The way to wealth is as plain as the road to market. It depends chiefly on two words,—industry and frugality.

Getting ahead financially is not a secret, and the plainness of it is what makes people keep looking for something better. Earn steadily, spend less than that, repeat for a long time. Boring advice is unsatisfying precisely because it offers nothing to feel clever about. The people who follow it tend to end up where the people hunting for shortcuts expected to be.

Check which of the two halves is weaker for you right now. If it is earning, the work is skill and hours; if it is spending, the work is one category you already know about. Improve the weaker one and leave the other alone.