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  • How 5-Minute Phone Calls Could Make You Rich

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    Most of us haven't made a personal phone call in a while.
    Why would we, when we could text or email and deal with our friends and families at our convenience (it got lost in my inbox!)?
    Well, finds Thomas Corley, maybe we should do it because it could make us rich.
    One of those rich habits is simply making phone calls.
    According to his research, 80% of wealthy people make birthday calls, hello calls, and life event calls, compared to 11%, 26%, and 3% of poor people, respectively. 
    These numbers are in line with one of Corley's larger findings: Wealthy people value their relationships, and think those connections helped them get where they are. In fact, 88% of rich people agree with the statement, "Relationships are critical to financial success," and 68% of them say they love meeting new people.
    Corley himself even credits a windfall of $60,000 to getting into the habit of making a few simple phone calls, after these check-ins secured him the job of rolling over a wealthy new client's 401(k) funds in his accounting business.
    Does calling your friends on their birthdays guarantee an influx of cash? Of course not. But on the other hand, it certainly couldn't hurt.
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