7 Money Habits to Copy From the Rich (frugal hacks of successful people)
The super-rich have mastered the art of accumulating money! In this article, we delve into their key habits that have opened them to opportunity and prosperity. Use these habits to adopt a wealth-building mindset for your own financial journey.
1. Accumulate Money
Becoming rich is simply a matter of accumulating money. You just gotta keep growing your savings. That’s all there is to it.
How do you grow your savings? You have to keep income over expenses so that your savings grows with each and every paycheck.
To make a habit of accumulating money, choose to be intentional with your spending. Use a budget to keep your spending in check. Make adjustments to your budget until you have cultivated a supportive lifestyle that accumulates more wealth with each paycheck.
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2. Start a Business
A business is a powerful tool for accumulating money. Rather than limiting yourself to a paycheck, a business exchanges products and services for money. The income potential is unlimited. Self-made rich people generally have one thing in common: they started a business.
To start a business, simply google beginner business ideas. Read some articles and pick an idea that resonates with you. Then find a business who is already doing what you want to do, and use them as your guide. Your business will naturally find its uniqueness along the way.
Starting a business is an opportunity for you to be creative and build something you would love to share with people. Don’t be so worried about making money. Instead, find a rewarding passion project that you would be happy to work on for free. Create something for you. Then figure out (via google) how to turn that hobby into a profitable business. The book Rich Dad, Poor Dad is an excellent book to help you get started.
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3. Declutter Your Home
Wealth comes with some implied benefits, one of them being a bigger house.
But before you get that bigger house, it is important to make best use of what you have now. Take care of the home you have now. Try decluttering.
A house that is free of clutter is easy to keep clean and is very functional. To declutter, pick a space and start sorting your things into three sections: keep, donate, and trash. Organize the stuff you keep. Send the stuff you don’t need out the door.
Stuff causes a lot of mental noise. The more space that is made available, the more at ease you will feel in your home. The home can truly become a refuge from the day’s struggles.
Decluttering your home will ensure you develop supportive home maintence habits. You’ll be glad to have them when you buy that bigger house.
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4. Put Your Money to Good Use
It seems like our natural tendency is to spend money in ways that don’t serve us. We spend money on fast food (by that I mean restaurants and cafes). We buy meaningless stuff that catches our eye (only for that stuff to inevitably become clutter in our homes).
When we practice spending that does not serve us, money goes quick. Then it’s a few days before payday and we wonder where all of our money went… again.
The money you work for needs to add value to your life! Here are the mains ways to serve yourself with money:
- Buy a water filter (drink tap water)
- Buy fresh food (fresh fruit and vegetables)
- Buy humanely raised animal products (dairy, eggs, and meat)
- Buy products to make household chores easier and more efficient.
- Buy products that support good habits.
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Are you doing any of these bad habits without realizing it?
5. Be Generous
Before you choose to be generous, be sure you have taken care of yourself first. Get your finances in order. Use a budget to keep your income over your expenses. Start accumulating money!
Once you are debt free and have a nest-egg in the bank, then you can consider setting aside a portion of each paycheck as a donation. Find a cause that speaks to your heart so that you can happily give to their mission. Many have said that joyful giving and growing wealth go together.https://budgetingcouple.com/stop-buying-save-money/
When you stop spending money on these things, you can save thousands!
6. Invest
As we mentioned in tip #1, getting rich is simply a matter of accumulating money. Therefore, once you’ve got your debt paid down and an emergency fund established, you really want to put your savings to work. Invest your money.
You don’t have to do anything fancy. We support buying the index funds and only investing in companies you understand (i.e. you are a customer for that business). Don’t worry, everything you need to know about investing can be found here.
Related: Investing for Beginners (Complete Guide)
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7. Fill Each Day
Do your best to fill the day, and let that be enough. Give each day a schedule:
- Know what time you need to get ready for bed to get a good night’s sleep.
- Know what time you need to start preparing dinner.
- Set a time for doing household chores.
- Schedule time for rest.
When you’re at work, do your best. You don’t have to be hyper driven or anything. Just stay focused and stay productive. Choose to take on those tasks you don’t want to do. Practice a skill during your downtime. Fill the day and try your best. This can take you so far.
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8. Notice Opportunity
If you want to get super rich, it is important to set sights on how to get there, but it is even more important to come fully into your life as it is right now. How can you make the best of your current situation? How can you make best use of the resources you have now? How can you be happy right now?
Accumulating wealth isn’t a matter of getting somewhere. It is a matter of coming fully into the present so that you can notice subtle opportunities for building wealth.
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About the author Sandra Parsons
Sandra Parsons is a freelance writer specializing in personal finance, travel, and health & psychology. Her work has been featured on sites like Club Thrifty, MoneyTips, and Credit Knocks. She also freelances for Wooster Media Group LLC. Sandra lives in Eastern Canada with her husband and son.
