Poor people only know how to spend money

People are poor because they do not understand the concept of investing. They only know how to earn money by doing work(usually manual repetitive work). With the money earned, they buy something to eat, to consume, creating a profit for someone else. The concept of investing, which is to earn more money from the money you own does not cross their minds.

Trading is the simplest way to learn what is investing. You buy something and sell it for a higher price. PROFIT is the key. And then you repeat it. Small timers trade cheap goods, big timers trade expensive goods or trade cheap goods in HUGE volume. It is that simple. They key point is that you do not consume what you own, but use it and a bit of your work and brains to make your asset worth more.