The poor and middle class spends their money and time on things like Netflix series, hours of scrolling on TikTok and Instagram. The rich spends their money and time on online courses and books on wealth and business.
The poor and middle class worship certifications, resumes and formal education. The rich values self education and financial education.
The poor spends on lottery tickets and random stuff. Middle class spends on liabilities, for instance bigger house and latest car models. The rich invests in assets, buys more cash flow producing and appreciating assets.
The poor and middle class have a scarcity mindset and thinks money is limited. So they focus on saving, at the expense of earning. The rich knows that nobody saved their way to riches. You earn your way to riches.
The poor waits for lottery wins. The middle class waits for job promotions. The rich goes out to build successful businesses and buy assets.
The poor and middle class look for better jobs or work multiple jobs. The rich buys appreciating and cash flow producing assets such as stocks, real estate. And if they can't find them, they create them.
The poor and middle class are afraid of taking risks and ironically, in a world full of constant changes, end up broke. The rich play to win the game of wealth and take calculated risks all the time and end up wealthy.