{{The Richest Man In Babylon}} by {{George S Clason}} is one of the few audio books I have enjoyed – and one that I think everyone should read\/listen to frequently: it’s the early 20th century version of {{Dave Ramsey}}’s {{Total Money Makeover}} (another great book).<\/p>\n
The advice\/suggestions in this book are things I didn’t listen to soon enough – and I’d hasten to help anyone do earlier what I didn’t \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
If you take nothing else from this book, follow the first “law”:<\/p>\n
The first 10% is mine to keep<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
From a Christian perspective, that should be reworded to “the second 10% is mine to steward” (if you presume the first tenth belongs to God).<\/p>\n
This sounds<\/em> difficult – but if you incorporate that single principle into your financial thinking early<\/strong>, you will be very<\/strong><\/em> well served later in life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
{{The Richest Man In Babylon}} by {{George S Clason}} is one of the few audio books I have enjoyed – and one that I think everyone should read\/listen to frequently: it’s the early 20th century version of {{Dave Ramsey}}’s {{Total Money Makeover}} (another great book). The advice\/suggestions in this book are things I didn’t listen …
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