This is a classic personal finance guide, whicch everyone must read. As F. Scott Fitzerald said, "The rich are not like us."

Wealth Principles:
If you want to change the fruits, you first have to change the roots. To change the visible, first you have to change the invisible.
When you are complaining, you become a living breathing "crap magnet".
If your goal is to be comfortable, chances are you'll never get rich. If your goal is to be rich, chances are you'll end up comfortable.
The number one reason most people don't get what they want is that they don't know what they want.
The law of income: you will be paid in direct proportion to the value you deliver according to the marketplace.
Money will only make you more of what you already are.
Never have a ceiling on your income.
The true measure of wealth is net worth, not working income.
Where attention goes, energy flows, and results show.
Every master was once a disaster.
To get paid the best, you must be the best.
Your income can grow only to the extent that you do.
When your intention is to have enough to pay the bills, that's exactly how much you'll get -- just enough to pay the bills and not a dime more....There's a big difference between being comfortable and being rich.
The secret to success is not to try to avoid or get rid of or shrink from your problems; the secret is to grow yourself so that you are bigger than any problem.

What Rich People Do:
Rich people believe "I create my life". Poor people believe "life happens to me".
Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game to not lose.
Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich.
Rich people think big. Poor people think small.
Rich people focus on opportunities. Poor people focus on obstacles.
Rich people admire other rich and successful people. Poor people resent rich and successful people.
Rich people associate with positive successful people. Poor people associate with negative or unsuccessful people.
Rich people are willing to promote themselves and their value. Poor people think negatively about selling and promotion.
Rich people are bigger than their problems. Poor people are smaller than their problems.
Rich people are excellent receivers. Poor people are poor receivers.
Rich people choose to get paid based on results. Poor people choose to get paid based on time.
Rich people think "both". Poor people think "either/or".
Rich people focus on their net worth. Poor people focus on their working income.
Rich people manage their money well. Poor people mismanage their money well.
Rich people have their money work hard for them. Poor people work hard for their money.
Rich people act in spite of fear. Poor people let fear stop them.
Rich people constantly learn and grow. Poor people think they already know.

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