Zen Garden > What Poor People Say and Do VERSUS What Wealthy People Say and Do

Poor people generally talk about... Wealthy people generally talk about...

Poor people generally talk about:

• non-sensical television programs featuring banal characters and thin plots,
• drinking vast amounts of alcohol - allegedly to have a "good time",
• taking mind altering substances - allegedly to "forget about problems",
• other people - what is wrong with them and why they do not like them,
• negative events that they have no control over.

In contrast, wealthy people generally talk about:

• investment ideas and strategies,
• ideas and concepts that they have learned or are learning,
• things that inspire and motivate them,
• people who inspire and motivate them,
• positive events that they have control over.

Poor people generally would not think of educating themselves by reading and studying books or attending seminars. They would scoff at spending $50 on those sorts of things preferring instead to purchase a carton of beer or cigarettes.

Wealthy people would not think of NOT educating themselves by reading and studying books or attending seminars. They willingly spend ten times that amount to get a return on investment through educating themselves.

Poor people's lives revolve around doing things that make them feel important and good for the moment. They are very short-term thinkers. For example, poor people believe it is important to drive a "showy" vehicle that is worth less and less every day - even if it is difficult for them to make the expensive payments.

Wealthy people do things that they know will make their lives easier in the future. They are medium to long term thinkers. For example, wealthy people believe it is important to invest in assets that increase in value even while they are sleeping.

Poor people think and talk VERY DIFFERENTLY to wealthy people.

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