A self-made millionaire who retired early at 37 says there's a difference between 'living rich' and 'being rich'

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• Chris Reining retired early at age 37 as a self-made millionaire. 
• Reining believes there is a difference between "living rich" and "being rich."
• Rich isn't about earning a big paycheck, he says. It's about having assets that generate an income and living below your means.

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You could say that Chris Reining is well-versed in the semantics of money. He did, after all, retire at age 37 as a self-made millionaire by spending less than he earned and investing the difference. It's a milestone he leverages to run a blog on financial independence.

With experience like that, we're quick to consider Reining's musings on money. Like this Tweet he recently posted:

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