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There is a profound difference in the way very wealthy people and poor people behave.

Very wealthy people do not have the same habits as poor people. They have a different attitude and a completely different mindset.

In fact, here are 15 things that millionaires do differently than the middle-class.

Poor people are not bad people. Just because a person is poor doesn’t make them a bad person. Unfortunately, most poor people are not learning about and cultivating good habits.

So, exactly what is it that rich people do every day that poor people don’t?

Well, you are about to find out!

1. Junk food consumption – 70% of wealthy people eat less than 300 junk food calories per day. 97% of poor people eat more than 300 junk food calories per day.
2. Gambling Habits – 23% of wealthy people gamble. 52% of poor people gamble.
3. Goal Oriented – 80% of wealthy people are focused on accomplishing some single goal. Only 12% of  poor people do this.
4. Aerobic Exercise – 76% of wealthy people exercise aerobically 4 days a week. 23% of poor people do this.
5. Audio Books – 63% of wealthy people listen to audio books during their commute to work versus 5% for poor people.
6. To-Do-List – 81% of wealthy people maintain a to-do-list versus 19% of poor people.
7. Childhood Reading – 63% of wealthy parents make their children read two or more non-fiction books a month versus 3% for poor people.
8. Childhood Volunteering – 70% of wealthy parents make their children volunteer 10 hours or more a month versus 3% of poor people.
9. Birthday Calls – 80% of wealthy people make happy birthday calls versus 11% of poor people.
10. Write Down Goals – 67% of wealthy people write down their goals versus 17% for poor people.
11. Educational Reading – 88% of wealthy people read 30 minutes or more each day for education or career reasons versus 2% for poor people.
12. Say What’s On Their Mind – 6% of wealthy people say what’s on their mind versus 69% for poor people.
13. Networking – 79% of wealthy people network 5 hours or more each month versus 16% for poor people.
14. Less than 1 hour of TV/Day – 67% of wealthy people watch 1 hour or less of TV every day versus 23% for poor people.
15. Reality TV – 6% of wealthy people watch reality TV versus 78% for poor people.
16. Early Risers – 44% of wealthy people wake up 3 hours before work starts versus 3% of poor people.
17. Teach Children Success Habits – 74% of wealthy people teach good daily success habits to their children versus 1% for poor people.
18. Good Habits – 84% of wealthy people believe good habits create opportunity luck versus 4% for poor people.
19. Bad Habits – 6% of wealthy people believe bad habits create detrimental luck versus 9% of poor people.
20. Lifelong Education – 86% of wealthy people believe in lifelong educational self-improvement versus 5% for poor people.
21. Love to Read – 86% of wealthy people love to read versus 26% for poor people.

Once you adopt these new habits, your wealth and health will improve dramatically.

If you are struggling to make a living and want to improve your finances, and you believe it’s the government’s or someone else’s fault, then I hope you understand that you are the one who has the power to change.