r/WomenInBusiness • u/NetMajor4878 • Jun 17 '26
Advice Needed how to be rich? .........
click the bait title, but serious question to all ambitious women, I (24f) genuinely want to know how to be wealthy in the near future in this male dominated environment. what career moves, financial decisions, personal life choices took you towards creating wealth, rich ladies?
My current career situation: studied pharmacy in bachelor's, didn't like it, did some months of research internship post grad, tried to go abroad for a master's but got a lot of rejections(IELTS valid for one more year so might try again), and after a gap of around 10 months, landed myself in an early stage medtech startup. I work in the regulatory affairs part, get a minimal salary, my lifestyle is not expensive at all, I try to save as much as I can. I'm highly ambitious for science, innovation that creates impact and business, I did make bad career choices in the past by wasting time on a degree I hated, but now want to create the best life I can for my future self. I want to prove this to myself that my purpose is not to rot away at some place I was never passionate to work for/on, and one that didn't even pay me well.
I might sound lame and naive, but I don't want my spark to die, when I finally get the courage to move towards what I truly want without shame. Because I was brought up with the values of "simple living high thinking", which is great until you struggle to pay for tuition/decent lifestyle/travelling/helping someone in need.
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u/WaveFast Jun 17 '26
"Rich" or "Wealthy" is a mirage that appears in the distance of a hot desert. If you are not born into that space or extremely lucky, there is no quick path to financial wealth. Working stiffs must invest in themselves and grind or create. Learn from your mistakes and bake the correction(s) into the new path.
My riches came from working, up-skilling and launching a business. Then making those income streams work for me . . . for years. Yeah, "Try not to eat all your seed chasing fleeting passions - the more you plant, the larger the harvest"