Delayed gratification is the way to building wealth.
Instant gratification is one of the reasons for financial blunders.
You take all the wealthy investors and they have this common trait of delayed gratification in them.
On top of that, they either live a frugal life or lived a frugal life in their initial days.
Let the world show off while scrambling for savings and emergency funds.
You keep building your own wealth silently and patiently.