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132. 7 Rules for Earning Money: The Cheat Codes to Building Wealth - Part 1
Episode 132 • 20th January 2026 • Old Money • Old Money®
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This is the most important episode of 2026. Bookmark it.

If you want to actually build wealth, Old Money Style, this is where it starts.

Here’s the reality no one likes to admit: You cannot save your way to wealth. You cannot budget your way to rich. At a certain point, wealth stops being about how well you manage your money and becomes about how much you can earn.

Today, we’re breaking down the 7 Rules for Earning Money - the real cheat codes behind how wealth is actually created. These are not mindset tips. They are not manifestation advice. They are structural rules that govern how money moves in the real world.

Whether you’re:

  1. a corporate baddie climbing the ladder,
  2. working inside a small business,
  3. freelancing,
  4. or running your own company,

these rules apply to you. Because income isn’t random. It’s not fair. And it’s definitely not based on effort - hard work is not a reliable strategy for getting rich. Wealth follows patterns.

In This Episode (Part One), We Cover:

▪️ Why you cannot manage your way into wealth

▪️ Rule #1: Money Follows Value, Not Effort

▪️ Rule #2: Demand Sets Your Income Ceiling

▪️ Rule #3: Income Growth Requires Discomfort

This Episode Is For You If:

  1. You’ve mastered budgeting and still want more
  2. You feel capped, underpaid, or stagnant despite working hard
  3. You’re tired of hustle culture but know comfort isn’t the answer
  4. You want to understand how money actually works, not how people pretend it works

Saving protects wealth. Investing grows it. Earning power creates it.

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