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You know, the language of the poor is universal. Not the accent, not the neighborhood, not the country, the language. You might be using the language of the poor without even realizing, but it's showing in your bank account. So, let's see if you're guilty of this. Here are 15 examples of the language of the poor. Welcome to Alux, the place where future billionaires come to get inspired.
Number one, "everything is so expensive." This translates to "I have no control over my income and no self-control over my spending." Yes, everything is expensive because in the past couple of years, the cost of living has outpaced your personal growth. Your value in the marketplace has been growing slower than the marketplace or not growing at all. That's why you're falling behind. That's why you can't afford things. 37% of American adults cannot cover a $400 emergency according to a 2024 Federal Reserve survey. You have no control over how much things cost, but you should have control over your income. The language of the rich is "where would I need to be so that I could afford everything I think is expensive?" and reverse engineer from there. And stop saying things like, "a penny saved is a penny earned." A penny is just a penny. Okay? Stop thinking in pennies. The real game is not saving pennies. It's increasing your earning power so pennies stop deciding your life.
Number two, "there are no opportunities." This translates to, "I don't know how to spot opportunities or position myself to take advantage of any." Opportunity rarely knocks. It whispers. It hides inside places you skipped going to. The rich actively put themselves out there in positions to get lucky. But Alux, they won't let me in. Look, you've created an imaginary "they" holding you down. While in reality, nobody cares what you do or don't do. You use "they" to protect your ego from reality. If you haven't earned the right to be in a specific room, either get yourself in there or make your own room.
Number three, "it won't work because it's impossible." This translates to "I don't think I could do it, and I don't want you to try because it would break me if you become successful." Look, poor people don't just doubt themselves. They often try to spread that doubt around. It's a protection mechanism. The rich are delusional in their attempts. Sometimes they get lucky and it works out, or more information gets revealed to them that makes success possible down the road. When's the last time you said to yourself, "I know what I should be doing. I just don't do it." Can you believe it's really that simple? If it's really important, just do the thing. Knowledge without movement is self-harm with a better vocabulary. And the next few examples are actually dangerous.
Number four, "life is so hard." This translates to "I don't understand the rules of life and I don't want to take accountability for what's happening to me." Life is supposed to be hard. Ask yourself why your default expectation is the opposite. Who told you it was supposed to be easy? Poor language uses difficulty as an excuse to stop thinking or trying, very much like a kid giving up when they don't get their way. Dropping lines like, "These things always happen to me," "I'm doing my best," or "This is just how life goes." No, life punishes confusion. Life rewards adaptation. It's literally how evolution happens.
Number five, "what's the point? The system is rigged anyway." This translates to, "I'm so scared of failing, I would rather opt out and call it wisdom." Yes, the system is rigged. Okay, some people start ahead. Some people know the right people. Some people inherit money, network, status, timing, geography. Other people started in much worse conditions than you did, and they're ahead of you right now. Poor people stay poor when they have no desire to do anything other than hold on to the cards. The reality that's being given to them because that's all they really expect out of life: to hold the cards, or to wait for somebody else to give them more. Poor language loves moral superiority. Stuff like, "At least I'm not playing that game." That's cute. The people playing the game still end up owning the building. Opting out doesn't make you pure. It makes you powerless. Maybe nobody ever showed you how the game is played. But we did. We do that. Go to alux.com/app. Start that 7-day free trial and see how people with money actually think. And even better, if you're ready to escape poverty, scan the QR code on screen for 25% off your yearly membership. Remember, your life is cheap because you think investing in yourself is expensive.
Number six, "I'll pay you back when I get paid." This translates to "I spend money I don't have." You're borrowing from a paycheck that hasn't arrived yet. You already sold tomorrow to make today feel less embarrassing. You're playing catch-up with life and losing. Unfortunately for you, the only way out of this is through brute force. You need to stop spending and double how much you work until you're at least one month ahead.
Number seven, "we'll see." This translates to "no." It sounds soft. It sounds flexible. It sounds harmless, but it's usually just cowardice wrapped up in politeness. Poor language avoids direct ownership because once you say "yes, I'll do it" or "no, I won't," now you can be judged. And poor people would rather remain vague than be accountable. We all see is how dreams die, and it doesn't even have anything to do with money.
Number eight, "this is what I want to do at some point." That translates to "give me the emotional reward now without me putting in any kind of real effort." "At some point," "one day," "eventually," "when the timing is right," "when things calm down," "when I'm ready." All of this means the same thing: not now. And "not now," repeated for long enough, becomes never.
Number nine, "they don't care about us." That translates to "somebody else should make it easy for me." News flash, nobody should care about you or you to care about yourself. Of course, they don't care about you. Why would they? They only care about themselves. Humanity cares about others only as long as it benefits them personally. All you do is complain, but you want others to fix the stuff. Look at your life. Look at how you live. Look at your community. If you're not making it better, you're the problem because you yourself don't care about others either. Think about how profound of a realization that is.
Number 10, "if it's meant to be, it'll be." That translates to "I have no agency over my life." If it happens, it's magic. If it doesn't happen, well, it's not my fault it didn't. This is spiritual laziness. The rich use faith as fuel. The poor use fate as sedation. It's only meant to be if you make it happen. It's the decision to do something, followed by the action of doing something, followed by the consistency of doing it until the desired outcome is achieved. You saw the Alux app QR code on screen earlier, but you skipped it although you know your life would be better off with it. Tens of thousands of people swear by it, but you've made a habit of postponing decisions, and you do the same thing everywhere else in your life.
Number 11, "this is just temporary." That translates to "this is my new reality, but I'm in denial of where my actions have taken me." It's where people talk about staying somewhere instead of living there. Birthdays pass in the same rented apartment. You're 3 years into a job you don't like with nothing to show for it. What you call temporary is your everyday reality. If the conditions aren't changing, it is not temporary. You're caught in a cage of illusion.
Number 12, "let me check the balance before a purchase." That translates to "I'm in a constant state of financial anxiety because I don't know how to take control of my money." If your spending decisions happen in public, at the point of purchase, in real time, you're not managing money. You're reacting to it. Look around you right now. Everything around you used to be money. How many of those purchases you talked yourself into haven't been useful at all to you in the past 30 days?
Number 13, "I'll worry about that when I get there." That translates to "I accept and agree to a life of misery because I don't want to deal with this mental pain right now." Look, here's something you didn't know. Later is more expensive than right now. A cavity you ignore at $100 becomes a $2,000 problem. What you don't learn or do at the right time comes to collect interest. Or in the words of Pusha T, "Yesterday's price is not today's price." If you're in a position to get something done today, do it today. Stop sabotaging your future for a few minutes of comfort.
Number 14, "must be nice." That translates to, "I believe you got lucky and I'd rather resent you than figure out how you did it." "Easy for you to say you got lucky." "You had help." "You had timing." "You had talent." "You had the parents." Even if you didn't, come on. Okay? You're 37 and still blaming your shitty life on your parents. Grow up. You finally mature when you realize your excuses are not observations. It's an emotional defense mechanism.
And number 15, "that's just the way it is and always has been." That translates to, "I'm choosing the comfort of a known misery over the fear of an unknown attempt at success that might render me useless." This is how poor people think. "I'm in a shitty place, but at least I have a place. What if things change and I get exposed? I shouldn't even have this place to begin with, so please don't change anything." Poor language worships familiarity, even when familiarity hurts. You'd be shocked at just how many of these get passed down in the family. So, how many of these have you heard growing up? Let us know in the comments.
And since you're worthy, here's your bonus for getting to the end. "You can't take it with you." Ah, but you can use it. You can leave it to the kids. You can use it to make the kids' lives better. You can donate it to charity. You can change your neighborhood. If not for others, use it for yourself. See the world. Alleviate the pain of your parents. Show them the world. We don't make money so we can take it with us. No, money is a tool. And not using a tool renders it useless. If you're a true Aluxer that couldn't afford the Alux app until now, here's a secret QR code just for you. It'll get you 50% off. But we only want the true Aluxers to use it. So, we hid it over here at the end of the video. It's our way of saying thank you. I'll see you on the inside, my friend. Until then, take care.