Undoubtedly, everyone wishes to acquire wealth and live a comfortable life even after retirement.
And yes, everyone has the opportunity to acquire wealth. What holds most people back from striking it big are their thoughts, beliefs and philosophies about money.
The differences between how the wealthy and the middle class look at money are as extreme as they are numerous.
Sam Vidambu, a professional mentor, shares some beliefs and philosophies that separate the poor, the middle-class and the rich:
Why Kenya’s middle class is the cause of bad leaders, poor economy
- Rich people invest, middle class save and poor people spend.
- Rich people use social media for marketing, middle class use social for showoff and poor use social media for entertainment.
- Rich people make time, middle class manage time and poor people waste time.
- Rich people worry about financial security, middle class worry about job security and poor people worry about food security.
- Rich people are disciplined, middle class are motivated and poor people are comfortable.
- Rich people have abundance mindset, middle class employment mindset and poor people have scarcity mentality.
- Rich people prioritise wealth accumulation, middle class prioritise stability and poor people prioritise survival.
- Rich people focus on value, middle class focus on cost and poor people focus on price.
- Rich people don’t post their achievements on social media, middle class post their little achievements on social media while poor people post food on social media.
