INVEST IN SELF FIRST Old men are always advising young men to save money. That is bad advice. Don't save every nickel. Invest in yourself. I never saved a dollar until I was 40 years…
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WHAT MONEY CAN'T BUY Money will buy: A bed but not sleep; Books but not brains; Food but not an appetite; Finery but not beauty; A house but not a home; Medicine but not health;…
INVEST IN TAXES Put all your money in taxes. It's the only sure thing to go up. Sword of the Lord, October 2, 1987, pg. 15
THE PROBLEM WITH DEBT The problem with borrowing money is that as soon as one has, one inevitably begins to think of it as one's own. One becomes used to it, treats it like family,…
THE LAST CONVERSION Recalling that Martin Luther, the father of Protestantism, once said, "The last part of a man to be converted is his pocketbook," Peisker added, "We have come up short of that last…
ONLY ONE MORE A chapter heading in Calvin Miller's book Requiem for Love reads: A beggar asked a millionaire "How many more dollars would it take to make you truly happy?" The millionaire reaching his…
BIG GARBAGE CANS A national leader from Korea was invited to visit his denomination's churches in various areas of the USA. Upon returning to his homeland, he was asked, "What is your most outstanding memory…
MONUMENTAL TEAMWORK A little boy was calling at homes, selling picture post cards for ten cents each. "What are you going to do with the money?" he was asked. "I'm raising one million dollars for…
THE GRAND SOLUTION "What is life about? It is not about writing great books, amassing great wealth, achieving great power. It is about loving and being loved. It is about savoring the beauty of moments…
THE PRICE OF LOVE Our minister was talking to the pint-sized members of a Sunday School class about things money can't buy. "It can't buy laughter," he told them. "That comes from the soul. And…
TIME IS THE SAME "Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes.…
THE LOSER IS FIVE BUCKS RICHER Two guys are sitting around talking and the first fellow says: "Let's go get some lottery tickets. The jackpot's up to 30 million." The second old guy says, "I…
METALLIC SUCCESSES Financial success is purely metallic. The one who gains it has four metallic attributes, gold in his palm, silver on his tongue, brass in his face, and iron in his heart. By Abraham…
ONLY RICH MAN I take him to be the only rich man who lives upon what he has, owes nothing, and is contented.
ALWAYS A LITTLE MORE A reporter once asked the elder Rockefeller, "How much money does it take to satisfy a person." The billionaire snapped back, "Always a little more!"
FLUTE FLATTENED The parable is told of a reed flute which was passed down from the time of Moses. Crudely made, the instrument nevertheless produced wonderful music which inspired thousands over the years. Then, the…
CALCULATED GIVING Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely calculated less or more. Wordsworth
TRUE WORTH What are you worth? Because only the rich can give and only the poor must count the pennies.
HE LEFT EVERYTHING A very wealthy man died. Shortly thereafter a neighbor asked, "How much did he leave?" A wise woman replied, "Everything!"
FINANCIAL NERVE A man's wallet is the most sensitive nerve in his body. Louis Evans Sr.
