The Richest Man In Babylon by George S. Clason

Our Prosperity as a nation depends upon the personal financial prosperity of each of us as individual 

SEVEN CURES FOR A LEAN PURSE

The glory of Babylon endures. Down through the ages its reputation comes to us as the richest of cities, its treasures as fabulous.

Yet it was not always so. The richest of Babylon were the results of the wisdom of people. They first had to learn how to become wealthy....

i) The First Cure - Start thy purse to fattening

Truth is always simple -; "For each ten coins I put in, to spend but nine"

ii) The Second Cure - Control the expenditure

Some earn much more than others. Some have much larger families to support.
Yet, all purses were equally lean. An unusual truth about men is that "necessary expenses"
will always grow to equal our incomes unless we protest to the contrary.

"Budget then thy necessary expenses. Touch not the one-tenth that is fattening thy purse"


iii) The Third Cure - Make thy gold multiply

How therefore may we put our gold to work?

"To put each coin to laboring that it may reproduce its kind even as the flocks of the field and help bring to thee income, a stream of wealth that shall flow constantly into thy purse."

iv) The Fourth Cure - Guard thy treasures from loss

Gold in a man's purse must be guarded with firmness, else it be lost. Thus it is wise that we must
first secure small amounts and learn to protect them before the Gods entrust us with larger.

"Consult with wise men. Secure the advice of those experienced in the profitable handling of gold.
Let their wisdom protect thy treasure from unsafe investments."

v) The Fifth Cure - Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment

Thus come many blessings to the man who owneth his own house. And greatly will it reduce his cost of living, making available more of his earnings for pleasures and gratification of his desires.
- "Own thy own home"

vi) The Sixth Cure - Insure a future income

No man can afford not to insure a treasure for his old age and the protection of his family, 
no matter prosperous his business and his investments may be.

By wise and well thought out methods, do provide against a lean purse in their mature years.

vii) The Seventh Cure - Increase thy ability to earn

The more wisdom we know, the more we may earn......

MEN OF ACTION ARE FAVORED BY THE GODDESS OF GOOD LUCK

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