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		Balgair on May 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to get rich without being lucky (2019) > It's harder to be a millionaire if you're spending a lot of money. "When most people say they want to be a millionaire, what they really mean is "I want to spend a million dollars," which is literally the opposite of being a millionaire." -Morgan Housel

the_snooze on May 23, 2021 [–]

> It's harder to be a millionaire if you're spending a lot of money.

"Oh, I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks."

-Bill Gates (fictionalized on The Simpsons)

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