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Are These 5 Things Keeping You Poor? How to Grow Wealth
How changing your attitudes can change your fortunes
1. Failure to Set Financial Goals
Most people have cash burning a hole in their pocket. They have it and they feel compelled to spend it, on almost anything. They don’t think about the future, don’t save, or plan to invest. Only by setting financial goals and working out how you’re going to achieve them, can you move forward, with a plan to build your wealth.
2. Wasting Money on Crap
Most people spend all their spare cash on the latest gadgets, nights out, subscriptions to anything and everything, and then wonder why they’re broke. They waste it on impressing their friends, and have nothing to show for their expenditure at the end of the month. If you plan to spend your money wisely, for growth, you cannot piss it away on crap as well. Most people have a limited income and have to choose.
3. Taking Advice from Mates who are Broke
The problem with friends is they often have tastes for expensive nights out, expensive gadgets, and expect you to keep up with their spending habits. They’ll encourage you to waste money on short-term indulgences, rather than saving to achieve your…
