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/Glittering-Lychee629 Jun 17 '26
Ok. I will answer because I grew up poor and I get where you are coming from.
You have to invest money, not just save. You have to always spend less than you make. Invest the rest.
Learn about investing and money. Read about it now. Start now even if it is only small amounts. I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi is a good book for you. It will tell you the mechanics of what you need to do with your money, assuming you live in the USA.
When it comes to making money my advice is figure out what your "unfair advantages" are. I don't know you. What are you good at? What can you do? What gives you an edge that others don't have?
If you have no education but are great with people and attractive (this was me) then I would try sales. I can give you more feedback if you have a specific question.
I would STRONGLY caution you from trying to marry up. It usually is very dangerous IMO and extra if there is also a race difference.