
21/07/2025
Your goal of impressing other people won’t make you rich. Instead, it will keep you poor.
Because wearing designer clothes,
eating at fancy restaurants,
owning the newest phone—
does not mean you are financially secure.
It just means you are losing money.
Real wealth is quiet.
It shows up in moments of peace.
When you can pay bills without panic.
When you do not borrow during emergencies.
When you are not stressed every payday.
Let us not fall into the trap of spending to impress.
Let us break the habit of buying things just to look like we made it.
There is nothing wrong with simplicity—
if it means stability.
Because success is not proven by what you wear.
It is proven by how well you rest at night.
Stop chasing the image and start building the reality.
The goal is not to look rich.
The goal is to live free.
Credit to: Genesis M. Auza