Everyone approaches money differently, and I've always been fascinated by how the world's wealthiest people do it. For starters, rich people don't have a "lottery mindset" — or the belief that there's a shortcut to instant wealth by virtue of random luck. The most financially successful people have a passion for solving puzzles — and they treat the stock market the same way. "Because no one wants to get rich slowly," Buffett replied. Rich people say "no" more than they say "yes."

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