your own business why not revisit a classic robert kiyosaki's rich dad poor dad you can get yourself a free download from our friends at audible by going to URL_TOKEN free book number four buy friendship you know that girl that always wants to buy a round of drinks for everyone at the bar or the guy who insists on paying for everyone's entry to the club sure maybe these people are just hella generous but more often than not they're only spending money to earn status points among their group of peers we're not saying you should never foot the bill for you and your friends but people who are smart with money understand there's a time and place for it and know what it looks like to be taken advantage of number five leverage affection we've already spoken about buying friendships and keeping up with the joneses so what do we mean with affection you might be in a relationship that's not doing so well you feel anxious or worried that your s.o is going to up and leave so you start buying their affection you spring for expensive dinners gifts or whatever else you believe will make that person stay in the relationship okay two problems right off the bat firstly anyone staying in the relationship just for their own gain i.e the recipient of your gifting is just a shitty person and secondly the relationship will never work if you have to buy it if it's that important to you rather spend that money on therapy at least that's a productive choice and one that will leave you better off even if the relationship doesn't last number six do it purely for luxury yes you heard that right and no we're not playing something many people don't understand is that billionaires don't get private jets just to take selfies and have an insta-dopamine hit no they're smart with their money and understand how much saving time means saving money there's a difference between luxury and convenience and billionaires know this sure private jets and helicopter rides to the airport might seem extra but in actual fact it's pure convenience buying you time and okay maybe a little luxury every now and then number seven choose cheaper alternatives you loved our video NUMBER_TOKEN things you should not spend money on where one subscriber the colonel bilbaox mentioned it was a video they could really relate to they said one of my rules is to buy the best you can afford and take good care of it when it comes to buying cheaper alternatives we all know the risks involved it doesn't last as long the return policy is flawed you need to replace it sooner than you would normally but as the colonel bilbaox said you buy the best you can afford number eight waste energy our homes use a lot of energy and spending an astronomical amount of money each month for that power usage is not smart instead people who are smart with money have switched to energy efficient alternatives ages ago and continue to stay on top of their usage and while we're not suggesting you pour thousands of dollars into solar or converting your entire abode to green energy we do suggest making small changes to start saving a little extra each month your wallet and mother earth will thank you number nine buy into hype how many people saw the value of bitcoin rising higher and higher than sold their house to invest in crypto when it was at an all-time high look if your weird uncle knows about it it's already too late by the time something reaches hype status in the mainstream people who are smart with money have been there done that
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