In the age of social media, everyone’s rich.
Every scroll shows someone flexing a new car, sipping coffee in a luxury café, unboxing the latest gadgets, or sharing screenshots of 5-figure earnings in one week.
But here’s the catch—the richest people I know don’t even post.
They wear the same shirt. Use the same phone for years. They eat at the same kopitiam. And they never feel the need to show the world their wealth. Why?
Because wealth doesn’t need validation. Insecurity does.
We’re living in a time where image is everything.
You don’t need to be rich—you just need to look like it.
Buy-now-pay-later. Rent-a-car-for-Instagram. Borrowed lifestyle for borrowed clout.
Meanwhile, the quiet ones build in silence. They don’t show off their wins, because they’re too busy working on their next move.
They don’t buy to impress strangers—they invest to protect their future.
This isn’t to say all loud wealth is fake. Some people genuinely celebrate their success. That’s okay. But if your entire identity is based on being seen as successful, maybe the success isn’t real yet.
Rich is quiet. Because real money doesn’t need to shout.
Me? I am broke as fuck.