休止，同时也永远好奇自己在美国财富阶梯中排在什么位置。

为了提供更为明确的层级，“奢华人生”(The Wealth Report)自豪地向您介绍“财富测定器3.0版”，也叫“财富标尺”或“你有多富有”指数。（点击这里进入英文版面，栏目右下角即为该标尺。）

这个标尺很简单、便于使用，而且非常让人满足──不过也有可能让人感到屈辱，具体要视你的收入和心理而定。你们大多数人都会对自己的排名之高感到惊喜。

你只需填上你的家庭收入或家庭财产净值，然后点击“为我排名”按钮。转眼间你就可以知道自己在美国财富阶梯中所处的位置了。

这个测定器采用的数据并不精确（政府和研究人员衡量收入和财富的方式各不相同）。而且数据每年都会发生变化。不过一旦我们获得更准确的数据，我们会不断改进测定器。

现在尽情体验这个排名的乐趣吧，别忘了将改进建议发送给我们！

How Rich Are You

By Robert Frank

In 2007, I published the first version of what I call The Rich-O-Meter.

It was a simple chart that showed the rankings for various income groups in the U.S. For instance, you needed $87,000 to be in the top 10%, or $120,000 to be in the top 1%.

I followed up with a Rich-O-Meter 2.0 for wealth, showing the total net worth required to be in the top 20%, 10% and so on.

Both posts continue to be popular, suggesting that readers have an endless fascination with the question of “what is rich?” and with their ranking on the American wealth ladder.

In an effort to provide even more specific rankings, The Wealth Report is now proud to introduce the Rich-O-Meter 3.0, also known as the “Richer Scale” or the “How Rich Are You” Index. It appears on the right column of the blog, above the “Most Popular” list.

The Meter is simple, easy to use and highly gratifying – or humbling depending on your income and psychology.  Most of you will be pleasantly surprised at how high you rank.

All you have to do is plug in your household income or household net worth and click the “rank me” button.  Presto, you have your rank on the American wealth ladder.

The data is not perfect (governments and researchers have various ways of measuring incomes and wealth). And the data changes year to year. But we will continue to refine the meter as we get better data.

For now, enjoy the ranking and send along suggestions for improvements!

Robert Frank