It is like, the more poorer you are, the longer you stay poor.
bingo
There is more;
From my experiences, I can tell, getting rich is like riding a bike.
It is all muscle memory.
First time is the hardest. Once you succeed it, you can go to zero and get back to where you were before much quicker than before.
*Now I remember there was a saying something like;
"The first million you earned is the hardest..."
Might be related to that.