RULE 6

Get a reality check

It’s amazing how many people just ignore the obvious. Especially poor people. No I’m not being prejudiced, I’m saying that this is part of the reason they’re poor.* Some people moan a lot about not having enough, they make loads of excuses, they may work, but not hard enough or not in the right ways, and they hope that their problems will simply go away.

Well guess what? They won’t go away. They’re more likely to get worse. If you’re struggling financially and wondering how to make more money – a lot or just a little – for those things that matter to you, you need to take positive action. Because I promise you that short of winning the lottery, nothing’s going to change unless you do.**

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