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Why Rich People Don’t Have Clutter

Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley
2 min readApr 3, 2024

For today’s article, I will be discussing why rich people don’t have clutter, and this is incredibly simple: it is a rich person’s mindset and the fact they have money.

As I write this, I’m surrounded by four bookshelves and other items which, in reality, I should get rid of.

The reason why I don’t do this is that I’m from a poor background, at least concerning somebody living in a Western nation.

When you have little money and few resources, you tend to hold onto the items you own, even when eliminating them and decluttering the house probably makes more sense.

Rich people have financial resources, which means if they get rid of books or other possessions within their homes or even various properties, they have the financial security to have clutter-free homes.

This also factors into their lifestyles.

House Full of Clutter

Once somebody becomes rich and has built financial skills and business acumen, which doesn’t count when it comes to social media influencers, they have the security of always being wealthy.

I would say a pure social media influencer who gets their wealth of content doesn’t count as a rich person in the traditional sense because they may have only developed one particular skill: writing and creating videos, which may not be marketable…

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Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley
Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley

Written by Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley

I have been writing from 2014 to the present day; my writing is focused on history, politics, culture, geopolitics and other related topics.

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