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Aarati Krishnan

Five Money Habits That Make You Wealthy

The article highlights key principles for building and maintaining wealth, focusing on insights from successful entrepreneurs and investment strategies. It emphasizes that entrepreneurs, who often reinvest profits to scale their businesses, tend to amass greater wealth compared to salaried employees. To achieve similar success, adopting a business-owner mindset when investing in equities is crucial, including thorough understanding and long-term commitment to investments. The article advocates for frugality, delayed gratification, and prioritizing savings over spending to preserve and grow wealth. It also advises against overthinking investments, suggesting that starting early and allowing compounding to work is more important than timing the market or selecting the best product. Additionally, it warns against borrowing and emphasizes the detrimental effects of high-interest loans on wealth accumulation. Lastly, it stresses the importance of maintaining a consistent investment strategy without frequent portfolio adjustments, as frequent churn can lead to higher transaction costs and interrupt compounding, which is vital for wealth growth.

KEYWORDS: Entrepreneurship, Frugality, Investment Strategies, Compounding, Equities, Saving, Wealth Building.