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The Richest Man in Babylon

Someone who keeps a part of everything they earn, controls what they spend, puts savings to work carefully and pays off debt on a plan, as George S. Clason's parables teach.

Twelve Stations that walk Clason's parables in order: why Arkad grew rich, the seven cures for a lean purse, the tablets of Dabasir on debt, the five laws of gold and the goddess of good luck. Each parable is told briefly in our own words, then turned into a modern step with a caveat where old advice needs one.

Paying yourself firstControlling expensesMaking money workGuarding savingsPaying off debt

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01Why did he get rich and not us?
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02A part of all you earn is yours to keep
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03Necessary expenses grow to match income
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04Put every coin to work
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The tenth is set aside
At least a tenth of your income moves automatically to a separate account the day it arrives, and your spending is split into needs and wishes.
05Guard your savings from loss
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06Make your home work for you
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07Provide for the income you will need later
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08Grow what you can earn
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The seven cures in place
For each of the seven cures you have one concrete step that fits your life: saving, budget, investing, protection, home, future income and earning ability.
09Dabasir's plan: keep a tenth, live on seven, repay with two
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10The five laws of gold
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11Luck tends to visit people who act
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12Your own Babylon plan, on one page
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Destination: your modern Babylon plan
Your one-page plan is written: the tenth, the budget, the investment, the guard rule, the debt plan and the skill. Followed for two months and reviewed each month.

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