中产阶级与富人的10个不同之处(上)

According to Forbes, the 400 wealthiest Americans have more wealth than th e bottom 150million Americans combined. But what about the people in betw een? The middle class? You maybe considered middle class. You're not poor, but you're not rich…yet. The middle class seems tobe shrinking, according to t he data revealed over the last couple decades. That means you'regoing to be less likely to be middle class in the future. You'll more likely be poor or rich. Whichside do you want to be on?

根据《福布斯》杂志报道，美国最富有的400人所拥有的财富，是最不富有的1亿5千万人收入的总和。那么剩下的人呢？也就是所谓的中产阶级呢？你也许认为自己也是中产阶级的一员。并不是很穷，却也不算富裕。根据近几十年的数据来看，中产阶级的数量在不断减少。也就是说，未来你将很有可能不再是中产阶级。你更有可能成为纯粹的富人，或者纯粹的穷人。那么，你想选择哪一边呢？

If you want to be on the side with the rich, you've got to start thinking like th e rich. Here are 10differences between middle class and rich people for you to learn from…

如果你选择想成为富人的话，那你需要开始像富人一样去思考。在这里，我们给出中产阶级和富人对比的10个不同之处，也许你会用得着…

10.The middle class live comfortably, the rich embrace being uncomfo rtable

10.中产阶级追求生活舒适，富人们却能吃苦

"Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, butit's a small price to pay for living a dream."--Peter McWillia ms

"愿意吃苦。甘心吃苦。虽然过程艰辛，但这是实现梦想的小小代价。" --彼得·麦克威廉斯"In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable."-–Robert Arnott

"在投资领域，舒适的反而是不赚钱的"--罗伯特·阿诺特

It's comfortable to work a "safe" job. It's comfortable to work for someone els e. The middleclass think being comfortable means being happy, but the rich r ealize that extraordinary things happen when we put ourselves in uncomfor table situations. Starting your ownbusiness is a risk and risks can be uncomf ortable, but a little risk is what it takes to createwealth and achieve superi or results. Step out of your comfort zone. Look at all your options.You will h ave to be at least a little uncomfortable if you want to become rich. You mig ht evenhave to fail and that's great, because if you're not failing, you're not d oing much.

拥有一份"铁饭碗"工作是安逸的，为别人打工是省心的。中产阶级认为，舒适即快乐。但富人们认为只有当我们处在不是那么舒适的状况时，一些意想不到的好事才会发生。创业有风险，风险让人焦虑，但一点点风险是创造财富和取得更高成就的必备要素。走出你的舒适区。查看你所有的选择。如果想要变得富有，一丝不适必不可少。为此你有可能还会面临失败，但这反而是一件好事，因为如果你没有失败，那这意味着你做的还不够多。

9.The middle class live above their means, the rich live below

9.中产阶级的生活入不敷出，富人们则量入为出

"There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite s o important, asliving within your means."--Calvin Coolidge

"没有一种尊严像量入为出这样令人敬佩，没有一种独立像量入为出这样重要。"--卡尔文·库利奇

You won't catch the average millionaire in a $100,000 car or a multi-million d ollar home. The richdon't spend their money on depreciating liabilities, they s pend their money on appreciatingassets and they live below their means. On average, the rich drive cars that are a few years oldand they don't buy them