It is not what you make but what you keep that makes you rich. (This means the money you can save is what will make you rich.)

Did you know that if you put your money into an account paying 7% interest, that in 12 years it will double?  1000 invested at 7% will become 2000 in 12 years, without you touching it?  Or if the economy picks up and we see the 12% again it will double in 7 years!

 Saving money- Especially now with gas prices as high as they are and going higher--live close to your job, if possible. Poor people will commute back and forth paying high gas prices, higher insurance, possibly paying tolls, while putting extra wear and tear on their car so it has to be replaced more frequently all while thinking they are saving money by living where they might save a few hundred dollars a year in taxes. Rich people will pay the few extra dollars in taxes to live closer to the job so they can keep their cars much longer, saving thousands of dollars.

 

Clipping coupons is one way....

Wealth is not the same as income. Wealth is what you accumulate-not what you spend.

If you don't care about showing off then you can slowly and steadily become rich.