10 Buy Second HandSome things you can’t (or don’t want to) buy second hand: things like underwear, food, and bedding. 9 Buy Affordable PropertyFundamentally, rich people pay cash for their homes or have at least a fifteen percent deposit. And rich people tend to buy properties no more than two-and-a-half times their annual after-tax income. 2 Invest In TangiblesOnce the rich become dollar rich, they also do something that most of us (including the new rich) don’t do: they invest a portion of their money in tangible goods that enrich their lives in more than just monetary ways. 1 Don’t Look RichFar and away the most significant aspect of the lives of the truly wealthy, is that no one can tell they are rich.