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I was perfectly happy to let someone else make the mistake of buying it new at full price—and then letting me have it for a fraction of what he paid.

What is risk? Having one source of income. Employees are at risk... They have a single source of income. What about the entrepreneur who sells janitorial services to your employers? He has hundreds of sources of income.

The majority of people do not have the ability to increase their incomes significantly.

If you're not yet wealthy but want to be someday, never purchase a home that requires a mortgage that is more than twice your household's total annual realized income.

Most millionaires measure their success by their new worth, not by their realized income. For the purposes of wealth building, income doesn't matter that much. Once you're in a high-income bracket it matters less how much more you make than what you do with what you already have.

Have you ever noticed those people whom you see jogging day after day? They are the ones who seem not to need to jog. But that's why they are fit. Those who are wealthy work at staying financially fit. But those who are not financially fit do little to change their status.

They became millionaires by budgeting and controlling expenses, and they maintain their affluent status the same way.

I drink scotch and two kinds of beer - free and BUDWEISER!

The more dollars adult children receive, the fewer dollars they accumulate, while those who are given fewer dollars accumulate more.

His simpler lifestyle translates into surplus dollars, which are saved and invested.

Whatever your income, always live below your means.

They (millionaires) allocate their time, energy, and money efficiently, in ways conducive to building wealth.

Money should never change one's values... Making money is only a report card. It's a way to tell how you're doing.

Wealth is not the same as income. If you make a good income each year and spend it all, you are not getting wealthier. You are just living high. Wealth is what you accumulate, not what you spend.

Бизнес Б.П. нельзя назвать по-настоящему прибыльным, поскольку она получает прямые и косвенные субсидии за чужой счет. В действительности родители Б.П. лишили дочь самого важного — возможно, она никогда не узнает, на что способна на самом деле. “Идеальные” условия, созданные для нее родителями, были настоящим приглашением тратить деньги на потребительские товары. Бизнес оставался для нее побочным занятием.

Деньги — слишком большой соблазн, особенно для молодежи. Жизненные ценности нашей молодежи определяют средства массовой информации, главным образом телевидение — так же, как они пытаются указать нам, когда смеяться, пуская записи смеха в комедиях и теле шоу. Все слишком ориентировано на потребление. Поэтому я никогда не дарил детям деньги

Говори “да”, прежде чем тот, кому нужна помощь, попросит помочь.

Инициативность и самодисциплину нельзя купить за деньги, как автомобиль или готовую одежду.

дарение денег— главная причина, ведущая к отсутствию продуктивности взрослых детей из богатых семей.