 Becoming rich is the dream of everyone. However, wealth generation is not gotten based on wishful thinking. It is the product of the decisions you make. These decisions are not limited to just forming habits. It also includes breaking from toxic habits. A lot of people focus on searching for the dues of the rich but do not spend time to notice their don'ts. Hence, I want to show you seven habits you need to quit if you ever wish for your dream of becoming rich to become a reality. 1. Condemn the rich One primary reason why a lot of people are not wealthy is that they believe that all rich people rob the poor to become rich. This mindset has been tagged the zero-sum mindset. The belief that economic life is like table tennis where one person wins and the other loses. In his poem Alphabet, the German poet Bertolt Brecht formulated the zero-sum mindset as follows said the poor man with a twitch, were I not poor, you wouldn't be rich. This mentality is wrong and will only make you remain poor. For you to become rich, you have to stop the faulty thinking that someone else is responsible for your issues and begin to appreciate riches truly. You must see that people who became rich got there by hard work and sacrifices. A glance at the Forbes list of the world's billionaires reveals that almost everyone on the list became wealthy as an entrepreneur or because they continued businesses that their parents had founded and that took them to the next level. A majority of the world's top 10 wealthiest people are self-made entrepreneurs and they are also philanthropists who give to society. 2. Plain Safe Research had shown that 10% of individuals own 85% while the bottom 90% fights for the remaining 15% of the total world's wealth. The difference between these top 10 individuals and the bottom 90% is the courage to step out and take opportunities. Safety is essential but it is never a good strategy in the game of wealth but a lot of people are of the habit of taking the safe train rather than taking risks. For you to be productive it is needful for you to step out of your comfort zone that place where you usually feel safe. An anonymous quote says life is a risk and even not taking a risk is a risk. In fact, not taking risks is the highest risk you can make in life because it amounts for you not to genuinely live but just exist. Saving money is an excellent thing to do but you can never be on the way to success. When you step out and explore and try out new and daring feats then will riches come to you. 3. Waking up late A study carried out by author Thomas C. Curly on 177 self-made millionaires showed that about 50% of them wake up at least 3 hours before their work for the day begins. Early to rise is one habit that many successful people practice. However, they do not just wake up and start carrying out tasks they take out time to think and refresh themselves. Waking up to meditate in the early hours of the morning is a strategy that productive individuals use in dealing with the inevitable challenges that they may encounter during the day. According to Curly's discovery getting up at 5 in the morning to plan for the top 3 things you want to accomplish during your day allows you to have more control over your activities and life in general. Well, you got it. The step between you and greatness probably lies in your waking habits. Wake early. 4. Overspending Satisfying every craving and desire is not a thing for the rich. Everyone aspires to be wealthy. I mean, who does not want to ride in fancy cars, leave in mansions, stop working and have many vacations and guilt-free shopping. Even wealthy individuals do not do all those and that is one way through which they amass the wealth. The self-made millionaires and billionaires had to learn and master certain things and one of them is the ability to restrain themselves from unnecessary spendings. No matter how much money you earn, you will always be miserable if you do not checkmate your expense. If you ever want to be rich, you must be sure of your wants and needs and be conscious of your spending habits. 5. Eating out often In the 2013 survey, US author Paul Sullivan and financial psychologist Dr. Brad Klont found out that the main difference between the wealthy and the average individual is that the wealthy person eats out 30% less and they save 30% more of their income for retirement or whatever they may need. Sullivan suggested that the reason for this similarly funny decision is because they believe that the little money if invested can yield substantially. The rich people don't eat out not only because it saves money but because they understand that freshly prepared homemade meals are better than junk and other outside food. For rich people, they consider their health as their wealth instead of eating junk and accumulating so much fat in cholesterol they prefer to cook meals by themselves properly. 6. Trying out every get-rich-quick scheme In today's world, many people prefer instant gratification to long-term rewards. This quest for immediate pleasures is the reason for the rise in Ponzi and other get-rich-quick schemes. Studies have shown that four individuals are most likely to fall for these schemes. A rich person would never fall for this kind of system because they have educated themselves deeply on finance and business. Hence, they quickly notice red flags. The rich understand that a mass and wealth is not an overnight theme. It takes time and process. They are willing to follow the process and its struggles but the poor hate the process so they are more prone to falling into the hands of fraud through get-rich-quick schemes. An interview podcast on nav.al summarized this point. If they are selling you some get-rich-quick scheme whether it's crypto or whether it's an online business or seminar, they are just making money off you. It's not necessarily going to work for you. 7. Bad hygiene This may sound strange. I bet you never thought that hygiene had anything to do with a person's financial situation. It may come as a shock but the truth is that your health has a role to play in your present financial state. Throughout history it has been recorded that the rich are mostly to wear neath clothing. Uniquely white-colored clothes and have elegant haircuts. Individuals who keep themselves and the environment clean are most likely to be rich. Rich people take hygiene very seriously. Some of them are even borderline germaphobes because they get irritated by dust. From their fingernails right to the clothes they wear and the place they stay, research shows that the thoughts of the mind are more organized when the surrounding is orderly and you are likely to feel more mentally relaxed to think well after a shower. Do you like ideas? Clean your room. Take a warm bath and think again. Many of the habits you portrayed today began from childhood and were taken into adulthood. Some of those habits may tend to stand in the way of your becoming wealthy especially if you are not from a wealthy home. But the good news is that old habits can be broken and new habits formed.