I'm from Portugal, from the countryside, but this behavior happens all over the country, there is zero investor mentality over here, people just want to "live in the moment", another really bad saying... and spend all their money in getting a quick endorphin release through buying BS...

I especially love the people that say they don't have any money to invest or even to live, but then when I go to their instagram they are living a life of a millionaire, staying in 5star hotels, eating in expensive restaurants and traveling around 😅 with a monthly wage under 1000€.

I think it's a must that people look at their monthly salary and say "Ok, X % goes to government, then I take Y % to invest, and the rest is what I have left to live with", making investing a priority is a must, especially because of compound growth, the earlier you start, the better off you will be in the future.