How do the wealthy play with money? Grant Cardone (a pro in real estate, with assets over 5.3B+) mentioned two core operations:

**First Move: Only spend passive income, strictly protect the principal**
Super rich people have a constant stream of passive income every month, and their trick is—never touch the principal. Cardone puts it bluntly: "That's the difference between the rich and you; we only spend the part that's passive income." In other words, the money you earn should be saved, and you only live on the interest/dividends/rent.

**Second Tip: Buying a house is not as good as flipping houses; cash flow is the king.**
Cardone bluntly stated: buying a self-occupied house is the worst investment, purely burning money. His strategy is to live in a rented house while buying 4 rental properties nearby, using the rental income to cover his own rent. In this way, the houses work for you, and you live for free.

Data point: The average millionaire has 7 streams of income. The key is not how much you earn, but how money makes money.