Hey Ludo!
Do you believe poor people are all poor because of their "mentality"?
Not entirely, but the majority, YES. I was raised "poor" and had poor friends due to the neighborhood I lived in. My dad was a very bad money manager and I learned from him how to handle money. I was always broke after each week. I never saved money as a kid an only really got a hold of it when I got married. My wife, who is very cautious, wanted a budget and wanted to save money. I told her I would budget and save when I had money to do so. Point is, my mentality was not that I couldn't make enough money, it was that I didn't care about it enough to manage it. I was carefree with taco bell and video games and not caring about my money. While in this state of mind, I only made $15 per hour for a while. I didn't care to improve on my job. I was envious of other people's new trucks, houses, vacations, etc.
After I learned to care about my finances, my work ethic improved, my financial status improved, I bought a house, and I started earning more money than my dad when I was 25. Now I am running my own business and making twice as much as my dad has ever made in his life, per year. I know there are other certain factors with this, but your views on life and money will change a man. My dad is the smartest guy I know, a math wiz, numbers muncher, a regular MacGyver, a hard worker and has been at the same company for 15-20 years but he never learned to look at himself as worthy until recently and was able to get about a $20K raise with in 5 years.
Conversely, then, are rich people rich because of their mentality?
Not entirely, but the majority, YES.
That poor people don't like, want or care about money? I'm not sure I understand what you mean.
Money is always important to all and it makes the world go 'round, but some people have the idea that being poor is being righteous or being rich is being greedy. Therefore it is a self sabotaging mentality. They either are not worthy or money or they want to be seen as the underdog or whatever. They always want the money but never want to live it.
