There is an opinion that the more money you spend, the more you get in return, it is interesting to find out who really works in this direction. I spend enough money, but I have a fixed income, therefore I will not be able to get more. I don't have rich relatives, and I don't expect an inheritance either. I want to get rich, not to deny myself, but I have to save on everything. Who really faced big expenses and received even more? How does it work, maybe I don't understand the essence of it correctly?
I believe that opinion is just something to con consumers into consuming. You can't spend your money on food and consumable goods and possibly expect that this action will result in gain later. Investing and being savvy - spending on things that might actually bring a return, or hold value against economic factors - might be what is meant that in the way that you will get more in return.
In your scenario, the only way to build further is to reduce expenses and maximize opportunity. If you are spending as much as you are receiving to survive, that is unfortunately where you will stay until you make changes to either reduce expenses or increase opportunity so that you can create a surplus. It might sound easier said than done and it might seem hopeless not knowing how to make changes, but thinking outside the box and taking leaps into opportunities that you might not usually or sacrificing an expense/comfort so that you can create that surplus should always be possible.
Good luck
