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Wealth acts as a static pool while income is a flow

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Making a million dollars doesn't matter if you instantly spend a million and one. A fundamental distinction in theory is that 'wealth' represents a static stock of accumulated value at a specific point in time, while 'income' is merely the continuous flow of value coming in. Conflating the two is why many high-earners remain entirely broke.

Wealth acts as a static pool while income is a flow
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