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 rtable10.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 below9.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 themnew, according to studies done in the book "The Millionaire NextDoor." Even if they can "afford" that fancy new Escalade, they usually don't buy it. Rememb er, ifyou earn $1,000,000/year and you spend $1,000,000/year, you're still br oke.你不会看到百万富翁们开着一辆价值十万美元的名车或住在一幢几百万美元的豪宅里。

富人们不把钱花在会贬值的事务上，相反，他们把钱投资在会增值的资产上，并且量入为出。

一般来说，富人们开的车都有些年头，而且他们不会买最新款车。

根据《邻家的百万富翁》一书中的研究显示，即使富人们"买得起"，他们通常也不会买。

切记，如果你一年挣一百万花一百万，那你仍是身无分文。

8.The middle class climb the corporate ladder, the rich own the ladder 8.中产阶级试图进入行业高层，富人则掌握着整个行业"The richest people in the world look for and build networks; everyone else lo oks for work."--Robert Kiyosaki在这个世界上，富人们在寻找、建立关系网；而其他人只是在寻找工作。

--罗伯特·清崎The middle class tend to work for someone else. They have a job. A career. U pper middle class tend to be self-employed. They own a job. The rich tend to own the business. They own that corporate ladder that the middle class are busy working up. The rich understand that theyneed more people working fo r them to earn more money. The rich understand the power of passive inco me.中产阶级常常为他人打工，他们找寻一份工作，拥有一份职业；上层中产阶级则更加自主，他们倾向于自己开公司；而富人则掌控着整个行业，他们手握着中产阶级朝思暮想的官职。

富人们需要更多的人来为他们创造财富，他们也深谙被动收入能带来收益。

7.The middle class are friends with everyone, the rich choose wisely 7.中产阶级广泛交友，富人择优而处之"It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whos e behavior isbetter than yours and you'll drift in that direction."--Warren Buff ett最好是和比你优秀的人交朋友，挑选出那些比你优秀的朋友并向他们看齐。

--沃伦·巴菲特The rich understand that when you surround yourself with successful people , your ownsuccess will follow. Likewise, surrounding yourself with unsuccessf ul people tends to have the anticipated effect. Your income is usually the ave rage of the incomes of your three closestfriends. If you want to earn more, ha ng around people who earn more. It's all about aligningyour mindset with the mindset of successful people. If you want to be rich, you have to thinkrich.物以类聚，人以群分。