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9.Wealth is what you don't see

9.Wealth is what you don't see

Spending money to show people how much you have is the fastest way to have less money

  • Someone driving a $100,000 car might be wealthy. But the only data point you have about their wealth is that they have $100,000 less than they did before they bought the car (or $100,000 more in debt). That’s all you know about them.
  • If you spend money on things, you will end up with the things and not the money.

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