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Got this from the financial<\/strong> reading lists\u2026The problem<\/strong> with execution today<\/strong> is the \u201cI want it now\u201d problem<\/strong> we all have.  Damn banks, stores, hell everyone lives off our inability to save and buy<\/strong> rather than buy<\/strong> and pay\u2026   The closer you get to the two rules below the quicker you get rich, get retired, etc.  Although I am not one<\/strong> to speak up, I could have been retired years ago and been just as happy with out a lot of those buy<\/strong> now pay<\/strong> later things I had to have then later didn\u2019t really need\u2026<\/p>\n

Two Simple Rules Everyone Should Know About Money<\/b>
For the young folks out there, the single most important thing you can learn, at your age, has nothing to do with investing.
It’s simply this: 1. Live beneath your means<\/b>.  2. Do not borrow money<\/b>.
It’s that simple.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

WD0AJG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Got this from the financial reading lists\u2026The problem with execution today is the \u201cI want it now\u201d problem we all have.  Damn banks, stores, hell everyone lives off our inability to save and buy rather than buy and pay\u2026   The closer you get to the two rules below the quicker you get rich, get retired, etc.  Although I am not one to speak up, I could have been retired years ago and been just as happy with out a lot of those buy now pay later things I had to have then later didn\u2019t really need\u2026<\/p>\n

Two Simple Rules Everyone Should Know About Money For the young folks out there, the single most important thing you can learn, at your age, has nothing to do <\/p>\n

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