5 Reasons The Poor Stay Poor

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1. Don’t enroll in 401k work programs.
Poor person’s mentality: I don’t have the money to do it. I need every penny of my paycheck

2. Don’t have a savings account, worse yet, don’t even have a bank account.
Poor person’s mentality: I don’t have any money to save. These pennies aren’t nothing to save, so I’m not going to even bother. The bank just steals my money through fees and overdrafts. No need for it.

3. Play the lottery.
Poor person’s mentality: I need to take my chances of winning millions of dollars.

4. Waste money on items with NO monetary return.
Poor person’s mentality: Fake it until I make it.

5. Don’t sign up for company insurance.
Poor person’s mentality: I don’t have the money for insurance. I need every penny of my check.